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 15 Time Needed: 15 to 20 minutes Goal: To promote group cohesion and cooperation Audience: Parents, Teens, Children Special Considerations: This activity involves a great deal of physical contact with other group members. Make sure it is appropriate for your particular group. With two facilitators, one is in charge of the […]
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: 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 25 Time Needed: 11 to 20 minutes Goal: Encourage group cohesion and address the difficulty of multitasking Audience: Couples, Teens, Parents, Children, Singles Special Considerations: Great energizer, works really well with teens Resources Needed: Two regular playground-type balls or two foam balls Step-by-Step Instructions Select one or two people in the […]
Group Size: 10 or more (depends on space available) Time Needed: 10 to 15 minutes Goal: To help group get to know each other (great for first day introductions!) Audience: Couples, Singles, Parents, Teens, Children Special Considerations: Consider the education levels of your group members before you pick this activity. This activity is very loud. […]
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: 11 to 50 Time Needed: 15 to 20 minutes, depending on size of group Goal: To help participants get acquainted and have fun Audience: Couples, Teens, Parents, Children Special Considerations: Choose couples that will be recognizable to your audience; be sensitive to age, ethnicity, generation, etc. Co-facilitators can play the game with the […]
Group Size: 1 to 25 Time Needed: 10 minutes Goal: To help participants get to know each other Audience: Parents, Couples, Teens, Singles, Children Special Considerations: None Resources Needed: Play Dough Step-by-Step Instructions Before class, place a large ball of play dough (in a baggie) in front of each seat. You can usually divide one […]
Group Size: 1 to 50+ Time Needed: 10 minutes Goal: To help participants get to know each other Audience: Parents, Couples, Teens, Children, Singles Special Considerations: It is very important to keep participants focused on describing positive things about themselves. You will need a lot of table space. With two facilitators, one can walk around […]