The first set of resources are general resources that pertain to the club’s mission and all of the club activities/discussions:
Assigned Leaders for Activities
Public Speaking Reflection Questions
Here are resources pertaining to specific activities and discussions:
Leaders UNITE first day form (longer)
Find Someone Who (Younger Student Version)
Here are resources pertaining to the YAS (You Are Special) initiative:
Here are some other miscellaneous resources:
The 2020-2021 school year is on its’ way! Since Leaders UNITE works with each school individually to craft a schedule best suited for each school, our schedules are a bit different for each school based on age, interests, and club goals. Here are a few example schedules for a few of our partner schools to give you an idea of how the club works and how you can combine activities to best suit your school. If you plan to use one of our schedules, please let us know, and we can work with you to tailor it to your own classroom!
Leaders UNITE 2020-2021 Schedules:
Previous years’ Leaders UNITE schedules:
Leaders UNITE Fall 2019 Schedule International Preschool of Raleigh
Students will work together in groups to think of a dance for one of the following songs. Note: The dance must be your own unique creation, not one that already exists (unless you are tweaking it!)
All students will have 15 minutes to think of their dance. All students in the group should perform this dance together after time is up.
YAS (You are Special) is a central component of the Leaders UNITE curriculum because we believe that a good leader encourages his/her teammates and takes the time to learn why each team member is special and unique. Because of the success of the YAS movement, we have decided to add a YAS activity for our elementary school students.
In this activity, students will write cards for their classmates that begin with, “YAS (You Are Special) because…”. The cards will be based on the YAS Valentine’s Day Cards that Leaders UNITE created a few years ago, and students will get to give these to their friends and teachers during this activity!
At the end of every Leaders UNITE activity, the club supervisor will lead a reflection session for students. The supervisor should guide (not directly give the answer) students to come up with their own answers or address important patterns that arose during the activity. Although supervisors can think of any questions they want relating to the activity or patterns they noticed, here are a few reflection questions that can be used for any activity.
With Christmas and other December holidays coming up, it is important to return to ideas of teamwork and learning more about the people you work with. A leaders job is not only to “lead,” but also to genuinely take time to learn about all of the members of a team.
In this activity, students will write one thing that they want for Christmas on a piece of paper (without saying the thing out loud). Then, students will sit in a circle and place all of the pieces of paper in the middle of the circle. Students will go around the classroom picking out a piece of paper and guessing which person wanted which gift. Once they find out who wrote which gift, the person who wrote the gift will tell the class a little bit about why they want that gift, or why it is special to them.
If you finish the activity early, go around and do it again, but with Christmas wishes instead!
Thanksgiving is a time to think about what and who we are thankful for. It is also a time to spread positivity towards one another, which is something that the Leaders UNITE YAS movement encourages.
For this activity, students sit in a circle in a random order. Then, they go around the classroom and say why they are thankful for the person sitting next to them. Students say why they are thankful for the person, and also one nice thing the person next to them has done.
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