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Map out My Life Team Building- Jamie Rayburn

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Map out My Life Team Building- Jamie Rayburn

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For my Personal Finance class this year I'll  begin the year with a map out my life class wide activity.  Each student will get 3-5 note cards.  We will start with their current age and the first person will have to draw or write out the major life activity that would happen next in their life, ie prom, graduation, ect.  we will continue to go around the room with each student adding a major life event/ activity until all the cards are used.  They have to do this sequentially.  This will help them gain perspective from others in their class as to what events they expect to happen in their life and help them be better forward thinkers. We'll follow up with a conversation on how our life events/ activities affect our finances or vise versa.

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I have almost always started my school year, first day, with a lab. It is a great lab and over the last few years I have developed a a collaborative piece to get them to establish relationships they can build on for lab partners. (not sure how I can get this accomplished this year -- I am thinking schoology discussions once they have done their individual piece of the lab with COVID safety protocols in place. Maybe even after watching the lab or those in class doing the lab compare results from the same procedure step this COVID stuff could end up modifying my lesson in a very positive powerful way.

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I do this every year and the kids love it! It is fun to see them interact with each other and it gives you good info on what skills might need to be addressed.

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Stand on a paper cup without it breaking - STEM Challenge | Stem challenges, Fun science, Science experiments kids

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May 20, 2019 - How can you stand on a paper cup without breaking it? The secret is in how you place the cups. Paper cup STEM Challenge for kids.

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I love to start out the year with the "Save fred" STEM activity. You can find it on TPT or just google it and read the activty online. I find that you can do it without purchasing the packet. It is a great way for students to realize why working together is so important!

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One activity I really think helps with team building is giving students a digital breakout. Students have to really work together, listen to one another, and think outside of the box to be successful. It is also a great way for me to assess who may work well together and who may not. I usually try to do one at the beginning of the year and several throughout the year on holidays or early release days. The students love them!

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Blind Count-Off (social distancing of course)
1. Arrange group members in a circle.
2. Have group members turn around so that their back is facing the middle of the circle.
3. Tell group members to count to the number 23 with only one person saying a number at a time.
4. There can be no planning and everyone must speak once before someone can say another number.
5. If two people say the same number at the same time or a number is said twice, the group must start over.
6. Ask participants, “What was the purpose of this?” Answers: Team building, problem solving skills, listening

Information Gap
One person draws something. Then, they have to give directions for the others in the group to draw what they have drawn without seeing it.

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When we came back from  winter break, I had them draw questions out of a bucket and put them in groups to talk.  I think I may do this again for coming back. We also do a clown activity where they have to only use torn paper to create a clown together.  They always have a good laugh.

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Last year we did a STEM team building activity on the first Friday afternoon. We made teams of 3-4 students, I "randomly" assigned them, but I had 1/3 of my class new to the building so I tried to mix up the groups so everyone met someone new. Then I gave each group a big stack of index cards and told them to build the tallest tower they could. I didn't put a time limit, I didn't model it, I didn't give directions, hints or tips. I just walked around and talked to kids about towers, hobbies, summer, etc and got to know them while they had a very team oriented task to complete. The kids loved it!! I hope to try something similar this year, but we'll see what happens.

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Many of my team building activities that I have used in the past involved touching or sharing materials, so I looked specifically for some ideas where students could still practice social distancing or at least have their own supplies. These fortune tellers have always been a hit, after making their own, students pair up and answer the questions to get to know each other better. Also, there's a game similar to Battleship where students alternate asking each other questions while they call out coordinates for hidden ships. Four Corners may also be a possibility if students are wearing masks and don't get too close together.

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Looking to start your year with a BANG? These ten activities (and really there are much more than that included!) will kickstart your year in the right direction! Your students will get to know one another, play cooperative games, learn information about their classmates, complete STEM projects, follow the steps to creating a recipe, go through character education lessons, and so much more! Here are the ten activities that are included:

Get To Know You SNAP! (Played Like Uno)- Card Game that students play to get to know one another. As students play they are sharing information about themselves.

Play-Dough Puzzlers: Ten STEM Challenges that students will complete with their team using play-dough. (10 Challenges, What We Learned Booklet, Recording Sheet)

Hit The Target (GOAL Setting Activity): Students complete a STEM project to understand how to set goals. Then students will identify a goal they want to focus on for the year. Students complete the target craft to write how they will take the steps to complete the goal.

Yolo for Yoko (need book called Yoko by Rosemary Wells): Students learn an important lesson about making bold choices and accepting differences. Students help complete a classroom chart. Students then make a Menu to identify three new things that they would like to give a try this year. We also have a sushi craft to display with the booklet.

Friendship Sushi: Students make sushi (out of candy and other items) There are poems that match each step of the recipe. Students will also create a How-To Booklet to write about the steps to creating Friendship Sushi

Cootie Catchers: There are three different Cootie Catchers that students can make. Students will learn how to fold and use the cootie catchers. These games have 8 "Get To Know You" questions on each one.

Riding Into a New Year: Bus Directed Drawing and Writing Pages

Classroom Riddles: 5 Riddles that students will answer by unscrambling letters. Students do this as a team.

This Year Will Rock: Rock and Roll Photo Booth Props (microphone, glasses, guitar, speech bubbles), Bulletin Board Letters: ____ Grade will Rock, Rockstar Craft for boys and girls, Writing Pages

Don't Sink My Ship (Played like Battleship): Students play the game to get to know a classmate, students use the Get to Know You Cards to answer questions about themselves while playing.

All About Me Bags: Students create a bag with information about themselves. There are templates to make the bags. Choose one student a day so that students can share fun facts about them with the class.

Quality Character: This last activity is actually TEN Days worth of lessons and activities! Students will read books to learn different character education lessons.

There is a focus for the minilesson, pennant banners to hang, quality character bracelets for the kids to wear, and a booklet with graphic organizers.

Books Needed for these 10 lessons:

The Energy Bus by Jon Gordon

Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun by Maria Dismondy

Stand in My Shoes by Bob Sornson

Bubble Gum Brain by Julia Cook

Teamwork Isn't My Thing, and I Don't Like to Share by Julia Cook

My Mouth is a Volcano by Julia Cook

Pennants, Booklet, and Bracelet Topics: Think Positive Thoughts, Use Positive Words, No Bullies Zone, Choose Kind, Enjoy the Ride, Have Courage, Show Empathy, Make Mistakes, Work as a Team, Respect Others,

This unit was made by Hope King and Amy Lemons. Make sure to look through the preview to see everything included! We hope you enjoy!

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Engagement Made Easy: Top 10 BACK TO SCHOOL Activities

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Looking to start your year with a BANG? These ten activities (and really there are much more than that included!) will kickstart your year in the right direction! Your students will get to know one another, play cooperative games, learn information about their classmates, complete STEM projects, f...