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First Days of School Activities - Ryan O'Donnell

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First Days of School Activities - Ryan O'Donnell

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https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1vOsD2DM0cBwPifkQFT663o8rcRdVjOjXlFY5taOjTbg/preview

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*Music/Movement*
-Whose got the bean bag: students pass the bean bag until the music stops the students will say who is holding the bean bag.
-Color Hop: use chalk and draw various colored circles in a circle the student will hop to each color until the music stops they will say the color they are standing on. Can do with color, shapes, number, words, etc.
-Scavenger hunt: color, shapes, letters, numbers that are hidden around the room.

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*Parachute game
*Classroom scavenger hunt
*Introduce Robot Dash to students and have students work in teams of 2 to complete the maze.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er92AWG3Ho4

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This is a first day getting-to-know-you snowball fight.

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What is Community Circle?

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First Day Jitters is a book about the first day of school, but there's a twist at the end. The main character, Sarah, is actually the teacher, who is suffering from first day jitters. Very cute story.

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*"Find a Friend" person scavenger hunt- highlights different interests that students have
*A lot of Energizers that are active for students but, showing unique qualities of students- use "Just like Me!"
*Brain Breaks/Go Noddle
*Read Aloud A Bad Case of the Stripes, after creating class chain
*Talking about what students are excited to learn about this year- hear their expectations (post-its/chart)

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The class will be divided into teams to solve different challenges. Some require the assistance of one group in order for another group to finish their puzzle. Incorporates all 4 Cs.

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This video is about BreakoutEDU - Teamwork

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http://www.rundesroom.com/2015/06/introducing-student-led-classroom.html

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I want them to be creative and this is an idea I'm considering, using the mini tubs of play doh (comes in a bag of 80 on Amazon).

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A whole bunch of really cool activities that combine team-building and STEAM!

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Team Building Activities That Support Maker Education, STEM, and STEAM

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Working as a productive and sensitive member of a team is looked upon by STEM-based companies as being a requirement to being an effective and contributing employee: As technology takes over more of the fact-based, rules-based, left-brain skills-knowledge-worker skills-employees who excel at human relationships are emerging as the new "it" men and women.

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Icebreakers That Rock by: Jennifer Gonzalez 

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Icebreakers That Rock by: Jennifer Gonzalez 

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The following are ideas we can do during the first week that are not “cheesy” or won’t embarrass students and help them recognize things they have in common.

Have students line up:

*alphabetical order by first or last name

*same color of eyes

*methods of getting to school (bus, walk, or car)

*birthday months & date starting with Jan.

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A great activity where students compete in teams to create the largest free-standing tower using dry spaghetti and marshmallows (the marshmallow has to be at the top of the structure!

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Here is a website with a whole bunch of collaborative icebreaker challenges

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Teampedia is a collaborative encyclopedia of free team building activities, free icebreakers, teamwork resources, and tools for teams.
This site is designed for group leaders, trainers, teachers, managers, directors, counselors, youth groups, camps, task forces ... anyone wanting to enhance collaboration and creativity.

Browse for games and activities below or read more about Teampedia

Even if your group consists of members who all share the same race, religion, nation of origin or gender identity, there are many other ways that individuals can be different. We tend to make assumptions based on height, clothing style, mannerisms, etc. So, it is valuable for team members to get to know each other as individuals, and also to be aware of stereotyping in all interactions in life. How do you break down stereotypes and foster inclusion and equity within your team? Activities include: Celebrity/Stereotype Party, Diversity Bingo, Students with Disabilities, Who I Am - by Lineage, and Your Stories.

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Teampedia - Tools for teams and teamwork

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Teampedia is a collaborative encyclopedia of free team building activities, free icebreakers, teamwork resources, and tools for teams. This site is designed for: team leaders, trainers, teachers, managers, camp directors, counselors, youth groups... anyone interested in enhancing collaboration and creativity.