Human Knot
1. Have students get into a tight circle and tell them to grab the hand of two different people NOT standing
next to them. (Each person will be holding the hands of 2 different people – the circle will look like a
tangled mess).
2. Tell students their task is to untangle themselves without letting go of either person’s hand.
Discussion:
1. How did it feel to be so close to your classmates?
2. Sometimes we may have really great ideas about how to do an activity, but are hesitant to share. Did
anyone feel this way? If you felt this way and shared your ideas anyway, how did that feel?
3. Do you feel that you worked well together as a team to complete this activity?
4. If you were successful in untangling the knot, how do you feel? Why do you think you were successful?
5. If you were unsuccessful in untangling the knot, how do you feel? Why do you think you were
unsuccessful? What do you think you could do differently next time to be more successful?
6. Is there anything you learned during this activity that might help us work better together as a team here
at school?
7. Now that you have done the activity, do you think there would be a better way to approach it next time?
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1. Have students get into a tight circle and tell them to grab the hand of two different people NOT standing
next to them. (Each person will be holding the hands of 2 different people – the circle will look like a
tangled mess).
2. Tell students their task is to untangle themselves without letting go of either person’s hand.
Discussion:
1. How did it feel to be so close to your classmates?
2. Sometimes we may have really great ideas about how to do an activity, but are hesitant to share. Did
anyone feel this way? If you felt this way and shared your ideas anyway, how did that feel?
3. Do you feel that you worked well together as a team to complete this activity?
4. If you were successful in untangling the knot, how do you feel? Why do you think you were successful?
5. If you were unsuccessful in untangling the knot, how do you feel? Why do you think you were
unsuccessful? What do you think you could do differently next time to be more successful?
6. Is there anything you learned during this activity that might help us work better together as a team here
at school?
7. Now that you have done the activity, do you think there would be a better way to approach it next time?
Back to Team-Building Activities