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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”

WHO ARE YOU?

Pop quiz time! WHO ARE YOU? This is a fun activity to learn your group a little bit better. Pass out a brown paper bag to each participant. (An index card or any type of paper will work.) I tell the group that we are having a pop quiz and that they have 10 seconds toContinueContinue reading “WHO ARE YOU?”

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”