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How prepared are you? by Maria |
When I was AD Leader, we had a theme like this
one. After getting an approval from our PP and
our Bishop, we prepared the Gym with an obstacle
course, nothing hard or complicated. We had a
rope that went from the entrance door to the
exit door and it tied up all the obstacles, so
they had to go through all of them without
skipping. At one point, the rope split in two
ways, so they had to pick which one the had to
go, one was a little bit more difficult than the
other, but they didn't know that. We had all the
girls walk in with flashlights (the lights in
the Gym were off, but two doors were open, so we
could have some light). They had to find their
way out. Of course with small children, you
could have their teacher go and have them follow
the teacher or have a few lights on, lamps or
something. There were many obstacles the had to
do, like get on a chair, go under a table, walk
though tires, go in a little ramp (up and down)
etc. Nothing complicated, because we
Didn't want them to get hurt, but at the same
time they could have fun. At the end we came
back to the Primary Room and asked them how
unprepared they felt to go to the room,
We had a fun lesson about being prepared. We had
a fireman come in and he was so much fun. I know
that if you request in advance, they can even
bring a fire truck. He talked about fire
prevention. We also had a policeman who talked
about being prepared when you are riding you
bikes, he also talked a little bit about
strangers and being alone in a house (babysitting).
For all children you could even draw a bike
route outside with chock and have them bring
their bikes. You can have a Stop sign, and other
rules they have to follow and have them ride
their bikes before their treat and after the
activity while they wait to be picked up. We
also had a nurse talk about being prepared when
someone is chocking or hurt, she also talked a
little bit of safety in the pool. I can't
remember what we had for a treat, but we had
them eat with the flashlights and turn the
lights off. It was so much fun for them. I know
it needs to be modified for the whole Primary