TEAM BUILDING ACTIVITIES

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CATAPULT VOLLEYBALL TEAM MEMBERS USE TOWELS OR SHEETS TO CATCH AND TOSS THE BALL FROM ONE SIDE OF THE NET TO ANOTHER. THIS MAY ALSO BE DONE WITH WATER BALLOONS.

CONTESTANTS ARE BLINDFOLDED AND INSTRUCTED HOW TO GO THROUGH THE MINEFIELD AVOIDING AT THE SAME TIME TO STEP ON THE MINE. PENALTY POINTS ARE GIVEN FOR EACH MINE HAVING BEEN STEPPED ON.

4 CATAPULT VOLLEYBALL TEAM MEMBERS USE TOWELS OR SHEETS TO CATCH AND TOSS THE BALL FROM ONE SIDE OF THE NET TO ANOTHER. THIS MAY ALSO BE DONE WITH WATER BALLOONS. IT S AN INTERESTING AND FAMILIAR VARIATION TO A GAME WE RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH. MINEFIELD IT S A RELAY GAME WHERE A FIELD IS COVERED WITH OBJECTS THAT REPRESENT MINES. CONTESTANTS ARE BLINDFOLDED AND INSTRUCTED HOW TO GO THROUGH THE MINEFIELD AVOIDING AT THE SAME TIME TO STEP ON THE MINE. PENALTY POINTS ARE GIVEN FOR EACH MINE HAVING BEEN STEPPED ON. SKI RELAY AFTER THE DIVISION OF THE GROUP EACH FIVE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM STAND ASIDE ONE LARGE SET OF SKI S AND ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE THE RACE BY MOVING IN UNISON. WATER BALLOON TRAIN RACE THE TEAM WILL LINE UP AND A BALLOON WILL BE PLACED BETWEEN EACH TEAM MEMBER. THE TEAMS WILL THEN RACE TO THE FINISH LINE WHILE MAKING SURE THEY KEEP THE BALLOON IN PLACE AT THE SAME TIME. PLAYER S HANDS WILL NEED TO BE KEPT IN THE AIR AT ALL TIMES.

5 THREE LEGGED RACE THE TEAMS WILL LINE UP COUPLE WISE. THE FIRST COUPLE HAS TO TIE THEIR INNER LEGS TOGETHER WITH A ROPE AND WALK A CERTAIN DISTANCE, COME BACK TO THE TEAM AND THE NEXT COUPLE WILL CONTINUE. BLIND FOLDED RELAY THE TEAM MEMBERS ARE BLINDFOLDED AND NEED TO BE DIRECTED BY THE REST OF THE TEAM TO THE SPECIFIED OBJECT TO RETRIEVE THE CORRECT ONES. THE OBJECTS THEN NEED TO BE DELIVERED BACK TO THE TEAM. THE TEAM WORK IS REQUIRING TO DIRECT TEAM MEMBERS. BLINDFOLDED LEADER GAME EACH AND EVERY ONE GETS IN A LINE AND PUTS THEIR HANDS ON THE SHOULDER OF THE PERSON IN FRONT OF THEM. THE MAGIC CARPET THIS IS A GAME DESIGNED TO PREPARE INDIVIDUALS TO STEP OUT OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE AND TRY SOMETHING NEW. MAGIC CARPET IS WHERE BY EACH GROUP MEMBERS STAND ON THE SMALL CARPET. THE CARPET NEEDS TO BE TURNED OVER WITHOUT ANYBODY PART OF ANY TEAM MEMBER TOUCHING THE GROUND.

HULA HOOP RACE THE TEAM MEMBER IS GIVEN TWO HULA HOOPS AND MUST ALWAYS BE INSIDE THE HULA HOOPS, BY STEPPING INSIDE ONE AND LIFTING THE OTHER HULA HOOP AND PLACING THEM IN FRONT.

6 HULA HOOP RACE THE TEAM MEMBER IS GIVEN TWO HULA HOOPS AND MUST ALWAYS BE INSIDE THE HULA HOOPS, BY STEPPING INSIDE ONE AND LIFTING THE OTHER HULA HOOP AND PLACING THEM IN FRONT. SAND CASTLE COMPETITION EACH TEAM OF 8-10 PEOPLE IS GIVEN A NUMBER OF BUILDING IMPLEMENTS. THEIR CHALLENGE IS TO BUILD A STRONG SAND SCULPTURE THAT WILL REPRESENT THEIR COMPANY. THEIR COMPANY IS TO BUILD A STRONG SAND SCULPTURE. FILL THE DRUM EACH TEAM IS GIVEN BUCKETS FULL OF HOLES TO FILL UP A 50LITER DRUM IN LIMITED TIME WITH SEA WATER. TEAM WORK IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO COME UP WITH APPROPRIATE STRATEGY. TEAM WITH THE HIGHEST WATER WINS. BALLOON STOMP EACH PLAYER WILL HAVE A BALLOON TIED TO ONE ANKLE. AT THE SIGNAL, TEAMS WILL FRENZY AS THEY TRY TO BURST ALL OF THE BALLOONS OF THE OPPOSING TEAM BY STOMPING THEM.

7 CATAPULT VOLLEYBALL TEAM MEMBERS USE TOWELS OR SHEETS TO CATCH AND TOSS THE BALL FROM ONE SIDE OF THE NET TO ANOTHER. THIS MAY ALSO BE DONE WITH WATER BALLOONS. IT S AN INTERESTING AND FAMILIAR VARIATION TO A GAME WE RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH. MINEFIELD IT S A RELAY GAME WHERE A FIELD IS COVERED WITH OBJECTS THAT REPRESENT MINES. CONTESTANTS ARE BLINDFOLDED AND INSTRUCTED HOW TO GO THROUGH THE MINEFIELD AVOIDING AT THE SAME TIME TO STEP ON THE MINE. PENALTY POINTS ARE GIVEN FOR EACH MINE HAVING BEEN STEPPED ON. SKI RELAY AFTER THE DIVISION OF THE GROUP EACH FIVE MEMBERS OF THE TEAM STAND ASIDE ONE LARGE SET OF SKI S AND ATTEMPT TO COMPLETE THE RACE BY MOVING IN UNISON. WATER BALLOON TRAIN RACE THE TEAM WILL LINE UP AND A BALLOON WILL BE PLACED BETWEEN EACH TEAM MEMBER. THE TEAMS WILL THEN RACE TO THE FINISH LINE WHILE MAKING SURE THEY KEEP THE BALLOON IN PLACE AT THE SAME TIME. PLAYER S HANDS WILL NEED TO BE KEPT IN THE AIR AT ALL TIMES.

SPIDER WEB GAME THE TEAMS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO, THE MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO BUILD A SPIDER WEB THAT CAN BE USED TO PROTECT TO THE OBJECT FROM GOING THROUGH IT.

8 SPIDER WEB GAME THE TEAMS ARE DIVIDED INTO TWO, THE MAIN OBJECTIVE IS TO BUILD A SPIDER WEB THAT CAN BE USED TO PROTECT TO THE OBJECT FROM GOING THROUGH IT. THE OTHER TEAM TRIES TO SHOOT THE BALL FROM IT. TUG OF WAR PHYSICALLY FUN AND DEMANDING COMPETITIVE TEAM ACTIVITY. SEVERAL TEAM MATES WILL PULL AGAINST EACH OTHER REQUIRING COMMUNICATION AND TACTICS AS WELL AS STRENGTH TO WIN THE OPPONENT. BALL RACE PEOPLE ARE DIVIDED INTO TEAMS, FORMING LINES. THE FIRST MEMBER OF EACH TEAM IN LINE STARTS HOLDING A BALL BETWEEN THE KNEES. ON THE SIGNAL SOUND THEY MOVE TO THE FINISHING LINE AND BACK WHERE THEY PASS THE BALL TO THE NEXT PERSON. BUCKET ON A POLE THE TEAM HAS TO PUT A BUCKET OF WATER ON TOP OF A 6 HIGH POLE USING ONLY ROPES AND WITHOUT GOING UP CLOSE.

MASCOT RACE THE TEAM IS GIVEN MASCOT ( A PANDA, MINION OR BUNNY) ON THE WHISTLE, A TEAM MEMBER PUTS ON THE MASCOT SUIT, GOES THROUGH AN OBSTACLE COURSE AND BACK. THE TEAM THAT FINISHES FIRST WINS.

9 MASCOT RACE THE TEAM IS GIVEN MASCOT ( A PANDA, MINION OR BUNNY) ON THE WHISTLE, A TEAM MEMBER PUTS ON THE MASCOT SUIT, GOES THROUGH AN OBSTACLE COURSE AND BACK. THE TEAM THAT FINISHES FIRST WINS. TURN AROUND THE CLOCK THIS IS WHERE A TEAM MEMBER HAS TO HAVE BALL ON THEIR HAND AND HAVE TO RUN TO THE FLAG WHICH IS PLACED 10M / 20M IN FRONT OF THEM REACHING THE FLAG THEY HAVE TO TURN AROUND THE FLAG 10X THEN THEY NEED TO GO BACK. JAIL BREAK THIS IS WHERE TEAMS ARE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS AND ARE SECURED IN AROUND CHAIR CHAIN WITH PADLOCK, THEY ARE NEEDED TO WORK TOGETHER AND COME UP WITH IDEAS ON HOW THEY WILL GET KEYS TO OPEN THE PADLOCK WITHOUT GOING A STEPPING OUT OF THE CHAIN. BUILDING CRANE TEAM MEMBERS NEED TO WORK TOGETHER TO USE A CRANE BY LIFTING BLOCKS TO BUILD A TOWER WITHOUT DROPPING BLOCKS. EACH MEMBER HAS TO GIVE THE SUPPORT FOR THE WORK REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE.

Title: Moving and Learning Together: Using cooperative activities to enhance student engagement, creativity and strategy

Title: Moving and Learning Together: Using cooperative activities to enhance student engagement, creativity and strategy Presenter: Amy Fuller Belding, Pella Middle School, Pella, Iowa Pella Middle School