According to Wikipedia, “Team building is a collective term for various types of activities used to enhance social relations and define roles within teams, often involving collaborative tasks”.
It begins with one.. YOU and graduates to you and others… WE.
As “WE” in a team, others cover up for one person’s weakness. This simply means that the language of “We” is greater than that of “I”.
Team building creates an avenue for one on one interaction which makes new members feel comfortable, welcome and ready for what lies ahead.
Various activities exist to help induct a new teacher into the school system and such activities includes the following and not in any way limited to them:
- Guess what
- Have you ever
- Candy confession
- Please line up
- Two truths and a lie
- Shoe game
- Unlocking the arms
Here’s how the shoe game is played
It is only after a team is built that it can work and so in essence, “you need to build a team before you work a team”.
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