Team Building Activities

Human Sandwiches

Divide the group into smaller groups of people.
Assign each group a component of a sandwich. For example: bread, meat, cheese, condiments, etc.
Within each smaller group, let each person decide more specifically what they want to be within their sandwich component. For example: in the meat category you might have five people who will then [...]

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Hearing and Seeing

Introduction
An exercise designed to consider how much we really see of another person or hear from them and how much we are influenced by our own preconceptions and preoccupations.
Process
1. Do not alert people at the start to the nature of the exercise or they will not behave in a natural way.
2. Ask people to [...]

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I’m a…

Objective
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Ask participants to complete this sentence: I am a(n) _______________ .
After they have done this, ask them to complete the same sentence 10 different ways.
Ask each person to place his or her list (written side down) on a table and pick up some else’s.
Debrief by [...]

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Move to the Spot

Aims
Introductory Movement Awareness Relaxation
Learning to follow simple instructions, movement, warm-up
Materials
Large, empty room or space
Procedure
The team Leader says: “Find a place to stand by yourself. Now look at and concentrate on a fixed spot on the floor, somewhere across the room. Now, move to that spot in a straight line pacingĀ  yourself so as not [...]

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Mrs O’Grady Game

Who
Small Group
Where
Inside or outside in roomy area
Aids/Equipment
None
Objectives
To assess social skills, ability to communicate, willingness to participate
To encourage group bonding, relax with each other
Leaders Hints
Observe who is enthusiastic, imaginative with suggestions
Observe who seems confident, shows group spirit, who becomes competitive.

Instructions
1. The group stands in a circle and tells the story of Mrs O’Grady and accompanies [...]

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