I am using this marble pipeline set from my preschool. The object of the activity is to get the marble from one side of the hallway to the other side and into the orange bucket. The rules are that everyone must participate and no one can touch the marble with their hands. The marble is to only come in contact with the plastic pipe pieces. The instructions for building the pipe structure are included ONLY for confusion purposes. The team is not supposed to build the marble pipeline shown in the picture (Haha! What a sneaky teacher I am!) The method I envision being successful is for each person to hold a piece of pipe with both hands and let the marble roll from one side to the other into the next person's pipe. They will need to stand side to side. They will also have to take more than one turn to get it the whole length which means running from one end to the other to get back in line for their next turn. I have written up 4 different instruction sheets to go along with 4 different leadership styles. I have chosen 4 class members to read each one and act out the leader's style. It should be fun and funny! :)
1. The "Incomplete Instructions" Leader.
Place the bucket and box of pipeline with the marble in front of your team (the class).
Set the timer for 1 minute.
Say, "You have 1 minute... Go!"
Start timer.
2. The "Lazy" Leader.
Sit down on a chair.
Point to the bucket and box of pipeline with the marble.
Tell your team that the bucket goes at the end of the hall.
Tell them that object is to get the marble into the bucket.
Don't touch the marble.
Everyone must participate.
Set the timer for 1 minute, start it and say, "Go!"
3. The "Commander."
Set the timer for 1 minute and start it. (Start giving orders and stop wherever you are on the list when the timer goes off.)
Bark at someone to move the bucket down to the end of the hall.
Bark at someone else to open the box of pipeline.
Demand that everyone pick a piece out of the box.
Tell someone to pick up the marble.
Yell at the team to start passing the marble to each other.
Bark at them to get it down the hall quickly and without touching it.
Be critical of mistakes.
4. The "True" Leader.
Have the class gather together in a circle.
Explain the object of the activity: To get the marble into the bucket at the end of the hall using the pipes with everyone participating.
Inventory the equipment.
Ask the team members if they have any suggestions.
Discuss all suggestions.
Together form a plan of action.
Help organize team to set up plan.
Set timer for 1 minute, start it and say, "Let's go! We can do it!"
Work with your team and help where you can.
Be encouraging!
Praise efforts and congratulate success.
After the activity have the class return to the classroom and discuss the different leadership styles.
How did the different styles work?
Which type of leader do you want to be?
Can you think of any examples in the scriptures of leaders who were effective?
Why was King Benjamin such a great leader?
Why were his people so willing to listen to his counsel and follow it?
Read Mosiah 2:11-19
11 But I am like as yourselves, subject to all manner of infirmities in body and mind; yet I have been chosen by this people, and consecrated by my
father, and was suffered by the hand of the Lord that I should be a
ruler and a king over this people; and have been kept and preserved by
his matchless power, to serve you with all the might, mind and strength
which the Lord hath granted unto me.
12 I say unto you that as I have been suffered to spend my days in your service, even up to this time, and have not sought gold nor silver nor any manner of riches of you;
13 Neither
have I suffered that ye should be confined in dungeons, nor that ye
should make slaves one of another, nor that ye should murder, or
plunder, or steal, or commit adultery; nor even have I suffered that ye
should commit any manner of wickedness, and have taught you that ye
should keep the commandments of the Lord, in all things which he hath
commanded you—
14 And even I, myself, have labored with mine own hands that I might serve you, and that ye should not be laden
with taxes, and that there should nothing come upon you which was
grievous to be borne—and of all these things which I have spoken, ye
yourselves are witnesses this day.
15 Yet, my brethren, I have not done these things that I might boast,
neither do I tell these things that thereby I might accuse you; but I
tell you these things that ye may know that I can answer a clear conscience before God this day.
16 Behold,
I say unto you that because I said unto you that I had spent my days in
your service, I do not desire to boast, for I have only been in the
service of God.
17 And behold, I tell you these things that ye may learn wisdom; that ye may learn that when ye are in the service of your fellow beings ye are only in the service of your God.
18 Behold, ye have called me your king; and if I, whom ye call your king, do labor to serve you, then ought not ye to labor to serve one another?
19 And
behold also, if I, whom ye call your king, who has spent his days in
your service, and yet has been in the service of God, do merit any
thanks from you, O how you ought to thank your heavenly King!
There is another example of leadership we have not discussed yet. The "Do It All" Leader.
How does a "Do It All" leader lead?
Is this an effective style of leadership?
Does it sound hard or easy?
I have backpack I am going to ask the class members to take turns putting on and feeling the weight of. Just for example purposes it is labeled, "Bishop." Inside the backpack are blocks with labels for all of the ultimate responsibilities of the bishop of our ward. After feeling the weight of the backpack I'll have the class discuss the different responsibilities and how difficult it would be if the bishop tried to take care of everything himself.
(Pull out the blocks with the labels and name them.)
As the leader of our ward, how does the bishop take care of everything?
How does he know who to call for callings?
How and when does he lead and teach those whom he calls?
How can we help the bishop?
(Hand everyone a block.)
If as ward members we all help carry some of the load, how does it affect the wright of the bishop's backpack?
(Try the backpack on again with several of the blocks being held by class members.)
For the youth of the ward, or my class, I think one of the ways they can support the bishop is to show him their appreciation for him and his service. To let him know that they love him. As of last week my class earned their 3rd pizza party ticket. Today we will schedule the date for the party. The activity we will be doing while at the party is making a Christmas gift for the bishop. Our bishop is a runner so I have put together a small box with the theme, "Thank you for going the extra mile!" The class members are going to write a letter/note to the bishop thanking him for a specific time that he has helped or influenced them. We will deliver it to him at the end of our party.
To end the lesson I want to emphasize that the Savior is greatest example of a leader.
Jesus Christ is the perfect example of righteous leadership. Leaders in His Church follow His example by loving and serving those they lead. By first striving to be faithful disciples, we can then help others develop strong testimonies and draw nearer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
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