Community builder activities

First day of school activities and ideas especially for upper elementary third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade students.

Paper Bag Dramatics: A fun activity for Team Building and Developing Community. Here's an idea that can be used just about anywhere at any time. It encourages groups to solve problems, think creatively, and work as a team.

Try this fresh get to know you activity for back to school, called "Who's In Your Circles?" Gets students up and moving to find out common interests they share with each other. (Blog post from The Thinker Builder)

Here are 10 social distancing and virtual classroom-friendly ice breakers that will help you and your students get to know each other

Three quick team building activities to help build your classroom or school community from the 2 Peas and a Dog blog.

Whether you're looking for a first day ice breaker or games to play at a back to school bash, this list has something for everyone!

Check out these great ideas for helping your students feel like part of a classroom community during distance learning & social distancing.

Hi there! Building a classroom community where students recognize each others strengths, support each other, and feel appreciated as individuals is what every teacher strives for. I have a quick activity today to help build this environment in your own class. The best part is, it takes less than a minute and has a huge impact! Note, you may have to model it the first time, maybe with another teacher, assistant, or volunteer. Choose one student to sit in the "hot seat". You can have your…

The 9 fun and low prep classroom team building games are the perfect addition to your class and will have your students asking for more!

Community Helper Anchor Chart: The idea of teaching health needs to start early. By teaching students how to be community members you are teaching them some of the most basic health skills.