Need ideas for excersices for young kids (2nd-3rd Grade) to build trustworthiness

[Alcsaar]

Myself and a couple of other people at school are doing a program where we do a one hour workshop for kids in a nearby elementary school. The topic we got is "Trustworthiness". Basically we need to help kids see/understand the importance of being trustworthy.

We've been looking through some suggestions such as the "Blind Minefield" where kids group in pairs and one directs the other through an obstacle course backwards, while they're blindfolded.

But I thought I'd give a shot a see what sort of suggestions you guys might have. Keep in mind the kids are fairly young. We'll be with a group of some where between 10 and 30 kids, and we'll have one hour

[Conspicuous Cultist]

The card game "Go Fish" is on the same premise since you're reliant on the other guy to tell the truth that he has the card or not and you're not go fishing for his amusement.

[Kellhound]

You can't teach youth to be trustworthy, where will we get our lawyers, politicians, car salers, etc of the future???

Honestly, not sure for that age group.

[Catta]

Blindfold them all.
First you promise them all a piece of candy if they sit on the floor for 2 minutes. Then you promise 3 pieces of candy to the first person who stands up.

If no one stands up they all get candy. If one person stands up they get 3 pieces of candy. If more than 1 person stands up no one gets candy.

And of course in the end, you tell them who stood up and give the rest of the class socks filled with batteries.

[Viscoe]

If it's to impart the wisdom of trustworthiness, I'd say show them why they want to be trustworthy by showing them why it's bad to be untrustworthy.

Do some boy who cried wolf re-enactment!

[frogger237]

Red light green light or Simon says, and give rewards to the kids that are honest about failing, kids that don't go back to the beginning or how ever you have it set up without being told get nothing.

[Tradewind]

I've always been partial to the Gom Jabbar!

[Ssith]

Blindfold them all.
First you promise them all a piece of candy if they sit on the floor for 2 minutes. Then you promise 3 pieces of candy to the first person who stands up.

If no one stands up they all get candy. If one person stands up they get 3 pieces of candy. If more than 1 person stands up no one gets candy.

And of course in the end, you tell them who stood up and give the rest of the class socks filled with batteries.

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OT: trust is a thing learned from the home, i say bring the PARENTS in to learn how to teach their kids to be trustworthy.

[Rukentuts]

Dodgeball, and more dodgeball.

[Catta]

Dodgeball, and more dodgeball.

First lesson!

*punches out a kid*

Your enemies don't play fair. First person out will get their thumbs broken - or no juicebox.

[Rukentuts]

First lesson!

*punches out a kid*

Your enemies don't play fair. First person out will get their thumbs broken - or no juicebox.

Fine. Dr. Dodgeball instead.

[Stir]

Something pretty common in the NL:
Drive them to a place roughly ten miles from where they are (beginner's distance). Preferably at night/evening. In autumn. Confiscate their cell-phones (you'll get them back when you return), drop them off, and drive away.
They'll have to walk back to their school.

Though honestly, the standard ages for this seem to be between 10 and 16. So your kids are likely to be a tad too young for that.

[Tradewind]

Something pretty common in the NL:
Drive them to a place roughly ten miles from where they are (beginner's distance). Preferably at night/evening. In autumn. Confiscate their cell-phones (you'll get them back when you return), drop them off, and drive away.
They'll have to walk back to their school.

Though honestly, the standard ages for this seem to be between 10 and 16. So your kids are likely to be a tad too young for that.

Wait...what?

It's a common practice in the Netherlands to just abandon kids in the wild? lol

[Stir]

Wait...what?

It's a common practice in the Netherlands to just abandon kids in the wild? lol

Ehm... Yup. Yeah. No phones, no compass.. Just their clothes. But don't worry; in any group of young children, a few of them are bound to have a knife somewhere.
And yeah; they don't get dropped off in a nearby village. Somewhere in the middle of nowhere is preferred.

[Tradewind]

Ehm... Yup. Yeah. No phones, no compass.. Just their clothes. But don't worry; in any group of young children, a few of them are bound to have a knife somewhere.
And yeah; they don't get dropped off in a nearby village. Somewhere in the middle of nowhere is preferred.

I'm writing to my MLA now to make this a law here.

[Airwaves]

Teach them trust nobody and they will do better in life lol.