This document lists a variety of activities that mentors and their mentees can do together through the TeamMates mentoring program. It includes options for game nights, movies, trivia nights, college visits, sporting events, community service activities, and more. It also provides ideas for supporting and recognizing mentors, mentees, and their achievements. Suggested daily activities range from playing board games and doing puzzles to journaling, goal setting, and discussing future plans or careers. Physical activities, as well as after school and post-secondary/life skills options are also presented. The list aims to provide a broad range of engaging match activities.

1. Match Support
Group Activities
 Game Night – Board games/pizza
 Movie Night – Movie / popcorn
 TeamMates Trivia Night – matches work
together
 Plan a College Visit
 Attend the Spring Game
 Creighton Game
 Burger Bash & Bowling
 Barbeque & Frisbee Golf
 Picnic & Lawn Games
 Decorate Christmas Cookies
 Community Service
 Play bingo at the Senior Center
 Bowling & Board Games
 Kickoff event, include families
 Breakfasts
 24 or more club for mentors
 Football tailgate
 End of Year Celebration
High School Matches
 Dinner & movie
 Burgers & Bowling
 Graduation & Scholarship Presentations
 Strengths
 Share student achievements and school
activities
 Career Night or software
 College visits
 Career support /fairs
 TM Medallions for Graduation
 Face to face
 TeamMates Tuesdays
Supporting Mentors/Appreciation
 Handwritten note (BD/PC)
 Phone call (BD/PC)
 Note in the sign in book
 Candy with note (ex…You’re a lifesaver)
 Free entrance to a school event…i.e. sporting
event, musical, school play, etc.
 Partner with local businesses…Complimentary
coffee @ local coffee shop or convenient store
 Yard signs
 Create a thank you puzzle
 Birthday cards
 Match of the Month
 Newspaper article
 Mentor Huddles – share ideas, successes, invite
a speaker
 Coffee & chat
 Provide resources – Websites, blog, etc
 Mentor minute – inspirational
moments/thoughts
 Lunch & Learns
 Brown bag lunches
 Meet & Greet @ school
 Mentor appreciation/recognition lunch
 Ongoing Training
 Encourage board member/mentor interaction
 Parent training
 Just Dance
 Invite mentors to school assembly
Recognition
 Milestones
 12+visits after semester
 24+ visits at end of school year
 Graduation
 Match of the Month
 TeamMates Wall of Fame

2. Match Support
Supporting Mentees
 Photo booth
 Encourage attendance at the TM activities,
invite the mentor
 Ask for the mentees help when planning an
activity
 Strengths
 Ongoing training
 Parent Training
 Know their spark
 Family night
 Mentee luncheon
 Birthdays
 Field trips with mentors
 Keepsakes /Certificate/Awards
 Positive notes on lockers
 Communicate with teachers
 Graduation tokens
o Elementary, Middle School & High
School
Post Secondary Support
 Communication after graduation
 If mentee interested in having a mentor in
college…contact DeMoine Adams
Resources
 Regional Coordinator
 TeamMates Support Staff
 TeamMates Website www.teammates.org
 Coordinators Playbook
www.teammates.org/playbook
 Program Management Manual
www.teammates.org/playbook/resource/program-
management-manual
 TeamMates Blog
www.teammates.org/teammatesblog
 Post Secondary Support
www.teammates.org/postsecondary
 Strengths www.teammates.org/strengths
 Search Institute Activity Generator
www.search-institue.com
 National Mentoring Partnership
www.mentoring.org
 Midland Mentoring Partnership
www.mmpomaha.org

3. Activities
Daily Activities
 Go with your mentee to the school's library or
media center and check out the headlines of
the latest newspapers from around the
country.
 Ask how they are doing in school.
 Keep a journal.
 Research and talk about famous people who
used their abilities to get ahead.
 Make greeting, get-well, or holiday cards to
give to other people.
 Bring a board game.
 Look at a map and talk about places you would
like to visit.
 Look at magazines in the library or read the
newspaper, including the want ads.
 Keep a planner/calendar and set personal
goals.
 Work on the computer in the media center.
 Use post-it notes to write down all the things
you like about yourself, like to do or would like
to learn how to do, etc.
 Write stories together.
 Do a jigsaw puzzle.
 Plan an activity with another pair of
TeamMates.
 Bring in a photo album, and share pictures of
your family, house, and pets.
 Discuss favorite hobbies.
 Read the same book and talk about your
favorite parts.
 Write a letter to a former teacher, a cousin or
relative in another community, an old friend,
the editor of a local newspaper, etc.
 Ask your TeamMate what they like to do.
 Ask your mentee what she is looking forward to
most during the school year and to describe the
one thing she most wants to accomplish. Tell
her what you want to accomplish during the
same time period.
 Write and make thank you notes.
 Follow teams in the NFL, March madness, etc.
Physical/Hands-on Activities
 Play sports in the gymnasium.
 Walk outside on the playground.
 Build a birdhouse or birdfeeder
 Build a model.
 Fly a kite in the playground.
After School Activities Held on School
Grounds
 Attend a school concert or school activity
together.
 Check high school sports schedules and choose
an event to attend
Post-Secondary/Career/Life Skills
Activities
 Do a pretend job interview.
 Talk about balancing a check book or building a
budget.
 Work on a resume
 Following stock on the stock market and picking
a pretend portfolio.
 Tell your TeamMate about your work and how
you reached your position.
 Complete a resume together.
 Give your TeamMate a job application to
complete.
 Administer a career interest inventory.
 Offer interviewing ideas and discuss proper
dress codes for work.
 Work together on a budget.
 Discuss the college selection process and
entrance examinations.
 Ask the questions for the driver’s license test