Teambuilding & Communication
Back-to-Back Drawing – Divide your group into pairs, and have each pair sit on the floor back to back. Give one person in each pair a picture of a shape, and give the other person a pencil and pad of paper.Ask the people holding the pictures to give verbal instructions to their partners on how to draw the shape – without actually telling the partners what the shape is. After they've finished, ask each pair to compare their original shape with the actual drawing, and consider the following questions:
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Draw the Shape Activity - Similar to the above activity, have all different shapes and combination of shapes drawn out ahead of time on separate powerpoint or smart notebook slides. This time, divide groups into triads: (1) Talker, (2) Drawer, and (3) Beeper. Have students set up like the diagram below. Check out the rest of the directions HERE.
- How well did the first person describe the shape?
- How well did the second person interpret the instructions?
- Were there problems with both the sending and receiving parts of the communication process?
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Draw the Shape Activity - Similar to the above activity, have all different shapes and combination of shapes drawn out ahead of time on separate powerpoint or smart notebook slides. This time, divide groups into triads: (1) Talker, (2) Drawer, and (3) Beeper. Have students set up like the diagram below. Check out the rest of the directions HERE.
What other fun teambuilders do you do to help students build their communication and teamwork skills? Comment below! Maybe one day I'll reward people for commenting. ;)