Life Skills and Leadership Manual - Peace Corps

Life Skills & Leadership: Unit 4, Session 2: Team Leadership | Page 26 of 91

V. Assessment ( 10 minutes)
Materials:
(None)

A. Tell Me More
Participants review and reinforce what they have learned about leader and participant roles in a group setting.

1. Ask participants to take Handout 1 with them as you divide the group into two. Say:

“Stand next to anyone you wish. (The facilitator can participate if there is an odd number of people.)

Now, imagine I have one yellow flower and one red flower. You may have one and your partner may

have the other. Right now, decide who will have the yellow flower, and who will have the red flower.

(Pause for a moment to make decisions.)

“I would like those who chose the yellow flower to form a circle and face the center. And I would like the

people who chose the red flower to form a circle in the center of the ‘yellows,’ facing out to their partners.

(You will end up with two concentric rings with partners facing one another.)

“With your partner, I would like you to share one or two reasons it is important to have people in your

group who have different backgrounds and different ideas. I’ll give you about 2 minutes for both you

and your partner to share. Go!”

2. After 2 to 3 minutes, interrupt the participants. Say:

“I would like the people in the inside circle to shift to your right three people so you have a new partner.

With this new person, I’d like each of you to talk about what leadership actions you could take if you

wanted to inspire other people in a group. Be a good listener to your partner and be ready to offer

suggestions about inspiring other people. Go!”

3. After 2 to 3 minutes, interrupt the participants. Say:

“Now I would like the people in the outside circle to shift to your right four people so you have a new

partner.”

Note: With a small group, choose an appropriate number to shift around so people are certain to have a partner whom

they have not had before.

“With your new partner, talk about the leadership actions from Handout 1: I am a Leader that you

would like to do more of. Listen to your partner for ideas she or he might have for you to practice those

leadership actions. Begin!”

4. After 2 to 3 minutes, stop the activity.

Note: The activity “Tell Me More” serves as an assessment of Learning Objectives 1, 2, and 3.