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 Icebreakers, Teambuilding, and Conflict Resolution Videos

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Icebreaker and teambuilding activities are a great way to start off the year with new students. The small investment of time that these activities take is returned exponentially. Benefits include:
  • Creation of a warm social climate
  • Students and teachers learn each other's names quicker
  • Improved social skills
  • Higher participation levels
  • Greater student enjoyment 
  • Decrease in off task behaviors

​​​All of the activities on this page come from the "Ice Breakers & Openers CD-ROM of The Inspire! ​Youth Series" from Learning Support
​which graciously allowed this site to share their content free of charge.
  • 5 Team Building and Icebreaker Activities to Start the School Year
  • Breakout EDU
  • Drama Games for Kids​​
  • DramaNotebook
  • ​Icebreaker Questions to Get your Conversations Going​
  • #Physed Team Building Adventure Ed Challenges
  • ​Smart Skills TV
  • ​​Teampedia
  • Teaching Team Building is Easy as 1-2-3…4!​
  • Facilitating Discussions and Debriefs​​
  • Strategies for Learning Names

Conflict Resolution - Instructions (PDF)
Icebreakers and Name Games - Instructions (PDF)
Teambuilding Activities - Instructions (PDF)

Icebreakers
Name Games
 
Conflict Resolution
Teambuilding

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