Three-Question Walk: Trip Debrief

In pairs, students walk slowly around the field, and at each cone they answer a question about the lesson or the trip. It's reflection on the move that brings heart rates down and wraps up the learning.

How to play

1. Pair up and start walking slowly toward the first cone (2 min).
2. Cone 1: what was hardest for me today, and why? Answer while walking to the next cone (3 min).
3. Cone 2: what would I do differently on a real trip? Cone 3: who did I help, or who helped me? (3 min).
4. Cone 4: each pair agrees on one sentence that sums up the lesson and shares it with the class in the final circle (2 min).

Rules

• Walk, don't run.
• One person talks and the other listens; switch on the next stretch.
• What partners share stays between them, except the final sentence.
• Pairs don't pass each other.

Variations

Adaptations

• Deaf students: written questions on the cones and a partner who knows how they communicate.
• Limited mobility: a short loop with cones closer together.
• Reserved students: may answer in one word and explain only if they want.

Learning goals

• Cool down while walking.
• Reflect on your own performance.
• Recognize help given and received.

Equipment for a class of 25

• cones: 4
• question cards: 4

Teacher tip

Tape the questions to the cones so you don't have to repeat them. Common mistake: strolling without talking about the question; model an answer out loud at the first cone.

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