Getting to Know You Activities and the ‘Connect’ Resource

A great set of resources and ideas for the start of a new session when you’re getting to know a new class or group. For teachers and practitioners who value the building of positive relationships as the foundation for successful learning and wellbeing.

Connect Relationship Building Toolkit

Includes…

  • 5x tools for talking about likes & dislikes (slideshow 1)
  • 3x tools for finding out about significant people and relationships (slideshow 2)
  • Extra tools & prompts for activities, games & discussions
  • 11-page guidance document
  • The ‘Getting to Know You’ Profile & alternative recording tools

This toolkit was originally developed for focused 1:1 relationship building which will be apparent in some of the guidance. Please feel free to use the profiles, tools and symbol prompts in ways that work for you and your group.

The slideshows preview the resources that feature in the digital downloads provided below

DIGITAL RESOURCES

Getting to Know You Profiling Tool

A place to gather information about individual pupils, or a useful reference document to inform ‘Getting to Know You’ activity planning.

Toolkit Guidance

Browse through 11 pages of ideas and guidance for suggestions on how to use the various tools in the Connect Relationship Building Toolkit.

Toolkit Download

Conversation Tools, Activity Sheets, Symbol Prompts and other visual supports for the ‘Likes & Dislikes’ and ‘People & Relationship’ Getting to Know You topics. Also includes 3 alternative recording sheets.

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You might also find our People & Relationships Class Topic resource useful which we pulled together with activity ideas for the theme of ‘Connect’ for Children’s Mental Health Week 2023. 

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