Facebook Pinterest Twitter Email Today I’m sharing a few ways to bring your girls together with some bonding activities and icebreakers that are great for any meeting or to celebrate Friendship Day on August 5th. Such an important part of being a girl organization is the friendships made during our time in scouting. A troop of devoted friends that support one another will leave a lasting impression on your girls of what friendship means for the rest of their lives. Sometimes though, youngins need that extra push to put themselves out there, or could use an activity to help them branch out. Did you know? Friendship Day is August 5th, and a great way to celebrate is to play friendship building games together. These games are a blast, and are sure to warm everyone up to one another. Afterwards, have your girls pick their favorite quotes about friendship and talk about what qualities they look for in a good friend. This will not only encourage one another to be more kind, but also value the friendships they have made along the way. Friendship Games and Activities Friendship Swap and Necklace You can make friendship necklaces or SWAPS. Silkies (necklaces) you can get from Michael’s Craft store. Unicorn charms and rings from Amazon. 12 pony beads, 1 for each line in the GS law or just make a rainbow. Here are some different friendship games below and don’t forget to have fun! Minefield Set up an obstacle course at your next troop meeting. Pair up the girls, perhaps with a new friend, and let one verbally guide the blindfolded partner through the obstacle course. Switch up the course before switching blindfolded partners! Players have to effectively communicate and trust one another to finish first. Categories This game is a great way to help girls realize what commonalities they may have with each other. Call out different categories and ask the girls to arrange themselves based on how they fit into that category. Start out with basic things like eye color or favorite food, then move onto questions about pets, favorite school subjects, or who has moved before. Girls may realize something they didn’t know they have in common with each other. Give them some time later on to connect over these new discoveries. Speed up the game to make things fun, or slow it down if the girls are enjoying getting to know each other more. Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors This tournament-style rock, paper, scissors is best with larger groups. Pair girls off and have them play best 2 out of 3 rock, paper, scissors. Ask the losers of the match to follow the winner to their next match, cheering them on. This keeps going until the last two winners face off, each with half their troop cheering them on! This is a great way to energize the group and foster some friendly competition. 2 Truths and A Lie This game is a classic for good reason. It makes players work together to figure out how they are being deceived, and gives the chance to learn about each other quickly. Have girls introduce themselves with 3 facts about them, but one is not true. The weirder the facts, the better! Sit in a circle so everyone feels more inclined to chime in. There's nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate. Unknown Here is a place to pick from 55 Other Friendship quotes to use with your troop. Dots When entering the meeting, place a colored dot on each girls’ forehead out of their sight. Without speaking, everyone must group up with those who have their same color dot. The troop has to work together in a unique way to ensure everyone gets into their right group. Your girls are bound to get to know each other a better with these bonding games. Enjoy! Friendship Bracelets Along with fun Friendship games have your girls make friendship bracelets to give to each other. A friendship bracelet is a decorative bracelet given by one person to another as a symbol of friendship. Friendship bracelets are often handmade, usually of embroidery floss or thread and are a type of macrame. There are various styles and patterns, but most are based on the same simple half-hitch knot. Get Bracelets Singing Make New Friends With Troop If you have never sung song before here is a quick video with lyrics and someone singing it for the tune. 12+ amazing resources to help you plan and organize your troop + FREE Kaper Chart Download One thing we all know as leaders we need all the help we can get to make the program fun, educational, and to help build the girl leaders of tomorrow. This post is packed full with ideas for: Kaper Chart ideas plus a free download How to organize your troop Collaboration Ideas Badge Planning Resources World Thinking Day Cookie Season Support Extra Fun For Meetings How to make your troop unique Ceremony Ideas Check it out now Enjoy every minute being a leader and continue to inspire your girls!
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Shop more of The Moffatt Girls products: Click Here! This September NO PREP Packet for 2nd Grade is FILLED with hands-on, engaging and FUN resources that cover basic beginning skills for 2nd Grade! The activities in this packet can be use for group work , centers, small groups and more! The BEST part is that there is NO PREP! NO costly colored ink, NO laminating, NO cutting …. just PRINT! *Please note that this is a downloaded pdf file. No physical product will be sent to you. *************************************************** *This packet is targeted for 2nd grade, but can be used for high flying first graders and struggling 3rd graders. This packet includes the following resources: Even or Odd Bubbles? Color the even and odd bubbles according to the color code. Word Problems I - Read and solve the word problems, which include addition with 3 addends. Word Problems II - Read and solve the word problems, which include addition and subtraction with no regrouping. 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Place Value I - Count the hundreds, tens and ones in each group. Write the value for each number and the total value. Place Value II - Count the hundreds, tens and ones in each group. Write the value for each number and the total value. Expanded Form - Fill in the chart to show how many hundreds, ten and ones in each set. Expanded Form II - Cut and paste the correct expanded from ice cream scoop to the correct standard form. Color the cones according to the color code. Roll the Place Value - Roll two dice, write the numbers in the tens and ones place, draw the place value and show the expanded form. Grandma's Place Value Quilt - Help Grandma pick the colors for her new quilt by reading the place value clues. Double Digit Addition (No Regrouping) Double Digit Mystery (No Regrouping) Solve the simple addition problems, read the clues, cross out the wrong answers and find the mystery answer! Subtracting Ones - Take away a one digit number from a two digit number (no regrouping). Follow Directions - Use the directions to add details to the map of the town. Color by Sight Word I - Use the color code to color the picture with the following 1st Grade sight words: always, before, many, which, gave and these. Color by Sight Word II - Use the color code to color the picture with the following 1st Grade sight words: would, does, write, made, don't and their. Complete or Incomplete Sentences? Read the sentences and put stars next to the complete sentences and X's next to incomplete sentences. What's the Question? Look at the picture and write 5 questions about the picture. Make a Statement - Look at the picture and write 5 statements about the picture. Sorting Nouns - Read the group of nouns. Identify the nouns by person, place or thing and write them in the correct columns. Write 3 different nouns that name a person, place or thing. Sorting Adjectives - Read the group of adjectives and sort them into five different columns: how many, what size, what color, how it feels/sounds and how it looks. Write 3 different adjectives for how something looks, how something feels and what color. Fixing Sentences I - Rewrite each sentence correctly using proper capitalization and punctuation. Fixing Sentences II - Rewrite each sentence correctly using proper capitalization and punctuation. ABC Activities - Cut and paste the words in ABC Order (all beginning with the letter b) and write them on the lines. Write 2 sentences using some of the words. Vowel Team Clues - Read the clues about the ai, a_e and ay vowel digraphs. Write the missing vowel teams and color the picture to match. Apple Antonyms or Synonyms? Read the set of words on each apple. Use the color code to color antonyms apples and synonym apples. Change the Word - Read each sentence. Change the underlined word to mean the opposite. Rewrite the new sentence. 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Everyone has a favorite hoodie! This 'Design a Hoodie All About Me' art and writing activity is an engaging first-week-back-to-school, getting-to-know-you icebreaker. It's a unique way for teachers and students to learn more about each other and is ideal for end-of-year reflection, too. Invite students to respond to prompts and questions in a personal and imaginative way, using doodles and words to design cool hoodies that reflect their individuality—different is OK! Hoodie Design Activity: With a variety of template options to choose from, prompts include: Self-portrait, name, age, grade, favorite color, subject, career, sport, film, singer... Optional Writing Activity: Add a lift-up flap pocket to the hoodie, explore goal setting, reflect on summer, and write creatively on the templates provided. Posters and Banners: The packet includes 'All About Us' posters and banners to make your classroom colorful and inspiring. Early Finisher Activities: Doodle pages and bookmarks to make. Photographs of Finished Examples: Photographs of completed examples are included in the packet, use a black ballpoint pen and colored markers to create a modern, illustrative style to appeal to slightly older children, grade 5+ The Hoodie templates measure approximately 9.5 x 7.5 inches and are designed to fit US Letter and A4 paper size for printing. The backs and fronts will match up when glued together. Please note: The 2 activities have been designed to be completed on separate pieces of paper; they are not formatted to be printed back to back on one sheet of paper. Accurate two-sided printing cannot be guaranteed as paper tends to move slightly. The finished hoodies make a fabulous display, on the bulletin board or pegged up on a line as a garland. Happy teacher feedback ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ZaGon says, “I used this as a beginning of the year activity. I LOVE LOVE how many options are provided and LOVE LOVE that there are samples. Love the resource. ” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Rachael T says, "My students enjoyed this getting to know you activity and loved using their creativity to express their individual self. Each student was very different in how they represented themselves in each square. Some followed the example but put their own spin on it and others went in their own direction. It was a great experience." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Prepping with Parlon says, “My students loved this resource. It really showed us educators how our students see themselves. Way more mature than your typical "about me" projects You might also like to view these popular seasonal resources: A T-Shirt All About Me A Backpack All About Me A Cell Phone All About Me A Shoe All About Me View my Back to School Bundles here - save 25% Stay in touch! Website and Blog Pinterest Instagram You Tube Follow my store on TPT to receive notification of new products, where I will be offering a 50% discount for the first 48 hours after they are posted. Don’t forget to leave feedback on resources - you will earn points towards your next TPT purchases :-) Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this resource, I am always keen to help, Thanks! Diane Copyright ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2019. All rights reserved by the author. Permission to copy for single classroom use only
