17. the summer, a favorite Netflix show, etc.

) about the other person and then share

that with the group.

18. Struggle Bus - This is a great team-building activity to share common teacher
struggles and helpful tips among your team. Outline a large rectangle with
painter’s tape in your meeting room and have your team stand around the
outside. When you name a specific struggle, those who can relate get on the
struggle bus. Have those who are not on the bus share how they avoid or
conquer this struggle. Ask struggle bus questions like: “Who has trouble with
parent communication?” and “Who finds that there is one child (or several) that
pushes their button every single day?” Include some funny questions like, “Who
has hidden chocolate in their classroom for emergencies?”

19. Heads Up 7 Up - Before this game, give everyone a nametag and have first
names clearly displayed. Choose seven people from your group and have
everyone else close their eyes. Have the chosen seven write something
interesting or unusual about themselves on a whiteboard. Then play the
traditional game where those with their eyes closed hold up a thumb and the
seven silently move around the room putting one person’s thumb down. When
they are done, they move back to the front of the room. The person who gets a
thumb pushed down not only has to guess who put her thumb down, but then
also has to match them to the interesting fact on the board. At the end of the
round, the seven reveal their interesting fact to the group (if it hasn’t been
guessed), and you can either have those who guessed correctly switch places or
just clear the slate and pick seven new people.

20. Mission Statement Fun - Create new goofy mission statements by taking some
words out of your normal mission statement. An example would be: At our
school, we believe in expecting _____ ______ by all _____, to the best of their
abilities, in order to create ______ _______. Do this “Mad Libs” style by asking
teachers for the words first (give me two adjectives and three nouns, for
example) without seeing the mission statement and then filling them in afterward.
This helps reinforce your real mission statement while having some fun, too.