Grab Bag Activites
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The activities are in three, general categories:
Put it up for a group vote, dealer's choice, or pick at random within the category! If the activity needs materials please contact us at XBlock@spyponders.com by the Monday before.
Send us an email at Xblock@spyponders.com letting us know who you are, what activity you did and how it went.
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Simple twist on a team-building game, this asks students to strike a balance between taking charge, speaking, and listening , ultimately relying on each other to accomplish a very simple goal: counting to 25. Participants will be frustrated and share a sense of accomplishment once they figure out the trick.
This game will have everyone throwing around a beach ball that has random questions written all over it. Answering these questions in rapid succession gives the group a little more insight on everyone.
This is designed to help group members learn one another’s names. A fun, tongue-twisting game.
This is a fun pantomime activity that encourages students to work together and to get to know each other a bit better.
This is a high-energy activity that will get groups moving around. Participants will compete to see who can complete a list of tasks first. A great activity to help participants feel more comfortable in a new group.
This activity will get students up and moving around, piecing together simple puzzles. This is also a good activity for breaking into small activity groups.
In a fun twist on a name game, this snake/centipede game asks students to share some basic facts about themselves with the group, while remembering the order in which the group learned these facts. It’s the ultimate game of telephone, many times over (all at the same time). This game is tons of fun.
Play the game, do the activity! Done earl and not sure what to do? Try changing the rules or brainstorm an activity to add.
This game involves everyone wearing a label (celebrity name, event, even a common noun) that they can't see. Everyone then needs to ask others questions about "themselves" in order to guess who they are.
Each person tells the group two true things about themselves...and one plausible lie. The group guesses which "fact" is false in this getting to know you game.
Stress Relief Activities:
Advisees and advisors will all be working on a coloring activity at the same time, sharing an experience. Fun and easy way to share ideas and “finished product” on a neutral topic in a relaxing and stress reducing activity.
Participants will relax, work on a brainteaser, and hopefully enjoy each other’s company.
Participants will learn about meditation and what it can do for the body to help reduce stress. A video will lead participants through a meditation exercise.
Advisees and advisors will all be working on their creations at the same time, sharing an experience. Fun and easy way to share ideas and “finished product” on a neutral topic in a relaxing and stress reducing activity.
For those groups who really want to learn how to calm their minds through the body, this activity offers a handful of short, easy-to-follow instructional videos.
Participants will relax, work on solving a maze, and hopefully enjoy each other’s company.
Lets participants literally throw their cares away while learning what different things are causing us all stress.
Participants will learn how to use deep breathing to trigger the relaxation response during times of stress. A video will lead participants through a series of slow breaths. Dim the lights and prepare to relax!
Simply Fun & Games:
As the name suggests, these activities are here for everyone to just have fun together. You can decide to play them within your room or invite another homeroom in for the challenge!
Totally silly take on Rock, Paper, Scissors. High-energy and fast-paced.
Totally silly take on Rock, Paper, Scissors. High-energy and fast-paced.
Playing the classic Scattergories game with categories the group comes up with.
Playing the classic Scattergories game with categories the group comes up with.
A fast-paced, high-energy version of a classic that gets the whole group involved at once.
This is a fun pantomime activity that encourages students to work together and to get to know each other a bit better.