Community building activities

With my yearbook and journalism classes, I want to make sure that all of my staffers and editors feel like an equal, important part of our little classroom

Too many classroom icebreakers require students to take big social risks with people they barely know. Or they don't really help students get to know each other. Or they are just plain cheesy.

Try these engaging activities to build classroom community during the first week of school, including STEM, books, icebreakers, and games that help with social skills and developing friendships.

Looking for lesson plans and strategies for building a strong classroom community in your elementary classroom? These activities and suggested books are perfect for your students during the first week of school and all year long, too! Use these ideas and free printables during your morning meeting or any time as ice breakers and strategies to help build your class community in fun and engaging ways! Click to learn more!

Explore these fun and informative ideas to build a strong classroom community in primary grades! From student jobs to team building activities, foster a sense of belonging in kindergarten, 1st grade, and 2nd grade. These classroom community lessons to build friendship, respect, and kindness will help you create a learning environment where students thrive. Grab the FREE classroom community activities and respect scenario role play task cards to get you started!

These classroom activities are perfect to help your kindergarten, grade one, or grade 2 students learn how to work together and learn what being a friend means. Great for creating classroom community at the beginning of the year! #backtoschool #classroom #community

The first week of school sure is a busy one! I work hard to balance the mandatory paperwork with games, hands-on activities and team-building fun. Even with bigger kids, it's important to keep them moving throughout the day and providing a variety of activities. 1. Marshmallow Tower For this activity, you'll need the following materials

Building a classroom community is the most important thing to establish within your classroom. You want your students to have a sense of community and belonging to their school family from Day 1. Establishing a classroom that feels safe, supportive, and welcoming is my number one goal. Check out my top 10 Classroom Community Must Haves! You will see how I build that strong culture with games, team-building activities, and establishing classroom norms, rules, & expectations.

A selection of fun team building activities for the classroom for teachers to use. If you have been on Think About Such Things you have probably seen my other team building posts. Even though I

Team-building activities in the middle school classroom are a great way to build relationships at the beginning of the school year!