(Also, of course I revisited Spyology, because programs based on the Ology books are always really fun. Meaning, I have the most fun planning them. And I guess the kids like them too).
At the beginning of the program, my coworkers Brooke and Linda were nice enough to write "Agent [first letter of kid's name]" on address labels so that the kids could get their code names. The girl pictured left asked for "Agent B" because she decided her name would be Brooke, too, and the entire Internet died from cuteness.
Like my last Spy program, we focused on rules in Spyology. Each rule had a "mission" the kids had to complete. While explaining the missions, I gave some fun facts about espionage they could use. I had a "spy library" with books about spies as well as books about the people I mention. This list from Mental Floss was helpful putting everything together.
Spies practicing meeting on the street |
Your mission is to
make a disguise. We have a few options here for your disguise; choose wisely.
Keep Secrets safe: Encode! A very important part of spying is being able to communicate without getting caught. For this reason, we need to write in a code language. This code is an easy one to try, with each letter ACTUALLY meaning another letter. These slips of paper have codes on them. (Post-program note: The codes I used for this program were left over from our Undercover Spy program. This code is called a REVERSE CIPHER. Make sure you know the name of the cipher you used. I was asked. Brooke looked it up, and I later shared my "report from intelligence").
Keep Secrets safe: Encode! A very important part of spying is being able to communicate without getting caught. For this reason, we need to write in a code language. This code is an easy one to try, with each letter ACTUALLY meaning another letter. These slips of paper have codes on them. (Post-program note: The codes I used for this program were left over from our Undercover Spy program. This code is called a REVERSE CIPHER. Make sure you know the name of the cipher you used. I was asked. Brooke looked it up, and I later shared my "report from intelligence").
Hidden spy with tracking device |
Eyes
peeled, ears open: As a spy, one of
the things you’ll need to know about is surveillance. Surveillance means that
you are watching someone at all times, or following them. This doesn’t mean
always that you are actually following them, though; sometimes it means taking
a small tracking device, or “bug” and placing it on them. The tracking device
will send information about what that person is saying or doing and send it
back to you on your computer or phone. Today, Around the children’s room there
are spies who are standing out to blend in. They normally look like this, but
they all have disguises on.
Your mission
is to find all six of them, and place your tracking device (star stickers) on them! (This is the same as Yoda's Bad Guy Find)
Clever Spies
use clever gadgets: Spies use lots of crazy gadgets to track bad guys and
communicate “intelligence”, or what they found out.
I'll never be as cool as this kid is right now |
Your mission is to create a
spy gadget out of LEGO. Tell me or your grown up how you would use it!
( (This is the same as Anakin's Gadget Shack and Jay's Gadget Station. Setting out LEGO is also a great way to get kids participating if they're reluctant with other stations or if they finish early).
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Have you ever revisited a program you've done previously? What did you change? How did it go?
( (This is the same as Anakin's Gadget Shack and Jay's Gadget Station. Setting out LEGO is also a great way to get kids participating if they're reluctant with other stations or if they finish early).
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Have you ever revisited a program you've done previously? What did you change? How did it go?
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