Fun Home Group Activities - Engage Your Students Easily
Fun Home Group Activities - Engage Your Students Easily is a relationship mapping exercise that helps participants build useful connections and understand how people, roles, or ideas relate.
How to run it
- What is a ‘Home Group?’ You may know of the concept of Home Groups by another name, eg Pastoral Care Groups, Connect Groups, etc.
- By any name, the term Home Groups refers to that part of a school’s curriculum when small groups of students representing multi-age or year levels gather frequently to build connections and relationships.
- They are quite common in schools these days.
- I think the key is the word “home.” They are intended to be a safe place for students to gather, to be with each other, and build community.
- Original post February 2024, last updated April 2026.
- By Mark Collard - Experiential Trainer, Author & Speaker
- Share ACTIVITY IDEAS 27 Feb 24 0 Comments 3 x Fun Home Group Activities BY MARK COLLARD EXPERIENTIAL TRAINER, AUTHOR & SPEAKER This article strikes at the heart of one of the most common uses of interactive group games & activities - designing a program that will engage students who gather as part of their regular Home Group sessions.
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By any name, the term Home Groups refers to that part of a school’s curriculum when small groups of students representing multi-age or year levels gather frequently to build connections and relationships.
I think the key is the word “home.” They are intended to be a safe place for students to gather, to be with each other, and build community.
Share ACTIVITY IDEAS 27 Feb 24 0 Comments 3 x Fun Home Group Activities BY MARK COLLARD EXPERIENTIAL TRAINER, AUTHOR & SPEAKER This article strikes at the heart of one of the most common uses of interactive group games & activities - designing a program that will engage students who gather as part of their regular Home Group sessions.
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Adapt this exercise for my exact room. Exercise: Fun Home Group Activities - Engage Your Students Easily. Readiness: Publishable Draft. Core moves: By any name, the term Home Groups refers to that part of a school’s curriculum when small groups of students representing multi-age or year levels gather frequently to build connections and relationships.; I think the key is the word “home.” They are intended to be a safe place for students to gather, to be with each other, and build community.; Share ACTIVITY IDEAS 27 Feb 24 0 Comments 3 x Fun Home Group Activities BY MARK COLLARD EXPERIENTIAL TRAINER, AUTHOR & SPEAKER This article strikes at the heart of one of the most common uses of interactive group games & activities - designing a program that will engage students who gather as part of their regular Home Group sessions.. Return a concise facilitator script with timing, wording, safety notes, and remote/in-person adjustments.
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