Cup stacking team building activity

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The Speed Stacking / Cup Stacking Unit in physical education is one of my absolute favorites!Top 5 Reasons I LOVE Speed Stacking...1. You can teach it ANYWHERE. We all have to share the gym space from time to time. These cup stacking activities are perfect for PE in the classroom & indoor recess.2. ALL students can be successful no matter their abilities. These activities can be modified to fit all students needs. This is also a great PE option for students who are medically excused from…

Last year the cup stack was one of my FAVORITE team building activities (see post here). So, naturally, I wanted to give it another shot! The Cup Stack is a fun, yet challenging activity that promotes team work. The supplies are basic: cups, string, rubber bands. I go ahead and tie the string to the rubber bands so it is ready to go. I make a few for groups of 4 and a few for groups of 5, this way no matter what the numbers are in the classroom I can make it work. I start by asking students…

Stacking cups using a rubber band, pieces of string, and a group of teammates to practice working collaboratively and communicating productively in a team. This post also includes a discussion of actionable norms and complex instruction

Teamwork in STEM- Article featuring three STEM Challenges, posters, team-building activities, job badges, helpful tips, and more! 6 Ways to Focus on Teamwork

My teaching partner and I were asked to lead the staff in a team-building activity at our teacher institute day. Back in April we did an Egg Drop that was a huge hit and we were excited for an opportunity to plan another one! We came up with the red solo cup stack! This was super fun and easy to put together! Groups were given this handout (available on teacher's pay teachers-- Click here ---> Free Download! <3 Here are the supplies: Red Solo Cups (or any kind of plastic large cups) We used…

Stack Attack Objective: Participants will engage in this team building activity to foster healthy competition and lots of fun! Time Needed: 20 minutes Group Size: Any, split into two (or more) team…

Red Cup STEM Challenge for Kids - these simple STEM challenges are perfect for kids of all ages and use things like red cups that you already have at home. Tons of fun with science, tech, engineering and math from Kids Activities Blog!

Candy Corn Sort can be used as an activity for your team’s Halloween gathering or it can be used as a year-round team building activity. This fast-paced and competitive challenge will have your team laughing as they race to work together to sort candy by color.

Cup Stack Championship 🏆