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Why teambuilding?



One of the most essential ingredients for a successful
international meeting of young people is the team
spirit. Communication, Cooperation and commitment
depend on how save the participants feel in the group,
how they perceive their environment, whether they
feel accepted and included. Usually trust is built over
long time but short and active team building activities
can support the creation of a trustworthy and
comfortable learning atmosphere. Teambuilding
activities do not necessarily serve a pedagogical
purpose on first sight but they seem to be fun and
active. Nevertheless they have influence on




morale and leadership skills
boost on creativity
processes and procedures
productivity
motivation
group dynamics
problem solving




Glossar







1) Get it down
2) Living pictures
3) Sences / Picasso
4) Numbers
5) Trust Run







6) Spiders Web
7) Blind
8) Flying egg
9) Mission Impossible
10) Pen in the bottle

1) Get it down




Material:
wooden stick about 1 1,5 m
(e.g. stick from a broom)

Timing: 10 - 30 min




Flow:
1. Group division into groups of 4 6 participatns according to
the length of the stick
2. In case of more stick is possible to do the activity with more
groups at the same time
3. Every person keep straight only UKAZOVEK on the right
hand and the sticks is put on the fingers
4. Tasks is to put the stick on the floor, POLOIT
5. Debriefing (feelings, what is shows, what can be improved,
etc.)




Adaptation:
time limit, more rounds of the trial, second trial in the silent way,
combination of the conditions which will be necessary include in the
debriefing
2) Living pictures







Material: nothing

Timing: 10 to 15 min




Flow:
1) The participants stand in a circle
2) One goes to the middle portraying a statue
3) Anyone who has an idea complete the stature
(e.g. the first one goes down to their knees and the second one
puts their right foot on the knee)
4) The first one leaves the picture going back to the circle and
a third one is now completing the new picture
5) Goes on like this, stop at any point
6) The group needs to recall now all the pictures and play the
game backwards portraying all statues from the last to the
first in the exactly same order


3) Senses







Material:
Objects to hide (like a ball
or some figures, marbles,)
Cloth to cover the eyes
Maybe some obstacles

Time: 20mins


Preparation
1) Define a field of playing (square 5x5m) and declare a line of
start
2) Divide the participants in groups of three
a. One covers the eyes
b. One stands a step behind the start line facing the start
line (he is not allowed to speak)
c. One stands on the line facing Person B (so he cannot see
the field but speak)
3) The game master is hiding now some objects in the field (you
can add some obstacles if you want)
4) Every group needs to find an obstacle (tell them which)
Flow
1) The blind ones need to find their objects by
2) The one who can see the field needs to pantomime where the
object is, but is not allowed to speak
3) The third interprets the gestures and tells the blind one
where to go and what to do
4) Numbers






Material:
Pens, printed handout with the number
(4 per group)

Time: 40-60 mins


1. Divide participants into groups of 4 5

2. Introduction of the rules (simple and clear rules, necessary to
follow, in case of questions hand up, silence and only when is
allowed, no pens in the hand only when the round starts)

3. Explanation of the tasks 4 rounds, trying to reach the higher
number in the sequence, emphasize from number 1 to 2, 3 and so
on in the way number in the circle line to following number
circle line circle line etc., line can go straight crossing
numbers and lines, every round has 1 min, pen in hand when the
round start, when the round finish empty hand and no talking,
result will be written down, in case of cheating and not following
the rules there will be minus points

4. Rounds providing to the group the handouts, 4 per group with
number facing down
a. 1
st
round - one person turn the paper, start - 1 min stop,
checking and notes of reached number,
b. checking the possibility of improvement and what is needed
c. one person turn the paper (without pens), 40 s for
preparation






d. 2
nd
round start 1 min stop, checking and notes of
reached number,
e. checking the possibility of improvement,
f. 3
rd
round one person turn the paper and make a line in the
middle top down, 30 s for preparation, start 1 min stop,
checking and notes of reached number,
g. 4
th
round - one person turn the paper and make a line in the
middle top down and left right, 45 s preparation, start
1 min stop, writing down the result of the last round,
h. result each group has 2 min for sharing in the group,
checking the result who did win?, writing down the
difference between 1
st
and 4
th
round,

5. debriefing - who is the winner and why? (winner is each group,
which made progress), what helped you in the progress?, what
could you still improve? what does this exercise might
represent?, link to different issues (e.g. project management
representing preparation implementation evaluation and
improvement, work within the framework, following the rules and
finding the own strategy, etc.)

4) Numbers
5) Trust run







Material:
big empty space outdoor or
indoor about 5 m x 2 m
Timing:
according to the number of the
participants










Flow:
1) Group stands in 2 lines facing each other
2) Important is to rise attention to pay attention to the person
running, concentration and support, listening even in the case
of a long line!,
3) Each person put the hand straight ahead, PST, touching by
pst the person facing to,
4) Every person runs through the corridor of the people as fast
as possible while each couple opens the way for the run,
pushing hands towards him/herself very fast back,
5) When one person ran, they join one side in the end, everyone
prepares the hands again and another person from the side of
the beginning gets ready for running
6) Possible debriefing or summing up and concluding the activity
mentioning the importance of the individuality in the group,
different needs and different perspectives of trust (run fast
with full trust or just risk, fear due to the process of building
trust, etc.)

7) Spiders Web








Material:
Rope, scissors

Timing: 30 60 min




Flow:
1. Create from the rope between two trees or pillars a spider
web with the same amount of wholes as participants
2. Groups stay on one side of the web
3. Explain the rules (time for preparation without trying to pass,
every person needs to pass through by using a different whole,
one whole cannot be used twice, nobody can touch the rope, in
case of breaking the rules time limit is getting shorter)
4. 2 5 min for preparation depending on the size of the group
5. Debriefing (feeling, process, roles in the group, learning
outcomes)

Adaptation:
using just a rope in the high of 1 1,2 m, group need to pass in the time limit, groups need
to pass holding the hand in the line
Group division into groups of 4 5 participants, the groups stay in line one by
one holding the shoulders, only last person can see, each group needs to agree
on silent signals for communication to fulfill the task (e.g. move something,
reach some particular place), other outdoor option while is hot weather the
groups are standing in the corners of a bigger space, the first person in the
line has a bucket with water, the task of each group it to refresh the other
group/-s/through the water with keeping the rules in the flow above
8) Blind




Material:
Blind folds

Timing: 15 min



Flow:
1. The group stays in a circle, everyone turns to the right side
2. Talking is forbidden
3. everyone put the blind fold and gently touches from the head
to the shoulder of the person in front of them to remember
the person
4. facilitator mixes them and turns them around each other
5. the task is to create the same circle
6. creating the circle or not/in case of not providing support (e.g.
talking)
7. short debriefing



9. Flying egg



Material:
eggs + ballon (1 per group + 3
reserve)
rope, tape, paper, post-its,
wooden sticks/pejle

Timing: 45 90 min



Flow:
1. Divide the participants into groups (same in size): the groups
can give themselves names related to the word egg
2. Distribute the material. (they can give a name to their eggs
and draw faces to make it more personal)
3. Every group gets 5 mins to DISCUSS how to build a machine
that saves the egg from breaking when thrown from a window
5 meters high.
4. Presentation and discussion of the drafts
5. Now they are given 5 min to build the machine (but they
shouldnt steal from the other ideas)
6. Collect the machines a volunteer from each group needs to
throw out the machine with the flying egg out of the window
7. The rest gathers outside to watch the test
8. Debriefing: which machine was best, why? What could be
improved


advanced level:
Distribute the material in
the area of your venue. The
participants need to collect
them from outside but
always one/two partner
need(s) to stay inside. They
can only carry one thing
10. Pen in the bottle





Material:
glass bottle (shape of wine
bottle), pen, rope

Timing: flexible
(open, limited, max about 15 min)




Preparation:
tie pens to the ropes, number of the ropes ends must be equal to
the amount of participants,
The distance between the bottle and the end of the rope should
be 3 5 m,
The ropes should be straighten that the endings create a circle

Flow:
1. the participants stand in a circle
2. each person hold one end of the rope and try to put the pen
in the bottle
3. Possible more trials
4. Its open whether the participants can speak or not