The Rubber Band Tower
SEL Domain(s): Relationship Building
Grades: 6-8
*Lesson may need to be modified to meet the specific needs of students
Description:
Students play Would You Rather (moving to opposite sides of the room for each answer on relationship-themed questions), then work in small groups on the Cup Stacking Challenge — each person holds a rubber band string connected to a shared center band and the group uses it to lift and stack cups into a pile, tower, or pyramid without touching them directly.
Materials
Cups - enough for each group to have 4
Rubber bands - 1/person, plus one more
