Team Activities Analysis

These team activities could build on trust, better communication skills, and confidence with a team that struggles to work together. These team activities could relate to school projects that require everyone to do their part in order to get it done. The activities are examples of how to work together and get through obstacles as a team. Our activities include, willow in the wind, blindfolded maze, night trail, back to back drawing, trust walking, and human knot.

Our first team building activity is the blindfolded maze. This activity helps with team building because it works on communication and listening skills. In this activity, there is a group of people that follow instructions from one leader. All the people in the group
In this activity, there are two people sitting on the floor back to back and one person will give an instruction to draw a picture then he/she is looking at the other person. The person drawing will try to draw what the instructor is describing on the paper and then you compare their drawing to the original picture at the end. We can use this activity when there is someone that needs to pay more attention in class and it could also help with presenting a project in front of a class so you can speak clearly and make sure everyone
This activity helps a team or group gain confidence and trust in each other. It requires a group of six to ten people. In this activity, one person will stand in the middle blindfolded while the rest of the group circles around the blindfolded person. The blindfolded person represents ‘the willow.’ The rest of the group will form a tight circle and the blindfolded person will completely lean forward, it is important the surrounding circle catches the person and pushes them back up repeating the process again. The blindfolded person’s trust in the circle is key in this activity. Once all trust is gained the person that’s blindfolded should be able to lean in any direction and have confidence that he/she will be caught. This willow in the wind activity can be used whenever a team is struggling to work together and need better trust in each other. After this activity, the team or group will have more confidence and trust in each other and will become a better