KS1 Team Building

Bring learning to life with this energising selection of outdoor lessons that develops your pupils’ teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills through nature-based play. Packed with engaging activities like minefields and mazes, this unit promotes trust, collaboration, and resilience, all while having fun outdoors!

Lesson Plans

Solving problems as a team

Ignite your pupils’ teamwork and communication skills with this exciting outdoor lesson, packed with playful, nature-based activities. With clear guidance and ground rules woven throughout, pupils build respect and resilience through hands-on challenges that make learning memorable and fun.

Learning objective:

To problem-solve as a team.

Listening to others

Designed to enhance team-building skills through communication and trust, find activities such as ‘minefields’ and ‘mazes’ to engage your children inside this team building session plan.

Learning objective:

To listen to others in my team.

Compromising to achieve a common goal

The main activity of this outdoor lesson focuses on a challenge that sparks meaningful group collaboration and thoughtful compromise. Through creative teamwork, pupils explore how to merge ideas, navigate negotiation, and reflect on the emotions behind shared decision-making.

Learning objective:

To understand the importance of compromise when working in a team.

Showing respect and kindness

Focusing on establishing and reinforcing ground rules for outdoor team building and PSHE, this outdoor lesson guides you in facilitating discussions about respectful interactions and encouraging children to apply these rules while engaging in collaborative challenges.

Learning objective:

To show respect and kindness to others.

Forming positive relationships

During this outdoor lesson, your children will participate in engaging collaborative challenges that foster positive relationships through respectful interactions.

Learning objective:

To work together and form positive relationships with others.

Celebrating teamwork

This outdoor lesson serves as a celebration of teamwork and an opportunity to reinforce previously established ground rules. Children will take part in a variety of exciting party games which promote key skills covered in the unit.

Learning objective:

To celebrate achievements made as a team.

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