Table of Contents for
Community-Building Activities in the Classroom
INTRODUCTION
BEFORE CLASS
BEGINNING OF CLASS
GREETINGS
1. “I’M GLAD YOU ARE HERE”
2. “I AM GLAD YOU ARE HERE” 2
3. “GIVE ME FIVE”
4. “GIVE ME FIVE” 2
5. BONJOUR
6. OLA
7. ROLL THE BALL
8. TOSS THE BALL
9. TWO BALLS
10. THREE BALLS
11. UMBRELLA
12. WEB
13. WEB 2
14. WEB 3
15. MR. AND MS.
16. HUG
17. LINE UP
18. SHAKE HANDS
19. “SING IT: SHAKE A FRIEND'S HAND”
20. INITIALS
21. HOT POTATO
22. FIVE HIGH LOW
23. PEACE PIPE
24. NAME CHANT
25. ZIP ZAP
26. TIME IT
27. NAME QUIZ
28. CLASS PICTURE
29. VOICE SOUNDS
30. GIVE A GIFT
31. ORIENTAL GREETING
32. SPIN THE BOTTLE
33. ALLITERATION
34. NAME STORY
35. FAMILY NAME
36. GUESSING GAME
37. LETS PRETEND
38. NICKNAMES AND PET NAMES
39. NAME TO A BEAT
40. ITS YOUR TURN
41. RENAMED
42. CHESHIRE CAT
43. SKIP GREETING
44. FAVORITE SPORT
GREETINGS FOR LARGE CLASSES
1. SHAKE HANDS
2. IN FRONT AND BEHIND
3. LEFT AND RIGHT
4. GREET THREE
5. EYES HAVE IT
6. BIRTH MONTH
7. BIRTH ORDER
8. HOW MANY?
9. AN UNKNOWN
10. MULTI-CULTURAL GREETING
11. SAME LETTER
12. PAIR AND SHARE
13. INTERVIEW
COMMUNITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES
1. PARTNER DRAWING
2. WELCOME BAG
3. WHO AM I?
4. PHOTO SHARE
5. SELF PORTRAIT
6. GROUP PHOTO
7. LICENSE PLATE
8. MERRY MEETING BAY
9. INTERROGATIONS - 10 QUESTIONS
10. WHO AM I?
11. THE PROFOUND
12. I NEVER
13. SELF COLLAGE
14. WE'RE ALIKE
15. ANSWER THE QUESTION
16. WHOPPERS
17. LISTENING TEST
18. TEMPERATURE
19. UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE
20. GROUP STORY
21. TRUE OR FALSE
22. MESSAGES
23. BIRTHDAYS
24. MAIL BOX
25. NEWS
26. COMPLAINTS
27. CLASS VIDEO OR PHOTO HISTORY
28. HOW MANY F'S?
29. LINE UP
30. THANKSGIVING YARN SHARING
31. STUDENT OF THE DAY
32. SHARING DICE
33. NAME SCRAMBLE
34. NEW FRIENDS
35. TOILET PAPER INTRODUCTIONS
36. RECOGNIZING NONVERBAL
37. FAVORITE STUFFED ANIMAL
38. POSTER
39. RIDDLES
40. GOAL SETTING
41. HATS
42. FAVORITE THING
43. INTERVIEW
44. SCAVENGER HUNT
45. WHO CAN DO IT?
46. HERO
47. VENN DIAGRAMS
48. COMMON GROUND
49. BIRTHDAY GUESS
50. SECRETS
51. AWARENESS GAME
52. BODY GAME
53. CARE PARTNERS
54. DEAR ABBY
55. FACE TO FACE
56. SPORT
57. ENCOURAGE OR CRITICIZE
58. WHO DID IT?
59. FRAGILE FRIENDSHIPS
60. FRIENDSHIP NOTES
61. GIVE AND GET GAME
62. GREAT ONE
COMPLIMENT ACTIVITIES
63. ACROSTIC
64. GIFT GIVING
65. GOOD THING LETTERS
66. CAR WASH
67. VALENTINES
68. STRENGTH VOTING
69. CIRCLE APPRECIATION
70. PRETZELS
71. SPIN THE BOTTLE
72. COMPLIMENT BOOK
73. COMPLIMENTS
74. SECRET FRIEND
75. COMPLIMENT TIME
76. COMPLIMENT CAPE
77. ENCOURAGEMENT BEANS
78. COMPLIMENT CONTEST
79. COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS
80. STRENGTHS
81. LOOK TO THE FUTURE
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