Community+Building



** ** ** [|Human Knot Game] ** ** [|Marshmallow Challenge] ** ** [|Race to Write 12] ** __** Balloon Juggling **__ Challenge participants to keep all balloons (1+ per person) in the air. This gets the group **moving and cooperating. Once they've got the hang of it, make it harder by adding in more balloons or placing restrictions e.g., no hands to keep balloons up. Ask participants to keep juggling the balloons, but to sort them into colors (works best with large groups).** ** [|Survival Exercise Scenarios] ** **__ The Line Game __** ** Divide the students into equal groups. You will announce an order that you wish them to line up in, first group to do it and sit in a line on the floor wins a point. Use any of these categories: street addresses (highest in the front - lowest in the back), age, shoe size, birthdays, telephone numbers, middle names in alphabetical order, Mother's first name, etc. **
 * [|Zoom and Re-Zoom (Picture sequencing activity)]**
 * __ Human Machine Game __**
 * For this team builder, participants get in groups of four to six. The rule is that everyone must participate. Each group will be given a card with the name of a machine. They must group like the machine and once the machine is put together, they may make the sound of the machine. The following are ideas for machines found in the classroom/school: **
 * ** Stapler **
 * ** Pencil sharpener **
 * ** Smart Board **
 * ** Printer **
 * ** Three-hole punch **
 * ** Computer **

__** Stand Together **__ __** Hip Waddle **__
 * Have two kids sit on the floor, back to back, with arms linked at the elbows. See if they can work together to get themselves into a standing position. They'll need to push against each other in order to get to their feet. Then see if they can stay linked while walking around and trying to pick up items from the floor. **
 * Pull out a beach ball (or blow up a balloon) to rev up a simple walk across the room. Stand two kids side by side and place the ball between their hips. Now send them across the room, and see if they can get there without dropping the ball (it's easier if they link arms, but they'll figure that out!). If they do, they have to pick it up and start over again. As long as you have enough beach balls or balloons, you can play this with any number of kids. It gets harder (but goofier) as you add more players to the line. **