Learn a good team building activity. (2 Hours)
Choose a team building activity that you could use to promote ‘building relationships’ in the classroom. Organise a group of volunteers from the MA course and try out the activity (Aim for a full class!)
I think team building activities are a great way to build relationships, I found both of the following activities really fun and I think you do not even realise how much you are enjoying yourself until you are finished.
If you were doing team building activities with the whole class, you would need to consider pupils if they have an additional support need of some form and adapt the game depending on their needs and what would be best for them. Any game or activity can be adapted to fit the needs of the individuals in the class some way.
You would also need to consider the location whether you want to take this activity outside or is it best kept indoors? This would be depending on what space was available near the school and whether or not the teacher to pupil ratio would be appropriate.
This activity was really fun, however i think if it was with a large class it would need to be split up into groups so as people were not left standing for a really long period of time. If this was the case then perhaps the activity would be more successful if there was more staff available to help support the groups. As you can see from the images that we were outside when we completed this activity and it was raining however I personally think this activity could have been completed indoors. There would also need to be enough blindfolds and resources.
Here is a link to other examples of team building activities that can be used or adapted for a class.
The Most Complete Collection of Engaging Team Building Activities
