Team Challenges: 170+ Group Activities to Build Cooperation, Communication, and Creativity

by Kris Bordessa

Team Challenges 170+ Group Activities to Build Cooperation, Communication, and Creativity by Bordessa, Kris. Published by Chicago Review Press,2005, Paperback

Genres: Education

286 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2005

About the author

I’ve been a freelance writer for a dozen years or more and have authored several books. A conversation with a friend got me thinking about creating a blog. I wanted to help readers take small steps toward a more self-reliant lifestyle, embracing some of the vintage skills that have been lost over the past few generations.

I launched Attainable-Sustainable.net in 2011 to answer the question: What if we could tackle one little actionable step each day to start working toward a more self-reliant lifestyle?

That blog has morphed into a beautiful book published by National Geographic Books in March, 2020 which earned the Best How-to Book of 2020 from the American Society of Journalists and Authors

The book covers diverse topics such as food preservation, gardening, raising small livestock, creating a homemade pantry, and crafting non-toxic home care products.

I've lived in Hawaii with my husband and two sons since 2005. I know you're imaging a hammock and a mai tai right about now, but ::spoiler:: there's laundry and dishes to do in paradise.

Reviews

[emyrose8 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found a preview of the book on Google and skimmed it, but I like what I see! It looks like a great resource for classroom use. The first few chapters discuss why it's important to have kids work as a team and how to form a team/have them be accountable to their group. The majority of the book are the challenges. These are well-laid out with material lists and easy-to-read instructions. The activities are separated into categories such as ones that don't take many materials, verbal challenges, short challenges, etc.

[Paula Peckham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Teachers who sponsor groups like student council, National Honor Society, even band or choir, and youth pastors - this book has a ton of fun ideas for socials, camps, sleep-ins, and the like.

[Larramie · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a creative mind!