Build Connection15 min Low Light
Common Ground Web
A ball of string builds a visible web of connections across the group.
Makes the invisible visible — students see the connections that already exist between them.
Instructions
Sit in a circle. One person holds a ball of string and shares something about themselves. Anyone who shares that quality raises their hand — the holder passes the string while holding their end. Continue until everyone holds part of the web. Hold it up at the end.
Classroom timer
15:00
Best used when
Early in a term, or when a group feels fragmented and disconnected.
Variation
Use subject-related prompts only: things you've read, places you've been, things you wonder about.
Time
15 min
Noise
Low
Prep
Light
How did it go?
Quick evaluation — helps you find what works again.