• Go with your mentee to the school's library or media center and check out the headlines of the latest newspapers from around the country.
• Ask how they are doing in school.
• Keep a journal.
• Research and talk about famous people who used their abilities to get ahead.
• Make greeting, get-well, or holiday cards to give to other people.
• Bring a board game.
• Look at a map and talk about places you would like to visit.
• Look at magazines in the library or read the newspaper, including the want ads.
• Attend a school concert or school activity together.
• Keep a planner/calendar and set personal goals.
• Play sports in the gymnasium.
• Work on the computer in the media center.
• Use post-it notes to write down all the things you like about yourself, like to do or would like to learn how to do, etc.
• Write stories together.
• Do a jigsaw puzzle.
• Walk outside on the playground.

• Build a model.
• Plan an activity with another pair of TeamMates.
• Bring in a photo album, and share pictures of your family, house, and pets.
• Discuss favorite hobbies.
• Read the same book and talk about your favorite parts.
• Write a letter to a former teacher, a cousin or relative in another community, an old friend, the editor of a local newspaper, etc.
• Tell your TeamMate about your work and how you reached your position.
• Complete a resume together.
• Give your TeamMate a job application to complete.
• Administer a career interest inventory.
• Offer interviewing ideas and discuss proper dress codes for work.
• Work together on a budget.
• Discuss the college selection process and entrance examinations.
• Ask the questions for the driver's license test.
• Listen, listen, listen.
• Ask your TeamMate what they like to do.