Activities are any interactive engagement of participants that fit into one of the activity type categories. They are meant as a tool to build teams. At TGIRF, we break down activities into seven types. Some activities may belong to one category, while other activities may be a part of multiple types.

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Appreciation & Bonding Activities: Appreciation and bonding activities take icebreakers and getting to know you to the next level. They are designed to break down barriers between people and deepen relationships between group members.

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Energizers: The goal of these activities are to change the energy in a group – either higher or lower; and should be used to shift the focus of the group based on what is next to come.

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Experiential Activities: Experiential activities are at the heart of the active learning process. Use them to help a group learn a lesson, solve a problem, develop/refine skills, and more. These activities must be debriefed in order to elicit learning. Experiential activities can also be interactive curriculum, not just teambuilding type activities.

Games: You can win a game, but you can’t win an activity. These are typically used for fun, but can be used as experiential activities if desired. 

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Getting to Know You Activities: Getting to know you activities are designed for participants to learn things about themselves and their group members.

Icebreakers: Icebreakers provide a low risk way to warm a group up to each other. They should help set a conducive tone for the group to begin to feel comfortable engaging with one another on a surface level, and possibly start to get to know each other.  

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Mixers: Mixers are used to mix up and introduce larger groups of people to each other.

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