Class Community Building Puzzle
$3.75
This Community Building Puzzle is a great activity to engage students in working together at the beginning of the year or any time you need to build community.
This Community Building Puzzle is a great activity to engage students in working together at the beginning of the year or any time you need to build community. Each student decorates a piece of the puzzle. As a class, students construct the puzzle. Divide students into two teams (one for the boy puzzle and one for the girl puzzle).
To prep: Print out each piece on card stock. Cut apart or have students cut apart the puzzle pieces. Put the M or F on the back for the male or female puzzle. Optional: Outline each piece in thick black marker.
There are 26 puzzle pieces. To make more, cut one or more pieces in half. If you have extras, leave some blank for new students or classroom helpers.
Be sure to print the pieces at 100%. Do not scale the images.
Zimm –
I can't wait to use this in the classroom as a team building activity.
Alicia F. –
This Community Building Puzzle was such a fun and meaningful way to kick off the school year! My students really enjoyed decorating their individual puzzle pieces and then working together to put the puzzles together. It was a great way to encourage teamwork and helped everyone feel like they belonged right from the start. Plus, it made an adorable bulletin board display that brightened up the classroom! The instructions were super clear and easy to follow, and I appreciated the flexibility to adjust the puzzle pieces for different class sizes. I highly recommend this activity for any teacher wanting to build a strong classroom community in a creative, hands-on way.
Mariah Payne Creative Resources –
Cute back to school activity! Thank you for this resource!
Allison C. –
We use this each year with our Kindergarten/8th grade buddy program. Adorable!
Education Depot –
This was a great team building exercise for my students. It was challenging and fun. I would say, it was one of the best activities that I have ever done.