Tuesday, January 19, 2016

TEACH BETTER: 5 BRILLIANT ICEBREAKERS (AND SLIGHTLY BADASS) WAYS HOW TO DO IT

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A colleague recently recommended to me the ice breakers from the website above.  I used #4, Knights of the Round Table, in my class.
To facilitate this activity, I pre-made some worksheets.  Multiple copies were printed, and students were allowed to pick which one they felt comfortable with.
My version is copied below, and also on Google: Drive, Docs, Pub]

Name:_________________________

If this person won one million dollars, what do you think he/she would do?

Group number 1:_____________________________________________________________

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Group number 2:____________________________________________________________

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Group number 3:____________________________________________________________

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Group number 4:____________________________________________________________

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Name:_________________________

If this person were an animal, what would he/she be?  Why?

Group number 1:_____________________________________________________________

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Group number 2:____________________________________________________________

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Group number 3:____________________________________________________________

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Group number 4:____________________________________________________________

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Name:_________________________

If this person were a famous celebrity, who would he/she be?  Why?

Group number 1:_____________________________________________________________

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Group number 2:____________________________________________________________

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Group number 3:____________________________________________________________

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Group number 4:____________________________________________________________

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Name:_________________________

If this person were a person from a distant past, who would he/she be?  Why?

Group number 1:_____________________________________________________________

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Group number 2:____________________________________________________________

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Group number 3:____________________________________________________________

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Group number 4:____________________________________________________________

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  1. Knights of the Round Table
Students sit down in a circle. Each student should write their name on a piece of paper. The teacher then gives a command to pass their papers clockwise or counterclockwise (e.g. pass your paper 3 persons clockwise). A question is given pertaining to the person that they got.
Some of my favorite questions include:
  1. If this person won $1M, what do you think he/she will do?
  2. If this person were an animal, what would he/she be?
  3. If this person were a famous celebrity, who would he/she be?
  4. If this person were a person from a distant past, who would he/she be?
When the students get back their sheet of paper, they laugh at the answers. Sharing of answers is definitely recommended.

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