Enhancing Resilience 1 links to Interpersonal Development

Welcome

Names - Name toss game - page 22

Mixing – uses four things in common game - page 23

Communicate! Find your partner - page 24

Sample questions - page 25

Four things in common (record sheets) - page 26

Matched pair cards (template) - page 27

Level 5 Building social relationships

At Level 5 students demonstrate respect for individuality and empathise with others in local and global contexts, acknowledging the diversity of individuals. They recognise and describe peer influence on their behaviour. Students identify and use appropriate strategies to manage individual conflict and assist others in resolution processes.

Level 6 Building social relationships

At Level 6 students demonstrate awareness of complex social conventions and behave appropriately when interacting with others. They describe how local and global values and beliefs determine their own and others’ social relationships. They evaluate their own behaviour in relationships, identify potential conflict and employ strategies to avoid and/or resolve it.

Level 5 Working in teams

At Level 5 students accept responsibility as a team member and support other members to share information, explore ideas of others, and work cooperatively to achieve a shared purpose within a realistic time frame. They reflect on individual and team outcomes an act to improve their own and the team’s performance.

Level 6 Working in teams

At Level 6 students work collaboratively, negotiate roles and delegate tasks. Working with the strengths of a team they achieve agreed golas within set time frames, Students respect and build on the ideas and opinions of team members, reflect on the effectiveness of learning in a team and develop strategies for improvement.

Making agreements

Name wave - page 28

Grouping – using family cards - page 28

Generating rules & expectations – includes sample questions - page 29

Refining the rules - page 30

School support for rules - page 30

Rules and expectations task sheet (worksheet) - page 31

These are useful activities for classroom learning and connection.

Chasing challenges

Name chant - page 32

The ‘Anyone who …’ game - page 32

Hoops game - includes sample questions - page 33

Sitting circle - page 34

Processing - reflecting on activities - page 35

These are useful activities for classroom learning and connection.

Group construction

Name race - page 36

Grouping – uses ‘sweet belongings’ grouping game - page 37

Team building: Construction challenge - page 37

Sample questions - page 38

These are useful activities for classroom learning and connection.

Games collection

Games for different classrooms - page 41

Name toss - page 42

The autograph game - page 42

I am and I like - page 42

Shake on it - page 43

Name chant - page 43

Name wave - page 43

These are useful activities for classroom learning and connection.

Grouping game

Number off - page 44

Matched pairs card game - page 44

Deck of cards grouping - page 44

Sweet belongings - page 44

Families card groupings - page 44

Shapes page - 44

Jigsaws page - 44

Coloured cards groups - page 45

Name lotto - page 45

Blindfold pairs - page 45

Family card groupings (template) - page 46

These are useful activities for classroom learning and connection.

Team building games

Knots - page 50

Balloon pairs - page 50

Foot fumblers - page 50

Life raft - page 51

Clap race - page 51

Sitting circle - page 51

Hoops & ropes - page 51

Human alphabet - page 52

Construction challenge - page 52

Sit down synchrony - page 52

Summertime relay - page 53

Human bridges - page 53

These are useful activities for classroom learning and connection.

Interaction - Mixing games

Communicate and participate – uses ‘find someone who…’ worksheet - pages 59-60

Sample questions - page 60

Change – identity – belonging jigsaw - page 60

Find someone who... (record sheet) - page 61

Friendship and belonging cartoons (templates) - pages 62–66

These are useful activities for classroom learning and connection.

Changes & coping: making stories

Making stories activity – stories and sample questions supplied - page 67

Making stories worksheets - pages 69–74

These are useful activities for classroom learning and connection.