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We are going to make a coat of arms on-line.  We will vote on each part of it.  Then I'll print them out and give them each a copy.  The website is https://www.makeyourcoatofarms.com/app.asp

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We made sensory bottles that were fall themed for the students to take home.

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We took a "family" picture on the first day, and then decorated picture frames. I'm adding magnets on the back, and then students will have a picture of our crew to hang in their locker!

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For Uhey's crew today, we did a Classmate Scavenger Hunt:
Provide each student with two index cards. Ask each student to write a brief description of his or her physical characteristics on one index card and his or her name on the other. Physical characteristics usually do not include clothing, but if you teach the primary grades, you might allow students to include clothing in their descriptions. Put all the physical characteristic index cards in a shoe box, mix them up, and distribute one card to each student, making sure that no student gets his or her own card. Give students ten minutes to search for the person who fits the description on the card they hold. There is no talking during this activity, but students can walk around the room. At the end of the activity, tell students to write on the card the name of the student who best matches the description. Then have students share their results. How many students guessed correctly?
The only problem was that we ran out of time to see how many students guessed correctly, so that part might be revealed at the next Crew.

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Another name game idea someone else shared.   Each student said their name and a food item that started with the same letter.  We played  "I am going on a picnic" and then we all tried to say everyone's name and picnic item.  They loved it!

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On our first day, we traced, decorated and cut out our hands. The next time, we sat around in a circle and was given someone else' hand. We said our name and tossed a ball of string to the person who had our hand, holding onto the string. We then discussed how connected we are as a family/crew. Then we shared something about ourselves as we wrapped the string back onto the ball. Then the hands became the frame for our family/crew portrait!

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This can be a fun way to have the students in your Crew Group get to know each other better. Quick and easy activity.

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Attached is a pdf of Lego task cards. This reminds me of a Lego game called "Creationary" where individuals build something and the others guess what it is.

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Team Building was our theme.  We talked about how each of us is an important part of our crew team.  To prove it we each took a turn adding a part to the Topple game (from Science lab) to keep it balanced.  We encouraged others as they used their life skills.  After two rounds of adding parts, we did two rounds of taking one off and keeping it balanced.  Lots of giggles and holding our breaths...together.

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Thanks to Shawn Wells for the bookmark idea!  We loved it!!             -Karyn and Olivia

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We watched the Kid President video (3 minutes) about everyone being a Hero. Then we started working on a 5x5 inch self portrait where we pictured ourselves being a hero. When they are done, I'm hoping to scan them in and create a Crew Poster with our drawn pictures as well as a photograph of each student.

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I borrowed Pat's idea.  I wrote kids' names on notecards, placed them in a pile on the floor.  Each student would pick a card.  If it was their name, they said their name and "that's me!"  If it wasn't them, the person's name it was said, "That's me!" and said their name.

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I paired older kids up with younger kids. The pair got their photograph taken together. Then they wrote and drew things they both liked on a paper titled "Lil' Bro, Big Bro" or "Lil' Sis, Big Sis." I'm compiling the photographs and favorites pages into a book for each child so we can learn names and get to know one another.

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We completed an activity to try and learn each others names as well as learn more about each other. Each student was given a sticky note and a pencil. We went around the circle and each child said their name as well as something about themselves they liked (an activity, food, etc.), Students then wrote it on the sticky note. (This gave the upper grade kids opportunities to help the younger kids.) In the second part of the activity I pulled the sticky notes out of the container and students had to remember who said what as well as give their name. Students often remembered who said what, but still had some difficulty with their names. I kept the sticky notes so that we can try it again the next time we meet.

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We did a ball of yarn activity to see how we are all connected. The first person says something that they like. The people who also like it raise their hands, and the person throws the ball to one of them while holding the other end of the yarn. We continued with each person saying something they liked and then throwing the ball of yarn to someone who also liked it. In the end, everyone is connected with a giant spider web. If we would have had time, I would have them go backwards to unravel the web trying to remember what each person liked.

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We have been working hard on learning each other's names. The first two times we sang the song, "These are our friends" (sung to the Addams Family). This past week we went around and said our name and something that started with our first initial: My name is Kathy, and I like kites.I also read a Piggie and Elephant book that even the older kids loved!

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We read the book You Are Special by Max Lucado and discussed ways we are each special. For those who "couldn't think of anything" we came up ideas for them! It was neat to see what great constructive things they said to one another!

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Lego Crew Castle:
We started in four small groups (mix up grade levels), and each small group had a box of Legos. Within the small groups they created a part to the bigger castle, and at the end they brought their "parts" to the bigger castle. They had fun working together in their small groups, and then seeing their efforts in the big castle. Everyone loved Legos!

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Last week we worked on collaborating with each other and being creative with a makerspace activity! I just used a lot of random materials from my classroom (tissue paper, popsicle sticks, stickers, glue, pipe cleaners, cups, etc. ) and had the students work in teams to make something with the materials. They loved it and it was fun to see what they came up with!

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Last week, Karyn and I had our classes decorate bookmarks. We then took pictures of our Crews. We glued the pictures on to the bookmarks and laminated them. We will give them back to the kids this week. This is something everyone could take with them and use.

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I hope that this can be a place to share some things that have worked for you. This can be a great resource so that you are sharing ideas and not inventing new ones every time we have Crew. I also want to give permission that if you want to pair your students and have them read to each other, this is ok too. Every Crew does not have to be a game or big show.