Team building tasks for secondary

Encourage cooperation among your secondary students with this collection of team building challenges and games

Tes Resources Team

Strong Ropes Representing Secondary Team Building Activities

Activities, games and challenges to help you foster team spirit and encourage collaboration among your secondary classes

Whether at school or in the working world, knowing how to cooperate with others is crucial to success. So, why not try some team building tasks to get your students practising exactly that? We've gathered together a selection of team building resources, including hands-on challenges, thought-provoking activities and games, to ensure that teamwork really does make the dream work in your classroom.

Spaghetti Challenge: STEM activity
Science Museum Learning

Spaghetti Challenge: STEM activity

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In this race against the clock students work as a team to build the highest tower possible out of dried spaghetti and marshmallows. The objective of this lesson is to explore structures and investigate what methods of building can make the tallest and strongest structure. By testing their prototyp...
OAA team challenges
A Oatley

OAA team challenges

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The resource contains 3 teaching cards, each card has 3-4 team challenges. These challenges can be done both in and out doors, they are great games to encourage children to communicate and solve problems as an individual, pair and group
Pop Can 'Hero Engine'
NASAeducation

Pop Can 'Hero Engine'

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In this activity, students construct water-propelled engines from soft drink cans. They test the engines and the variables that affect the action-reaction of the engines.
Amoeba Tag - PE Game
The PE Shed

Amoeba Tag - PE Game

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Amoeba Tag is a free PE game which is perfect for Physical Education lessons focusing on movement and teamwork. The activity includes a visual and a description of how to play the game. Perfect for Primary / Elementary / Physical Education Teachers and Sports Coaches. Have a look at our ot...
Team Building - Desert Island
Cre8tive_PSHE

Team Building - Desert Island

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Desert Island Living Lesson Pack. **Theme:** Rights, Responsibilities and British Values **Learning Outcomes:** To explore what it would be like to live on a desert island To understand that with rights comes responsibilities To evaluate the fairest way to make choices **Each Lesson Pack Conta...
Word Wheel Challenge / Competition
Sci-Guy

Word Wheel Challenge / Competition

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I use this with my form group once a week. Get them in pairs and make a competition for class dojo points. Can be used for students learning to read or write, and also to expand vocabulary by picking up on words that other students have made. It's really easy to edit. You can even add more...
Tower Rush- PE Strategy game
The PE Shed

Tower Rush- PE Strategy game

£2.00
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Tower Rush is a PE Activity focused on teamwork, coordination and risk taking. This activity can be done in a hall, gym or the classroom. This 1 page activity plan includes what you ll need, how to do the activity and how to differentiate. Perfect for Primary / Elementary / Physical education Tea...