Leadership and Teamwork

217 Activities

Move, compete, and work together through games and physical play. Learners build teamwork, coordination, and confidence while having fun. Activities range from creative movement to structured sports. All energy levels welcome!

Activities

Olympic Games (Grades 6-8)

Leadership and Teamwork, Social and Emotional Awareness

Olympic Games (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

In this activity, students learn and play a series of Olympic games. Then they vote on their favorite game. This activity builds listening and cooperative learning skills. It can also improve physical and reasoning skills.

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Olympic Games (Grades 6-8)

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Functional Fitness Week 10: Day 1

Leadership and Teamwork, Health and Wellness

Functional Fitness Week 10: Day 1

Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40 Minutes

Start week 10 by learning the skill of the week: Donkey Kicks. In this activity, students perfect their strength and balance with donkey kicks and a game of Shadow. Then, they sharpen their understanding of food groups.

This activity is part of the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness 12-week program. If you are new to the program, visit the Active Kids and Minds Functional Fitness: Weeks 1-4 Collection getting started.

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Functional Fitness Week 10: Day 1

Leadership and Teamwork, Health and Wellness

Economic Concepts: What Is a Consumer?

Leadership and Teamwork, Career and Future Readiness

Economic Concepts: What Is a Consumer?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 8

45 Minutes

Students participate in simulated shopping, with some spending play money in local mock stores while others act as proprietors. These stores are all small businesses (i.e., not large chains or box stores) and offer items attractive to consumer students, who will have to determine how and where to spend their money. After a shopping trip, total receipts from each store will be counted. A group discussion will include why students made their choices and how their choices as consumers affected the businesses.

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Economic Concepts: What Is a Consumer?

Leadership and Teamwork, Career and Future Readiness

Balloon Buddies (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork, Social and Emotional Awareness

Balloon Buddies (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

K - 12

10 Minutes

Grab a friend and try to keep your balloon up in the air longer than anyone else in the room!

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Balloon Buddies (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork, Social and Emotional Awareness

Clutch (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork, Social and Emotional Awareness

Clutch (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

K - 12

10 Minutes

Circle up to see who has the reflexes and discipline to be "clutch" for this activity. Here's a hint; success will depend on how well you can multitask.

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Clutch (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork, Social and Emotional Awareness

Four Square Bonanza

Leadership and Teamwork, Health and Wellness

Four Square Bonanza

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Four Square is a fast-paced game that keeps students moving. In this activity, students refine their skills in coordination and sportsmanship by participating in Four Square Bonanza!

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Four Square Bonanza

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Ready, Set, Relay Race!

Leadership and Teamwork, Health and Wellness

Ready, Set, Relay Race!

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Relay races are a great way to get students moving while working together. In this activity students will be broken into teams to brainstorm different tasks for their fellow students to complete in a variety of relay races.

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Ready, Set, Relay Race!

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No Boundaries Chess

Leadership and Teamwork, Social and Emotional Awareness

No Boundaries Chess

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Chess is generally considered an individual sport. In this activity, the addition of a few new rules encourages players to work together as a team.

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No Boundaries Chess

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The Lindy Hop

Leadership and Teamwork, Arts

The Lindy Hop

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

Students learn four basic, Lindy Hop steps through an instructional video. Then as a group, students add their own twists on this classic dance.

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The Lindy Hop

Leadership and Teamwork, Arts

Functional Fitness Week 9: Day 2

Leadership and Teamwork, Health and Wellness

Functional Fitness Week 9: Day 2

Active Kids and Minds

K - 8

40 Minutes

Continue building week 9 skill of the week: Walking Lunges. In this activity, students pair-up for exercise stations and a game of Down, Down, Down. Then, they learn evaluate which fats should be consumed often, sometimes, or once in a while.

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Functional Fitness Week 9: Day 2

Leadership and Teamwork, Health and Wellness

Body Percussion

Leadership and Teamwork, Arts

Body Percussion

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students stand in a circle and practice making different percussive sounds, starting with hand-clapping and finger-snapping. Next, they move on to using combinations of multiple parts of the body. Then students work in small groups to prepare short percussive pieces to perform for the whole group.

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Body Percussion

Leadership and Teamwork, Arts

Blanket Toss (Team Building) Game

Leadership and Teamwork, Social and Emotional Awareness

Blanket Toss (Team Building) Game

!Mpact Players

3 - 12

15 Minutes

Heave piles of stuffed animals across the room from one sheet to another!

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Blanket Toss (Team Building) Game

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American History: Elevating Black Voices (K-2)

Leadership and Teamwork, Arts, STEM, Literacy, History and Society

13 Activities

American History: Elevating Black Voices (K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

9 Hours 10 Minutes

The American History: Elevating Black Voices Collection is a weekly, hands-on playlist that helps young learners explore how stories, creativity, problem-solving, and leadership shape communities and American history. Through engaging texts, Innovator Trading Cards, and theme-based activities in literacy, STEM, the arts, and teamwork, students discover lesser-known Black Americans whose voices and ideas have made a lasting impact. Each week introduces a new theme that strengthens early reading skills, creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking, while giving learners multiple opportunities to apply their understanding through play and exploration. Designed for easy facilitation and joyful learning, this playlist shows that innovation takes many forms—and that every voice matters.

For a consistent learning experience, it is recommended that this collection be completed in the sequence outlined below. This allows learners to apply the weekly themes from the Innovator Playing Cards through supplementary activities.

Week 1: Storytelling and Voice

Designing Innovator Trading Cards (K-2)

New End to the Story

Round Robin Storytelling

Animal Interviews

Week 2: Inventing and Problem Solving

Designing Innovator Trading Cards (K-2)

Balanced Mobile

Sound on a String

Mechanical Engineering Tops

Week 3: Creativity and Expression

Designing Innovator Trading Cards (K-2)

Masquerade Masks

Music and Rhythm (Grades k-2)

Creative Play Design Challenges

Week 4: Leadership and Change

Designing Innovator Trading Cards (K-2)

Playing Innovator Trading Cards (K-2)

People Bingo

What is a Quality

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American History: Elevating Black Voices (6-12)

Leadership and Teamwork, History and Society, Literacy

13 Activities

American History: Elevating Black Voices (6-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 12

9 Hours 10 Minutes

The American History: Elevating Black Voices Collection is a weekly, inquiry-driven playlist that invites learners to examine how storytelling, innovation, creativity, and leadership shape American history and civic life. Through complex texts, Innovator Trading Cards, and theme-based activities across literacy, STEM, the arts, and collaborative problem-solving, students engage with lesser-known Black Americans—whose contributions have influenced systems, culture, and community change. Each week introduces a thematic lens that builds historical analysis, critical reading, argumentation, and interdisciplinary thinking, culminating in a challenge-based game that requires evidence, reasoning, and collaboration. Designed to support meaningful discussion and application, this Collection highlights innovation as a collective process and underscores the power of amplifying voices that shape our shared history.

This collection is designed to have learners apply ideas from the weekly themes introduced through the Innovator Playing Cards with additional related activities; it is recommended to follow this sequence to maintain consistency:

Week 1: Storytelling and Voice

Designing Innovator Trading Cards

What Makes a Good Story?

One Minute Speeches

Erasure Poetry as Resistance

Week 2: Inventing and Problem Solving

Designing Innovator Trading Cards

Cell City

Catapult (Team Building) Game

Build an Extension Arm

Week 3: Creativity and Expression

Designing Innovator Trading Cards

Create a Cardboard Self-Portrait

Improv: Say the Line

How to Look at Dance

Week 4: Leadership and Change

Designing Innovator Trading Cards

Playing Innovator Trading Cards

Analyzing and Constructing Timelines of Racial (In)justice

Dream Team

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Pitch Challenge Tools

Leadership and Teamwork, Career and Future Readiness

4 Activities

Pitch Challenge Tools

Young Entrepreneur Institute

3 - 12

This series of pitch practice activities builds and reinforces presentation skills and provides a vehicle for establishing a safe space. The activities stand alone or can be used as a series, offering progressively more opportunity for critical thinking and skill development. These activities can also be used to help students prepare for a contest or presentation. Visit www.yepitch.org to learn about virtual contest opportunities and access a full pitch contest curriculum and toolkit.

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Leadership and Team Building

Leadership and Teamwork

23 Activities

Leadership and Team Building

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 12

14 Hours 55 Minutes

Great things happen when leadership and teamwork come together! This collection of engaging K-12 activities help youth awaken their inner leader while strengthening the skills that make collaboration meaningful. Through playful challenges, cooperative tasks, and reflective moments, learners build communication, problem-solving, and shared responsibility. Whether someone is stepping into leadership for the first time or refining their strengths, each experience encourages confidence, connection, and positive group dynamics.

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Back to School: Community Building Activities

Leadership and Teamwork, Social and Emotional Awareness

10 Activities

Back to School: Community Building Activities

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 12

Build community at the start of any program with this collection of activities that give children and youth fun ways to get to know each other!

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MLB Players STEM League

Leadership and Teamwork, Social and Emotional Awareness, STEM

8 Activities

MLB Players STEM League

Learn Fresh

3 - 8

6 Hours

The MLB Players STEM League is an interactive, sports-based learning experience that connects math, strategy, and social-emotional learning through the game of baseball. Developed in partnership with the MLB Players Trust, this program combines a board game and curriculum to help students build essential skills through a hands-on experience.

Over eight lessons, students take on the roles of players, managers, and analysts, using real MLB player stats to draft teams, track performance, analyze data, and make strategic decisions. Core math concepts—including fractions, percentages, and probability—are woven into gameplay, providing real-world applications of data in sports.

Beyond math, the program reinforces teamwork, sportsmanship, and resilience through integrated bonus lessons, helping students navigate challenges and collaborate with their peers effectively. With an emphasis on social-emotional skills and critical thinking, students develop practical abilities that extend beyond the classroom.

The MLB Players STEM League is designed for youth-development organizations and schools of all types, offering a free and accessible way to engage students in learning through the excitement of baseball.

Educators should request their MLB Players STEM League games when preparing for Lesson 1 to ensure they receive them before reaching Lesson 3. Requests can be placed at this link or using the link found in Lesson 1.

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Grow & Go: Learn with Lt. Governor Gilchrist (Entrepreneurship)

Leadership and Teamwork, Career and Future Readiness

40 Activities

Grow & Go: Learn with Lt. Governor Gilchrist (Entrepreneurship)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 12

29 Hours 20 Minutes

November is National Entrepreneurship Month and Michigan Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist II has created an exciting collection of activities just for Mizzen!

Filled with fun, immersive, and interactive content, this playlist introduces students to entrepreneurship as a mindset.

Students in K-12 age groups will build their skillset through discovery, problem-solving, and collaboration.

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American History: Elevating Black Voices (3-5)

Leadership and Teamwork, Literacy, History and Society

13 Activities

American History: Elevating Black Voices (3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

9 Hours 10 Minutes

This Collection is a weekly, hands-on playlist that helps learners explore how stories, creativity, problem-solving, and leadership shape communities and American history. Through engaging texts, Innovator Trading Cards, and theme-based activities in literacy, STEM, the arts, and collaboration, students discover lesser-known Black Americans whose voices and ideas have made a lasting impact. Each week introduces a new theme that strengthens reading comprehension, evidence-based thinking, creativity, and teamwork, while giving learners multiple opportunities to apply their understanding through discussion, design, and gameplay. Designed for flexible facilitation and active learning, this playlist shows that innovation happens in many ways—and that elevating diverse voices deepens our understanding of history.

For a consistent learning experience, it is recommended that this collection be completed in the sequence outlined below. This allows learners to apply the weekly themes from the Innovator Playing Cards through supplementary activities.

Week 1: Storytelling and Voice

Designing Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

Word Detectives

What is that Tone

Rhythm and Language

Week 2: Inventing and Problem Solving

Designing Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

S.INQ Mechanical Engineering Self Propelled Cars

Arm and Belt Accessories

Engineering an Upgrade (Grades 3-5)

Week 3: Creativity and Expression

Designing Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

The Animal Spin

Create and Perform a Scene from a Book

Clay Pinch Pot

Week 4: Leadership and Change

Designing Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

Playing Innovator Trading Cards (3-5)

More Tools Are Better Than One

Build Your Own Obstacle Course

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Innovator Trading Cards (K-2)

Leadership and Teamwork, Literacy, History and Society

2 Activities

Innovator Trading Cards (K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

1 Hour

Students will engage in a four-week learning experience focused on creating innovator trading cards. This project allows them to explore and highlight the varied contributions of Black Americans to their communities, developing key skills such as listening, drawing, speaking, and foundational categorization. In the final week, Week 4, students will use their completed trading cards to determine the most suitable type of community helper for various scenarios.

There are two activities in the Innovator Trading Card Collection:

Activity 1, Designing Innovator Trading Cards, focuses on the "theme of the week," learning about the innovators and their influence, and designing the innovator trading cards.
Activity 2, Playing Innovator Trading Cads, focuses on facilitating the associated game to reinforce learning.

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