Activity 10.03 Team Building by Lauren Halliburton https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v Cohort Board en-us 2019-02-13 02:53:50 UTC 2026-02-11 17:17:43 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png lhalliburton https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/332142126 *Students are working collaboratively.
*Participation is required.
*Class norms are set. 
*When the teacher took pictures of the students working and showed them they could see what group work looked like. 
*Students recognized that group work and collaboration helped them improve the amount of numbers they could find. ]]> 2019-02-17 18:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/332142126 lhalliburton https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/332142285 *Activity may be difficult with students in 1st grade or below due to number recognition skills.]]> 2019-02-17 18:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/332142285 lhalliburton https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/332142430 *The Human Knot- Students form a tight circle and put their hands in the center. Students grab another hand and create a "knot" they must think and communicate to undo the knot one move at a time.
*Four Corners -Each corner is assigned a statement, such as Strongly Agree, Somewhat Agree, Somewhat Disagree, Strongly Disagree. Then read out statements and have students self-select which corner best describes their opinion on the topic. Students then turn and talk with members in the same corner about what they have in common or share out why they identify with that statement.
*Saving Sam- Students work together to save Sam the worm (gummy worm) from the top of a mountain (cup) with a life ring (gummy life saver) and two paperclips.
*Zoom-Each group has to piece together a narrative from a set of the images that are handed out to them. The group must put the images in sequence. This team building game is a great way to instill problem-solving skills and teamwork.

]]> 2019-02-17 18:09:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/332142430 rhansen13 https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/332160476 * Might be too difficult for second graders. Some still have trouble with number recognition as well as pattern recognition.
*Might be better to use fewer than 100 numbers for lower grades and make the pattern more obvious.
* Younger students (second grade and below) might be more likely to become frustrated and discouraged.]]> 2019-02-17 20:20:21 UTC https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/332160476 rhansen13 https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/332161131 * Students learn to work together 
* Students also realize that they will do better if they work together and communicate. They can’t succeed at this alone.
* Students can see their progress when comparing pictures from the first and last round.
* Shows students what teacher’s expectations are for group work.]]> 2019-02-17 20:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/332161131 rhansen13 https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/332162993 * The Marshmallow and Toothpick challenge - Students are divided into groups of equal numbers. Pass out an equal number of marshmallows and wooden toothpicks to each group. The groups then have to create the tallest, largest, or most creative structure in a set amount of time, each member taking turns doing the actual building. 
* Hot Lava - Divide students into equal groups. Each group gets a hula hoop, jump rope, chair, and a piece of paper. The groups then have to try and get from the starting line to the finish line without touching the ground, they can only touch the objects they were given. The groups must move together, if they leave anyone behind, step on the ground (the “hot lava”), or someone goes without their group, then the whole group has to start over.]]> 2019-02-17 20:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/332162993 Web of Life appe0408 https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/334675301 *First you assign each student a role from the ecosystem.
*As you tell a story about interactions in the ecosystem, you pass a ball of yarn to the first member of the ecosystem you mention.
*When you mention another member of the ecosystem, the person who has the yarn holds a piece and throws the ball to the new member.
*The yarn holding and ball throwing continues until each person is holding a piece of the yarn and it looks like a web.
*Then you have different members take turns tugging on the web and have the students observe what happens (one tug affects everyone).
*Connect this idea to other aspects of life.
https://populationeducation.org/sites/default/files/web_of_life.pdf

]]> 2019-02-25 02:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/334675301 appe0408 https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/334676570 *Students with social emotional challenges will need extra support to collaborate in this activity. Those with low tolerance for frustration may disengage when conflict arises.
*Completing the activity online was frustrating.  This is a better in-person exercise.]]> 2019-02-25 02:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/334676570 appe0408 https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/334676963 *Students have the opportunity to recognize patterns. 
*This group activity fosters mathematical reasoning and collaboration.
*Students practice taking turns.]]> 2019-02-25 02:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/lhalliburton/gkh2vrqaau7v/wish/334676963