Group Size: 1 to 50+ Time Needed: 10 minutes Goal: To make introductions Audience: Parents, Couples, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: None Resources Needed: Paper and pen/pencil for each participant, small prize for winner Step-by-Step Instructions Prior to class, come up with some questions you wouldn’t mind answering about yourself in front of your participants. […]
Group Size: 26 to 51+ Time Needed: 10 to 30 minutes, depending on size of group Goal: discuss leadership and taking risks, facilitate group bonding Audience: Couples, Parents, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: It is extremely important that you go into this activity with confidence that it will happen, even if you have to sing […]
Group Size: 26 to 50 Time Needed: 11 to 20 minutes Goal: Examine leadership and communication within a group while building group cohesion and having fun Audience: Couples, Teens, Parents, Children, Singles Special Considerations: None Resources Needed: You may want to plant a few items around your classroom for participants to find. Step-by-Step Instructions Divide […]
Group Size: 1 to 50 Time Needed: 15 to 20 minutes Goal: To encourage group cohesion and cooperation Audience: Couples, Parents, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: For a variation of this activity, give the groups different sizes of vinyl to illustrate how resources (or lack of) can effect how easily a problem is solved. Resources […]
Group Size: 11 to 50 Time Needed: 10 to 30 minutes, depending on size of group Goal: To develop group cohesion and bonding Audience: Couples, Parents, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: If people have painful childhood memories this activity may cause old wounds to resurface. Encourage participants to demonstrate utmost sensitivity and empathy towards each […]
Group Size: 15 to 60 Time Needed: 11 to 20 minutes Goal: Encourage group cohesion in a fun and informative way Audience: Couples, Teens, Parents, Singles Special Considerations: None Resources Needed: Flip chart or paper, markers or pen/pencil Step-by-Step Instructions Assign three corners of the room for different categories of birth order. For example, one […]
Group Size: 11 to 50 Time Needed: 10 to 20 minutes depending on size of group Goal: To get to know each other Audience: Couples, Children, Teens, Parents Special Considerations: This activity can get loud depending on the size of the group. Resources Needed: Name tags, Markers Step-by-Step Instructions As each participant registers for class, […]
Group Size: 3 to 20 Time Needed: 15 to 30 minutes depending on group size Goal: To provide a creative icebreaker for the class Audience: Couples, Parents, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: None Resources Needed: One large bowl, Strips of paper, Bag of candy Step-by-Step Instructions Before class, fill a bowl with a number of […]
Group Size: 1 to 50+ Time Needed: 15 minutes Goal: To allow participants to get to know each other Audience: Couples, Parents, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: None Resources Needed: One deck of cards Step-by-Step Instructions Have each member of the class draw a card from the deck. Each participant has to tell as many […]
Group Size: 4 to 50+ (a minimum of four people is needed) Time Needed: 20 minutes Goal: To learn about the group's shared beliefs and values Audience: Couples, Parents, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: Close this activity out with a positive note regarding your class’ similarities. Resources Needed: Paper, Pen/pencil Step-by-Step Instructions Break group into […]