1. TEAMBUILDING ACTIVITIES THAT
BRING THE
“FUN” TO MEETINGS
ACSA Region 7 Conference
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Dr. Lisa Gonzales – State ACSA
2. Agenda
OUTCOMES:
* Experience new activities to be used with
teams at school/district/parents/students
* Add more pizzazz to meetings and
improve work quality and communication
WHO’S IN THE ROOM?
STAND UP, SIT DOWN…
3. M&M GAME
Communication styles
# of people
10 minutes
Prep: 15 minutes
Materials needed? Small M&M
packages (one/person)
4. M&M GAME
Instructions:
For each piece of M&M candy they took, they will
have to answer a question, depending on its
color.
Red candy: favorite hobbies
Green candy: favorite foods
Yellow candy: favorite movies
Orange candy: favorite places to travel
Brown candy: most memorable or
embarrassing moments
Blue candy: wild cards (they can share
anything they choose)
5. Teambuilding
Teams of 5-6 (15-60 people)
20-30 minutes
Prep: 10 minutes
Large space, high energy!
Materials needed? Instruction sheet
GROUP PURSUIT
6. Instructions:
Review member rights
Split into teams
Each team receives one instruction
sheet
10 minutes to collect 100 points
GO!
GROUP PURSUIT
7. LIFE WITH THE WRIGHT
FAMILY
Communication, following directions,
listening
Large group (100) to small groups(10)
5 minutes
Prep – none!
Need a writing utensil
9. EGG DROP
Teambuilding
Small teams to large groups – 5 max
20-30 minutes
Prep – 10 minutes
Supplies – raw eggs, rolls of tape, 10
sheets of paper
Fun!
10. EGG DROP
Instructions:
Each group has 8 minutes to find way
to get the raw egg safely from being
held atop a chair to the group w/o
breaking using only the tape and 10
sheets of paper provided.
11. ZOOM!
• Teambuilding, fun, problem solving
• Large group (100+) or small (20)
•7-10 minutes
•Prep – none!
•Space to stand in a large circle
•Can only say Zoom! No other talking
12. GREEN VEGGIES
Teambuilding, pizzazz at start of meeting
Small teams to large groups – 4 max
10 minutes
Prep – none!
Supplies – timer
Fun!
13. GREEN VEGGIES
Each person, working individually, has 1
minute to write down as many green
veggies as possible.
Pair up with one other person – 2
minutes to get as many as possible.
Teams of 4 – which can get the most in 2
minutes?
Debrief – which was more effective?
14. TALK A MILE A MINUTE
Communication, fun
Large group (100+) or small (10)
Need to have a partners – 2’s best
Prep – ppt with pictures (google images)
Need projector, space to pair up
15. DIRECTIONS:
TALK A MILE A MINUTE
GOAL: Get your partner to say the word, item,
picture, or whatever it is that is seen
Talker can say anything but…
• Words in a title
• “Sounds like” or “rhymes with”
May skip one and come back
Team raises hands when finished