Regardless of what children will do when they become adults, it is vital that they learn how to be an effective part of a team. This is why so many parents encourage their children to participate in sports – but sports aren’t the only way tot build team skills in children. There are also a variety of activities and games, which are not sports related, that can be participated in to build team skills.
Team Building – Tell Three Things
Have each student write down three things about themselves. Two of the things must be true, and one must be untrue. Have each student read their list out loud to the rest of the class, and allow the other students to guess which item on the list is untrue. This is a great way to get to know each other. Make sure that for team building purposes, you allow students to discuss the possibilities among themselves.
Also consider breaking the class or team into smaller teams to compete against each other for points. This is a great way to get students to work together as a team – especially when there is some type of prize or privilege for the winning team to share at the end.
Team Building with Group Stories
Group stories are a great deal of fun, and they combine imaginations. One student or the teacher begins the story, and then the story is passed from one student to another until each student has participated and the story has an end. The story can be verbal or written.
It is also a good idea to have a predetermined beginning and end to the story for the children to work with. For example, you can let the class know that they are going to make up a story about a boy named Jack. The story will begin with Jack at home, in his bedroom, and it will end with Jack sitting in the office of the Chief of Police.
Likenesses and Differences
On the chalkboard, write down some characteristics that students may have. These can be character traits or physical traits. One at a time, each student should approach the board and add their name under the characteristic that matches them. You can also have each student list three characteristics about themselves and see if other students share these characteristics.
Another way that this activity can be done is to have people list only those characteristics that they think match the characteristics of someone else in the class, and then to list characteristics that are unique to them separately.
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