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Team Building Activities and Icebreaker Cards

Team Building Activities and Icebreaker Cards
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Description

Kickstart the school year with Team Building Activities and Icebreaker Cards, designed to help students connect, collaborate, and build friendships. This engaging set includes a variety of fun challenges, problem-solving tasks, and communication activities that promote teamwork and a positive classroom environment. Ideal for the first few weeks of school, these activities 

Suitable for
  • Relief Teachers
Lesson Structure
  • Rotations / Group Work
  • Class Activity
Curriculum Codes

AC9HP6P05 9

Describe and implement strategies to value diversity in their communities

AC9HP6P04 9

Describe and demonstrate how respect and empathy can be expressed to positively influence relationships

AC9HP6P03 9

Investigate how the portrayal of societal roles and responsibilities can be influenced by gender stereotypes

AC9HP4P06 9

Explain how and why emotional responses can vary and practise strategies to manage their emotions

AC9HP4P05 9

Describe how valuing diversity influences wellbeing and identify actions that promote inclusion in their communities

AC9HP4P03 9

Describe how choices and actions can be influenced by stereotypes

AC9HP2P05 9

Identify and demonstrate protective behaviours and help-seeking strategies they can use to help them and others stay safe

AC9HP2P04 9

Practise strategies they can use when they need to seek, give or deny permission respectfully

AC9HPFP03 9

Express and describe emotions they experience

ACPPS018 8.4

Recognise situations and opportunities to promote health, safety and wellbeing

ACPPS017 8.4

Practise strategies they can use when they feel uncomfortable, unsafe or need help with a task, problem or situation

ACPPS037 8.4

Describe how respect, empathy and valuing diversity can positively influence relationships

ACPPS005 8.4

Identify and describe emotional responses people may experience in different situations

ACPPS038 8.4

Investigate how emotional responses vary in depth and strength

ACPPS057 8.4

Recognise how media and important people in the community influence personal attitudes, beliefs, decisions and behaviours

VCHPEP074

Recognise situations and opportunities to promote their own health, safety and wellbeing

VCHPEP073

Practise strategies they can use when they need help with a task, problem or situation at home and/or at school

VCHPEP092

Describe factors that can positively influence relationships and personal wellbeing

VCHPEP061

Identify and describe emotional responses people may experience in different situations

VCHPEP093

Investigate how emotional responses vary in family situations and in friendship groups

VCHPEP111

Recognise how media and important people in the community influence personal attitudes, beliefs, decisions and behaviours

PD1-7 old

Explores actions that help make home and school healthy, safe and physically active spaces

PD3-9 old

Applies and adapts self- management skills to respond to personal and group situations

PD3-8 old

Creates and participates in physical activities to promote healthy and active lifestyles

PD3-7 old

Proposes and implements actions and protective strategies that promote health, safety, wellbeing and physically active spaces

PD3-6 old

Distinguishes contextual factors that influence health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity which are controllable and uncontrollable

PD3-2 old

Investigates information, community resources and strategies to demonstrate resilience and seek help for themselves and others

PD2-10 old

Demonstrates a range of interpersonal skills that build and enhance relationships and promote inclusion in various situations

PD2-9 old

Demonstrates self- management skills to respond to their own and others’ actions

PD2-3 old

Explains how empathy, inclusion and respect can positively influence relationships

PD2-2 old

Explains and uses strategies to develop resilience and to make them feel comfortable and safe

PD2-1 old

Explores strategies to manage physical, social and emotional change

PDe-2 old

Identifies people and demonstrates protective strategies that help keep themselves healthy, resilient and safe

PDe-3 old

Communicates ways to be caring, inclusive and respectful of others

PDe-9 old

Practises self-management skills in familiar and unfamiliar scenarios

PDe-10 old

Uses interpersonal skills to effectively interact with others

PD1-10 old

Describes and practises interpersonal skills to promote inclusion to make themselves and others feel they belong

PD1-9 old

Demonstrates self- management skills in taking responsibility for their own actions

PD1-8 old

Participates in a range of opportunities that promote physical activity

PD3-10 old

Selects and uses interpersonal skills to interact respectfully with others to promote inclusion and build connections

PD1-2 old

Recognises and describes strategies people can use to feel comfortable, resilient and safe in situations

PD1-6 old

Understands contextual factors that influence themselves and others’ health, safety, wellbeing and participation in physical activity

Differentiation

Modifications

•    Provide visual prompts or simplified instructions for younger students.
•    Allow verbal participation instead of written responses for students who need additional support.
•    Use small-group variations to accommodate different classroom sizes and student needs.

EXTENSIONS

•    Encourage students to reflect on each activity by writing about what they learned.
•    Use these activities throughout the year to reinforce collaboration and social skills.
•    Turn select challenges into ongoing class competitions or leadership-building exercises.

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