Alright teachers, my husband takes all the credit for this one. He said he was looking online at reels one night and saw a video of a teacher doing puzzles with their class week one of school. Here’s how the activity will look in my classroom of 8th graders: 1. Students will be in groups of about 4-5. Smaller groups work too, but I have big class sizes. 2. Each group gets a container of puzzle pieces. They do not get a picture of the puzzle and have no idea what the puzzle is supposed to look like when completed. 3. Set a timer and observe. Watch your students as they work through this task with each other. Who takes on the leadership role? Who listens and works well with others? Who is more shy and lets others do the work? Collect your teacher data! 4. First group done gets something. I always give out candy, but I realize that doesn’t work for everyone. Sometimes a good ole congrats works fine too 🙂 5. Are you kids engaged? Check out the dollar store around different seasons for some other puzzles and do this activity for seasonal community building! I chose 48 piece puzzles in order to not stress the kids out and waste an entire class period, but there are so many options. Let me know if you use this and how it turns out in your classes! 🫶🏼🩷 Linking some options from Amazon and Walmart that are super cheap! . . . teachersupplies dollarstorefinds classroomsupplies