Community-Building Activities Teachers must create movement activities that are appropriate for their students' development level. Teachers must also create an environment that is friendly to movement activities. Quinn suggests that teachers begin by engaging students in community building activities designed to build trust. Each student says his name, then turns his head to look at the next person. This continues until each student has said his name to the student beside him.
Students stand in a circle and work together to pass an imaginary ball to each other.
Students use their arms and legs to define their personal space in movement and demonstrate the ability to move within that space while respecting the personal space of others. Tape a square on the floor large enough for 10 children to squeeze into with some difficulty. Start by having two children stand and move within the square. Keep adding more children to the square until you have the desired number of participants. They must try to keep everyone inside the square, stressing cooperation.