2. Debbie Hammer
Education Technology Specialist
Springfield Public Schools
spsedtech.org

5. Team Builder

6. Team Building Activities…
• Build the will to cooperate inside a
small group of students.
• Help teammates find commonalities
and value differences.
• Build trust and respect
• Can be short, easy to complete and
fun for students.

7. Fishbowl

8. Elements of Cooperative Learning
• Positive Interdependence
• Individual Accountability
• Simultaneous Interaction
• Equal Participation

9. Sweet Challenge

10. Team-Building Cards
• Duct tape Train
• Buns-up

11. Structure Cards
•Fishbowl
•Modified Jigsaw

12. Mix-Freeze-Pair
Complete the card for the structure you are
assigned.
When the music begins walk around the room.
When the music stops find a partner.
Introduce yourself, explain your structure and how
it might be used.
Thank each other for sharing
When the music begins start the process over.

13. Group Write

14. Cooperation in Your Classroom

15. One Word Closing