Building Class Community & Relationships

GAMES TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS

[for both in-school and at-home students]

Games that focus on GETTING TO KNOW EACH OTHER that can be played with technology IN SCHOOL or AT HOME or even a combination of in school with at home playing together. The point is to make a class community of students and a teacher that know each other - where students learn each others names, interests, and communicate with each other positively about one another.

CLASS ACTIVITIES TO BUILD COMMUNITY

[for both in-school and at-home students]

NAME THAT CLASSMATE

Name That Classmate Template

variations: use like a flashcard deck, math wars template, cover up picture and just use clues

CAPTION THIS!

(the class that laughs together, builds a community together)

Caption This Template

Virtual Game Nights!

(or afternoons)

IDEAS FOR GAMES THAT WORK WELL VIRTUALLY

TUTORIALS:

How to set up A GOOGLE MEET/Get a Google Meet LINK

CREATING MULTIPLE "BREAK OUT" ROOMS TO SEPARATE STUDENTS IN GROUPS

You might want these extensions (explained in the video):

Tab Resize Mute Tab Grid View

How to save a Google Slide as a jpeg/picture

Have students fill out a slide on themselves. Learn how to save each slide as a jpeg. Then use the pictures to make the Guess Who Boards.

PRESENTATION:

Building Class Community and Relationships in ANY Learning Environment