I started this at my school this year and am loving it! I created a Google sheet with a tab for each month. The dates are set and I added a little fun by filling in the cells with the colors for that season. The first two columns are where staff members can sign up to bring in a breakfast item. Depending on the size of your school staff, each person will most likely only have to sign up once during the year. But I emphasize that bringing in an item is not required for attending the Fun Friday. The last two columns are used for teachers to sign up with a team building activity they would like to lead. This Google sheet is shared in edit mode, so that anyone can add to it. I send this through email and it is posted on our staff canvas course.
Here's what it looks like:
The first month of our Fun Friday, a third year teacher led an activity where we had to work in teams of four, each with a string taped to a single marker, and we had to draw our school mascot. The second month, a second year teacher led a “Who Am I?” activity, where each person had Disney characters written on an index card and they had to go around asking yes or no questions to figure out who they were. We have our activity lined up for October - another third year teacher is going to walk us through a calming technique she learned an at OCPS Trauma Informed Training and one of our veteran PE Teachers is going to lead us through stretching techniques.
When teachers volunteer to lead the activity, I meet with them ahead of time. I ask for the gist of the activity and how it enhances team building. Then I ask what questions will they ask their participants afterwards. Example questions include, “How else could you do this activity?” and “How could you use this in your classroom?” Not only are we team building, but we are giving teachers team building ideas to implement with their own students.
This whole Fun Friday takes just about twenty minutes. The first ten minutes are used for eating and chit chat. The last ten minutes are for the team building activity. The Fun Friday is an optional gathering and those who attend appreciate the time to build relationships and some enjoy sharing their amazing cooking skills! Pictures are posted on a Google Site I created for our staff, under the “Fun Stuff” page.
It’s a win-win use of time. While I’m the one to coordinate it, others chip in their help with setting up, preparing the activity, and getting food items - it’s a great way to build distributive leadership.
Do you have other ideas for a Fun Friday? I would love to hear them!!
The first month of our Fun Friday, a third year teacher led an activity where we had to work in teams of four, each with a string taped to a single marker, and we had to draw our school mascot. The second month, a second year teacher led a “Who Am I?” activity, where each person had Disney characters written on an index card and they had to go around asking yes or no questions to figure out who they were. We have our activity lined up for October - another third year teacher is going to walk us through a calming technique she learned an at OCPS Trauma Informed Training and one of our veteran PE Teachers is going to lead us through stretching techniques.
When teachers volunteer to lead the activity, I meet with them ahead of time. I ask for the gist of the activity and how it enhances team building. Then I ask what questions will they ask their participants afterwards. Example questions include, “How else could you do this activity?” and “How could you use this in your classroom?” Not only are we team building, but we are giving teachers team building ideas to implement with their own students.
This whole Fun Friday takes just about twenty minutes. The first ten minutes are used for eating and chit chat. The last ten minutes are for the team building activity. The Fun Friday is an optional gathering and those who attend appreciate the time to build relationships and some enjoy sharing their amazing cooking skills! Pictures are posted on a Google Site I created for our staff, under the “Fun Stuff” page.
It’s a win-win use of time. While I’m the one to coordinate it, others chip in their help with setting up, preparing the activity, and getting food items - it’s a great way to build distributive leadership.
Do you have other ideas for a Fun Friday? I would love to hear them!!
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