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Team Building, Ice Breakers, and Get to Know You Activities

To teach children, we need to build relationships with them. 

To work comfortably with each other, they need to build relationships with each other. 

Team Building, Ice Breakers, and Get to Know You Activities: Here are some suggestions for building relationships.

So how can we build relationships?

Whether school is starting soon, or not for a while, these things are important:

  • Building bonds of trust with your students.
  • Helping students build bonds with each other.
  • Get to know the student's academic abilities,
  • Help the children get to know your expectations and procedures. 
This post suggests some team-building and getting-to-know-you activities. These activities will also help you get to know your students while showing your expectations as well!
 
Here's one way to get them comfortable with you and with
each other:

Team Building, Ice Breakers, and Get to Know You Activities: Here are some suggestions for building relationships.

Morning Meetings are a great way to start the day! I like to start with some sort of greeting. These Morning Meeting Greeting Activities come with a fun question for every single day, a nice picture and the same writing prompt.


Team Building, Ice Breakers, and Get to Know You Activities: Here are some suggestions for building relationships.


This "Get to Know You" Game is a perfect way to begin reading groups, centers, or just have fun. The cards can be shared at morning meeting, or used with the included Board Game.

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This resource has a collection of games and activities for building classroom community. These are perfect for morning meetings!  60 Team Building Games and Activities to Build Classroom Community
 
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Team Building, Ice Breakers, and Get to Know You Activities: Here are some suggestions for building relationships.


Back to School Team Builders, Ice Breakers, and Get to Know You Activities! This collection has everything you'll need to get to know your students and get them feeling comfortable with each other! Once you've got them feeling safe and comfortable with each other, then the REAL learning can begin!

I'm sure you'll find ways to build relationships with your students. 

What's your plan?

Team Building, Ice Breakers, and Get to Know You Activities: Here are some suggestions for building relationships.

25 Alternatives to Handshakes

I always took pride in teaching my students the proper way to complete a handshake. After all, shaking hands is a life skill, isn't it? Well, maybe not any more! But we still need to greet each other!
25 Alternatives to Handshakes: Greeting classmates is an important part of bonding as a class and building relationships.
Building community in the classroom involves interactions.
 
Children (and adults) need to greet each other each day. The skill of positive interactions is one I am proud to teach because it is one they will need for the rest of their lives.

I think we can agree, handshakes are questionable with today's health challenges. But there are parts to the handshake that have value: a moment of "connection," eye contact, a greeting, and a respect for the other person.

I've come up with a list of 25 different greetings that students can do as part of a morning greeting, and end of school meeting, or simply saying hello to their teacher in the morning. Plus, they can be done in online meetings as well!

Here they are:

#1: Give the peace sign!

#2: Give each other heart hands!

#3: Give air hugs! 

25 Alternatives to Handshakes: Greeting classmates is an important part of bonding as a class and building relationships.
#4: Share a squirt of hand sanitizer!

#5: Wave!

25 Alternatives to Handshakes: Greeting classmates is an important part of bonding as a class and building relationships.


 

#6: Smile with your eyes!

#7: Jazz hands!

25 Alternatives to Handshakes: Greeting classmates is an important part of bonding as a class and building relationships.
 #8: Give each other a salute!

#9: Do a "One Second" Dance!

25 Alternatives to Handshakes: Greeting classmates is an important part of bonding as a class and building relationships.

#10: Raise your eyebrows!

#11: Throw your hands in the air!
25 Alternatives to Handshakes: Greeting classmates is an important part of bonding as a class and building relationships.

#12: Do two claps!

#13: Do a fist pump!

25 Alternatives to Handshakes: Greeting classmates is an important part of bonding as a class and building relationships.
#14: Give the "Sup" nod!

#15: Give a thumbs up!

25 Alternatives to Handshakes: Greeting classmates is an important part of bonding as a class and building relationships.

#16: Blow air kisses!

#17: Jump for joy!

25 Alternatives to Handshakes: Greeting classmates is an important part of bonding as a class and building relationships.

#18: Give "air" high fives!

#19: Give the "Live Long and Prosper" signal from Star Trek!

25 Alternatives to Handshakes: Greeting classmates is an important part of bonding as a class and building relationships.
#20: Place your hand on your heart!

#21: Namaste! 

 
25 Alternatives to Handshakes: Greeting classmates is an important part of bonding as a class and building relationships.

#22: Bow to each other!

#23: Wink at each other!

#24: Give each other the home alone face!
25 Alternatives to Handshakes: Greeting classmates is an important part of bonding as a class and building relationships.

 and #25: Have your class make up your own greeting!

Well there, now you have 25 ways to start or end your day that can be used in a socially distant classroom or during remote learning!

Here are some other ways to build community and team work in the classroom:


25 Alternatives to Handshakes: Greeting classmates is an important part of bonding as a class and building relationships.
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