Small Group Opening Activity
Overview
This is an opening activity to introduce students to group work
Small Group
This is a great activity to get students excited about group work! It also shows them that working together is the best way to succeed!
Group Activity – Selling an idea as a group
Your high school principal has decided to allow a student-run food truck for home football games if it meets the following requirements:
- Completely student run and operated (you CANNOT hire any other workers).
- All group members will have a job to do based on personalities and skills that you possess. (This part must be REAL based on what you do, what you love, what you are skilled at).
You will present your idea to the Principal (me) at the end of class today.
Your goal is to “sell” the principal on your idea and your ability to succeed – as a team!
If you “win,” you will get all the start-up money you need to buy supplies/food for one year.
Your output (task) is to plan out the restaurant and then get the principal (me) to “fund” your idea.
To help you work through all of the parts, answer the following questions:
1. Decide what type of food truck:
2. Decide on a name:
3. Decide who will do what jobs and why they are the best for this position:
a. cook:
why?
b. money management:
why?
c. advertising:
why?
d. scheduling, hours of operation, etc.:
why?
e. oversight of all operations:
why?