Step 6 aims to:

• enable students to reflect on what they have learnt and achieved, and what they would do differently next time
• support students in considering how they might sustain the action and build on the skills they have developed
• develop and extend skills in communication - communicate and present findings orally and in writing; participation - reflect on the process of participating.

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Reflect balloons
Use the questions on the Reflect balloons worksheet to discuss how well the group worked together and the difference that you made.

Colour code each of the four categories and write responses to the questions on cut out balloon shapes. Present them as a class display.

» Reflect balloons worksheet (.rtf)

Participation chart
Put a dot on the chart to show how you participated.

A participant is someone who wants to be in the group and gets as much as they can from the experience.

A passenger is someone who enjoys being in the group but takes a back seat.

A pirate is someone who is unhappy about being in the group and lets people know it.

A prisoner is someone who is unhappy about being in the group and doesn't let people know about it.

» Participation chart worksheet (.rtf)

Continuum
Stand in a line depending on how you feel about the activities or your action. People who feel positively should stand at one end, those with negative feelings at the other. Try to explain where you have chosen to stand.

Elephant line
Stand in a line, put your hands between your knees and grasp the person behind. Then try to walk.

Celebrate
Write a letter or an email to all of the people who helped you take your action. tell them what went well and what did not go so well, and include photographs and other evidence.