Category Archives: Team Building Tuesday

TANKS AND COMMANDERS

You will start this team and trust building exercise by splitting the group into groups of two. Students’ pair up and decide who will be a “TANK” and who will be a “COMMANDER.” The “TANK” puts on a blindfold. The “COMMANDER” stays with the “TANK” but only gives verbal directions so the “TANK” can find the sockContinueContinue reading “TANKS AND COMMANDERS”

OCTOPUS

Octopus is a legendary children’s game that I have played with groups of all ages. This game is also known as “Sharks and Minnows.” You set the room up with boundaries with “safe zones” at each end. Your playing area will be set up like a football field. Choose a person to be the “OCTOPUS.”ContinueContinue reading “OCTOPUS”

HUMAN WHEEL BARREL RACES

Hello Summer from WhoopWhoopBlog! We have been on a short hiatus, but we are back. We will be featuring a lot of games and fun for the summertime, as well as our other daily themed topics. Enjoy! HUMAN ENGINEERING This is a hilarious, NO PROP, activity that works well in dead spaces in your schedule. TellContinueContinue reading “HUMAN WHEEL BARREL RACES”

DUCK. DUCK. GOOSE.

In this game, students sit down in a circle on a dot/carpet square facing each other. One person is “IT” and walks around the circle. As they walk around, they tap people’s heads and say whether they are a “duck” or a “goose.” Once someone is the “goose” they get up and try to chaseContinueContinue reading “DUCK. DUCK. GOOSE.”

MUSICAL DOTS

The number of persons who will play the game are counted. Dots/carpet squares, one less than the number of players, are arranged in a circle. One person, apart from those playing the game, stands at the music system. He/ she plays and abruptly stops the music anytime. The players start walking around the dots whenContinueContinue reading “MUSICAL DOTS”

FRUIT BASKET TURNOVER

Are you ready for an oldie but goodie part game? Everyone stands on a dot/carpet square facing in a circle except one player; that one is in the middle. Go around the circle and give everyone 1 of 3 fruit names (or 4 or 5 – depending on how many are playing and don’t forgetContinueContinue reading “FRUIT BASKET TURNOVER”

DOT TAG

This is a tag game where dots/carpet squares are “safe zones.” When a student is on a “safe zone” they can’t be tagged. Randomly place the dots around your room and have students stand on a dot. Students can only stay on a dot for 3 seconds Students cannot return to the same dot OnceContinueContinue reading “DOT TAG”

STUDENT LEADERSHIP BOOKLIST

I have been blessed to work with junior high and senior high students for nearly 20 years now, as a student pastor, student speaker, director of eight junior high camps and worked in the public school system for seven years. I was honored to be able to run student leadership teams in a public Junior High School.ContinueContinue reading “STUDENT LEADERSHIP BOOKLIST”