Team Building Through Physical Challenges

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction to Team Building Emotional Intelligence and Social Emotional Learning Growth Mindset Leadership Skills College and Career Readiness Skills Building a Safe Community Adventure Education and Team Building Summary Chapter 2. Setting Teams Up for Success Facilitating Social-Emotional Skills Through Y-Charts Brainstorming Reflection Facilitating a Growth Mindset Teaching Effective Praise and Encouragement Encouragement and Growth Mindset Doing, Practicing, and Reflecting Forming Teams Team-Building Roles Leader’s Role in Team Building Setting Up Activity Spaces and Equipment Selecting Appropriate Activities and Challenges Summary Chapter 3. Facilitating Growth Through Team Building and Assessment Reflection Weekly Reflection Goal Setting Portfolios Summary Chapter 4. Safety Strategies General Rules Spotters and Spotting Equipment Safety Safety Issues With Specific Challenges Creative Ways to Obtain Equipment Summary Chapter 5. Icebreakers and Communication Activities Agadoo Memory Game Mexican Hat Rock-La Raspa Chicken Dance Group Construction Moving Team Juggle Untying Knots Where Do I Go? The Great Communicator Break My Stride Chapter 6. Introductory Challenges Construction Zone Geography Masters General Hospital, Emergency Room Atom Transfer Riverboat Swamp Machine The Whole World in Their Hands The Snake Get a Grip Power of Six Tire Bridge Toxic Waste Transfer The Rock River Crossing Lifeline Magic Bases Let’s Build Together Building Character Chapter 7. Intermediate Challenges Island Escape Plunger Ball The Maze Stepping Stones I Bridge Over the Raging River Jumping Machine Human Pegs Teamwork Walk Stomp It Great Balls of Color Juggler’s Carry Frankenstein Dynamic Barrier Tower of Tires Factor In Team Bean Bag Toss I See Me Meteor Shower Building Blocks Rainbow Swamp Trail Character Connection Challenge Lean on Me Beanbag Boogie Chapter 8. Advanced Challenges Black Hole Stepping Stones II Alphabet Balance Beam Knights of the Around Table Electric Fence Grand Canyon Spider’s Web Neutral Zone Thinking Outside the Dots The Power Line Indiana’s Challenge

About the Author :
Leigh Anderson currently teaches in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, where she applies many of the concepts in this book. In addition to her elementary classroom and intervention experience, Leigh taught at the graduate level in the teaching and learning master’s program at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. This is the third book dealing with best practices in education that Leigh has coauthored, and she has presented both nationally and internationally. Leigh holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction. Daniel W. Midura is a former physical education specialist and coordinator in the Roseville Area School District in Roseville, Minnesota. Now retired, Midura was a physical education specialist for more than 40 years. In that time he has presented at more than 200 conferences and workshops and coauthored four books. He was named the Minnesota Physical Education Teacher of the Year in 1994 and was awarded the 1995 National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) Teacher of the Year for Minnesota, among other teaching awards and honors. He has served as president of the Minnesota Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MNAHPERD), and he was an adjunct faculty member at Bethel University and Saint Mary's University. Donald R. Glover has taught physical education, including adapted physical education, since 1967 at the preschool, elementary, secondary, and postsecondary levels. He currently teaches adaptive physical education methods at the University of Wisconsin at River Falls. In 1981, Glover was recognized as Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year, and he was named the Minnesota Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year in 1989. He has written eight books, published numerous magazine and journal articles on physical education and sport, and been a clinician at more than 100 workshops and clinics. Glover earned his master’s degree in physical education from Winona State University in 1970. A former president of MNAHPERD, he is a member of SHAPE America and the Minnesota Education Association.