DAY 1

Group activities, games

Common thread
Divide students into groups of four and have them sit together as a small group. Give each group
five minutes to chat among themselves and find something they all have in common. It could be
that they all play soccer, or pizza is their favorite dinner, or they each have a kitten. Whatever the
common thread, the conversation will help them get to know one another better. Check in with
the groups after five minutes to see if they need more time. After each group has come up with
their common element, have them work together to create a flag that represents it.

Classification
For this activity, prepare a tray with 20 unrelated items, for instance, a spool of thread, an eraser,
a juice box, etc. Alternatively, create a document with 20 images of items to put up on the
screen. Divide your class into even groups. Set a timer and have each group divide the 20 items
into four categories that make sense to them. For example, they may put an earring, a glove, a
headset, a sock, and a smile into the category “things you wear.” Have groups work quietly so
that their ideas are kept secret. When each group is finished, give each one time to present their
categories and their rationale behind each category.

Hot seat
This fun game is a lot like the game show Password. Split your class into two teams and have
them sit together in teams facing the whiteboard or chalkboard. Then take an empty chair—one
for each team—and put it at the front of the class, facing the team members. These chairs are the
“hot seats.” Choose one volunteer from each team to come up and sit in the “hot seat,” facing
their teammates with their back to the board.
Prepare a list of vocabulary words to use for the game. Choose one and write it clearly on the
board. Each team will take turns trying to get their teammate in the hot seat to guess the word,
using synonyms, antonyms, definitions, etc. Make sure team members work together so that each
member has a chance to provide clues.

The student in the hot seat listens to their teammates and tries to guess the word. The first hot
seat student to say the word wins a point for their team. Once the word is successfully guessed, a
new student from each team sits in the hot seat, and a new round begins with a different word.
Trip to Hunedoara Castle

The students and the teachers from the other countries will visit together with a group of
Romanian students and teachers the Castle from Hunedoara.

The role of this trip is to facilitate the knowledge of the culture and the history of Romania.

DAY 2

GROUP ACTIVITIES, GAMES

Get to know you - balloons

Give each student an empty balloon and a slip of paper. Ask them to write a get-to-know-you
question on their paper, such as How many brothers and sisters do you have? Do you have any
pets? What’s one fun thing you did this summer? Next, have them put their question inside the
balloon, blow it up, and tie the end.
When everyone is ready, have them gather on the rug, and, on your signal, toss their balloon up
in the air. Give them a couple of minutes to bat the balloons around, then call stop. Have each
student grab one balloon and come sit in a circle. Go around the circle and, one at a time, have
students pop their balloon, read the question inside, and answer the question.

Marshmallow-and-toothpick challenge
Divide students into groups of equal numbers. Pass out an equal number of marshmallows and
wooden toothpicks to each group. Challenge the groups to create the tallest, largest, or most
creative structure in a set amount of time, each member taking turns doing the actual building.
Afterward, have each group describe what they made.

Creative solutions
This activity encourages creative problem-solving. Pick four or more different objects, such as a
coffee can, a potato peeler, a knit hat, and a book. Split students into even teams. Now present a
situation where each team has to solve a problem using only those objects. These scenarios can
be anything from students are stranded on a desert island and must find a way to get off or
survive to students must save the world from Godzilla. Give the teams five minutes to figure out
an original solution to the scenario, including ranking each object based on its usefulness. When
the five minutes are up, have each team present their solution along with their reasoning to the
class. (Tip: Don’t make the scenarios so easy that it is obvious which objects will be most
useful.)
Trip to Hateg Bison reservation and Deva fortress

The students and the teachers from the other countries will visit together with a group of
Romanian students and teachers the Hateg Bison reservation and Deva fortress.

The role of this trip is to facilitate the knowledge of the culture, the fauna and the history of
Romania.

DAY 3
GAMES, ACTIVITIES

Picture Pieces

Picture Pieces combines the fun of drawing and working together as a team. This game is best
played indoors. Teaches kids how ‘departmental working’ and how important teamwork is to
achieve the desired result.

Materials: A popular cartoon strip or an image that the children can reproduce on paper. The
complexity of the diagram should depend on the age-group of the kids, Pencils, Paper
Instructions: Cut the picture you have selected into six or eight equal squares. Cut the image in
such a way that when you join the pieces, the entire picture is in place.Give each child a picture
and ask him or her to reproduce a copy of the image.After 20 minutes, ask the children to bring
their drawings together and join them to see if they are able to recreate the picture.They can
make changes to their work if needed, for a final reproduction as accurate as the original one.

Sneak A Peek

This game is about memory and recreation of something as a team and it is best played indoors.
The game focuses on communication between team members. It also teaches them to be open to
other people’s perception.

Materials: Building blocks – you will need as many sets as the number of teams
Number of participants: Three or four teams of four kids each
Instructions: Create a structure using building blocks, without the kids seeing it – you can do it
in another room and bring it to the kids. Give each team one set of blocks. Show the structure
you have created. One person from each team comes and takes a peek at the structure – they
have ten seconds to look at it and memorize it. The team member will have to explain the
structure to the others so that they can recreate it. If they don’t get it right, another member from
the team can go and take a peek at the structure and go back to helping the others.

Classification

Classification is an icebreaker game that helps them understand and accept the differences
between different people. This is one of the interesting kids’ team building games that can be
best played indoors. This game teaches the kids to classify or make groups of people without any
kind of stereotyping, discrimination, or such negative aspects.

Instructions: Divide the kids into two or three groups. Ask the children to tell the others about
themselves – their likes, dislikes, dreams, goals, etc. Ask them to classify the team into sub-
groups based on the information they shared. Groups could be based on the foods, colors, or
movies they like, etc. By the end of the game – children will know what their friends like and
that a team can be made up different kinds of people.

Trip to Turda salt mine and Alba Iulia fortress

The students and the teachers from the other countries will visit together with a group of
Romanian students and teachers the Turda salt mine and Alba Iulia fortress.

The role of this trip is to facilitate the knowledge of the culture, the natural resources and the
history of Romania.
DAY 4
Games , activities

Coin Logo

This is a creative team-building activity for all ages. The activity encourages brainstorming to
come up with a commonly accepted idea or design.

Materials: Coins, Paper, Pencil

Instructions: In a bag, put different types of coins and ask each kid to pick one coin, Create
groups of three and tell the kids to use their coins as inspiration to come up with ideas for their
own coin logo, The kids have to design a logo in 20 minutes and then explain what the logo
stands for.

Dragon’s Den
Dragon’s Den inspires creative thinking, encourages them to come up with the best ideas, and
boosts healthy competition as well.
Divide the group into teams of three or four. The kids should come up with an innovative
product that they think can make the world a better place. In their presentation, they have to
come up with information about: Name of the product, what does the product do? How will it
make the world a better place? Name of their company, Cost of the product. Once they have the
information ad design ready, they can present it at the Dragon’s Den.

Trip to Clay Castle of the Valley of Fairies

The students and the teachers from the other countries will visit together with a group of
Romanian students and teachers the Clay Castle of the Valley of Fairies.
The role of this trip is to facilitate the knowledge of the culture, the landscapes and the
geography of Romania.
DAY 5
Dream Car

Get the kids to collaborate and design their dream car. Every kid may have his or her own ideas
of a car, the trick is to see how they can combine them all and come up with a model that
everyone is happy with. Dream car teaches the children about collaboration, adjustments, or
compromise – making space for another person’s ideas, creative thinking, and implementation.
Instructions: Divide the group of kids into teams of two or three. Give each team a chart paper,
a few pencils, and markers. Give them some extra sheets or paper to draw the designs. Ask each
team to draw a specific part of the car – the trunk, engine, hood, doors, windows, bumper,
headlights, seats, etc. Make sure that they draw and then cut out specific parts that can be joined
to make a car. Ask all the kids to bring the chart paper cut outs to the center of the room and
build a car with them. The activity can be a lot of fun, or chaotic, depending on how the kids
work with each other in the team.

Sports competitions
The students from the other countries will play football or basketball together with the Romanian
students.
These activities will improve athletic skills and will popularize physical culture and sports.