These are some team building activities you can use in your class. Use some of these activities to make your class better, stronger, and more amazing!

1. Scan Me…?

2. Team Building
The Secret Ingredient

3. Scott Haselwood
Email: TeachingFromHere@gmail.com
Twitter: @TeachFromHere
Blog: https://haselwoodmath.wordpress.com/

4. Truly build a collaborative community
Students get to know each other better
Failure and mistakes are not punished

5. We covered
more material
in less time
Discussion
was dynamic
Groups were
fluid all year
long

6. We started the
year with 3 days
of team building
New team
building activity
after each test
Not always
based on subject

7. WHAT WE DID!

8. Paper Airplane Challenge
2 Sheets of letter sized paper
1 Paper clip
2 Pieces of tape
2 Staples

9. Paper Airplane Challenge
Groups of 3-4
20 Minutes to build, test, and refine
design
Used the commons for competition
Created a video of the competition

10. The Marshmallow Challenge
18 Minutes of music
18 Minutes to complete
Groups of 3-4
Tallest structure that
will support a
marshmallow using
items from the bag
Rules:

11. The Marshmallow Challenge
15 Pieces uncooked
spaghetti
3 Feet of masking tape
3 Feet of string
1 Marshmallow
1 Brown lunch sack
holding the supplies
Students Use:

12. The Marshmallow Challenge
Measuring tape
Music
Projector for directions
Visible stopwatch
Teachers Need:

13. The iMovie
Challenge
iPads
iMovie
Groups of 3-4

14. Use the movie trailer option
Groups have one class period to work
Movie trailer must include all members of
the group
Trailer gives class info on each member

15. Students in groups of 3-4
One of the students needs a twitter
account
Students post selfies in front of a
fun school location using a class
hashtag

16. Post a note at each location
Warn administrators and include
them if possible
Give students hints to get there
Use QR codes for added suspense

17. Groups of 3-4
A web connected device w/QR code
reader
Preselected locations around the school
10-ish questions

18. Students are given different starting
locations via QR code
Students arrive at location and scan
question QR
Students work out the solution and scan
answer QR to get next question location

20. Share what you do on social media!!
Add #1CoolThing to your post and
we can all benefit!!