Licensed training bundle. 75-minute camp staff session on giving clearer instructions to prevent behavior problems before they start. Editable deck, lesson plan, speaker notes, participant handouts, and license terms. Single-site, in perpetuity.
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Most behavior problems at camp aren't behavior problems. They're instruction problems.
The kid who wandered off didn't ignore you. You said "get ready for lunch" and they pictured something different than you did. The cabin that didn't clean up didn't defy you. You said "clean the cabin" without telling them what clean meant. The line that fell apart didn't disrespect you. You said "line up" without saying where, how, or who goes first.
Camp staff arrive at staff week assuming the kids will know what they mean. The kids don't. And when staff get frustrated that campers aren't following directions, they reach for behavior management tools to fix what was actually a clarity problem.
This training closes the gap.
In 75 minutes, your team will:
Feel the clarity gap themselves through three live exercises that show how unclear "obvious" instructions actually are
Learn the 5 Principles of Clear Instructions: Get Attention First, Tell Them What to Do (Not What to Stop), Be Specific and Concrete, Chunk It, and Check for Understanding
Use the Effectiveness Checklist to grade any instruction against all five principles
Critique two real camp scenarios together, then write and practice their own instructions with peer feedback
Walk away with a tool they can use before the next transition, the next activity, the next time they need a group to listen
By the end, your staff has a shared vocabulary for what makes an instruction work, a checklist they can use to grade their own delivery, and the practiced confidence to give the same instruction twenty times this summer without it landing any worse the twentieth time than the first.
This is a Tier 1 training. It prevents the behaviors that other trainings teach you to manage.
What's Included
Single-site license agreement
52-slide presentation deck (PowerPoint, fully editable)
Comprehensive facilitator lesson plan with verbatim scripting, timing cues, troubleshooting bank, and glossary
Speaker notes formatted for slide-by-slide delivery
Guided notes handout (one per participant)
Effectiveness Checklist worksheet (one per participant)
Buyer resources deck (fonts, color palette, customizable template slides)
Time Versions
45 minutes (essential cuts)
75 minutes (standard delivery)
90 minutes (full version with PB&J hook video and midpoint reflection)
Who This Is For
Summer camp directors training first-year counselors
Parks and recreation supervisors running summer programs
After-school and youth program managers
Any youth-serving organization where line staff give instructions to groups of kids all day
License Terms Single-site training license. Use at one camp or program location, in perpetuity. Anyone on your team can deliver it. Print and customize internally. Full license terms included with your download.
Pairs Well With Beyond "Go Sit Down": Building Better Consequences That Actually Work. Say What You Mean is the prevention. Beyond "Go Sit Down" is what to do when prevention isn't enough. Run them in sequence during staff week.
Delivery Instant digital download. One zip file containing all materials. The download link expires after 24 hours, so save your files immediately to a safe location. If you lose the link, email jarod@thrivepointstudio.com and we will resend.
Curriculum or multi-site licensing? Email jarod@thrivepointstudio.com.
Licensed training bundle. 75-minute camp staff session on giving clearer instructions to prevent behavior problems before they start. Editable deck, lesson plan, speaker notes, participant handouts, and license terms. Single-site, in perpetuity.
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Most behavior problems at camp aren't behavior problems. They're instruction problems.
The kid who wandered off didn't ignore you. You said "get ready for lunch" and they pictured something different than you did. The cabin that didn't clean up didn't defy you. You said "clean the cabin" without telling them what clean meant. The line that fell apart didn't disrespect you. You said "line up" without saying where, how, or who goes first.
Camp staff arrive at staff week assuming the kids will know what they mean. The kids don't. And when staff get frustrated that campers aren't following directions, they reach for behavior management tools to fix what was actually a clarity problem.
This training closes the gap.
In 75 minutes, your team will:
Feel the clarity gap themselves through three live exercises that show how unclear "obvious" instructions actually are
Learn the 5 Principles of Clear Instructions: Get Attention First, Tell Them What to Do (Not What to Stop), Be Specific and Concrete, Chunk It, and Check for Understanding
Use the Effectiveness Checklist to grade any instruction against all five principles
Critique two real camp scenarios together, then write and practice their own instructions with peer feedback
Walk away with a tool they can use before the next transition, the next activity, the next time they need a group to listen
By the end, your staff has a shared vocabulary for what makes an instruction work, a checklist they can use to grade their own delivery, and the practiced confidence to give the same instruction twenty times this summer without it landing any worse the twentieth time than the first.
This is a Tier 1 training. It prevents the behaviors that other trainings teach you to manage.
What's Included
Single-site license agreement
52-slide presentation deck (PowerPoint, fully editable)
Comprehensive facilitator lesson plan with verbatim scripting, timing cues, troubleshooting bank, and glossary
Speaker notes formatted for slide-by-slide delivery
Guided notes handout (one per participant)
Effectiveness Checklist worksheet (one per participant)
Buyer resources deck (fonts, color palette, customizable template slides)
Time Versions
45 minutes (essential cuts)
75 minutes (standard delivery)
90 minutes (full version with PB&J hook video and midpoint reflection)
Who This Is For
Summer camp directors training first-year counselors
Parks and recreation supervisors running summer programs
After-school and youth program managers
Any youth-serving organization where line staff give instructions to groups of kids all day
License Terms Single-site training license. Use at one camp or program location, in perpetuity. Anyone on your team can deliver it. Print and customize internally. Full license terms included with your download.
Pairs Well With Beyond "Go Sit Down": Building Better Consequences That Actually Work. Say What You Mean is the prevention. Beyond "Go Sit Down" is what to do when prevention isn't enough. Run them in sequence during staff week.
Delivery Instant digital download. One zip file containing all materials. The download link expires after 24 hours, so save your files immediately to a safe location. If you lose the link, email jarod@thrivepointstudio.com and we will resend.
Curriculum or multi-site licensing? Email jarod@thrivepointstudio.com.
