First day of class
Use a roll of toilet paper, have each student take a few pieces, for each piece they take they have to tell something about them selves....
Gustavo,
I have used this ice breaker in my classes and it is fun and the students really like participating in it. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Terry - Hope all is well. This is one ice-breaker tha works for me... Line up the students in two lines facing each other. If there is an odd number of students, you can play the game, too. Give students 30 seconds to look each other over really good, paying attention to all details about their partner. The students in one line now turn facing the other way while the other line of students changes something about themselves.
When the students in the first line turn back around, they have to guess what their partner changed. Now switch and let the first line make the change and the second line guess the difference. It's fun!
Tasheema,
I like this ice breaker because it is a lot of fun and really gets the students talking with each other. Thanks for sharing it with us as I know it will be helpful to other instructors.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
Cathy,
With 40 students and this format they get to introduce themselves and get to know some about each other yet it doesn't take too much time. This way you can deal with the informative part of the first class such as the syllabus, etc..
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
An ice breaker I found interesting was three truths and a lie. Each student stands up and tells the class 3 truths and 1 lie about themselves. The class has to guess which detail is a lie. The person that gets the most correct is the winner. This is a great way to get students to share information about themselves.
That is a good idea! What I have done in the past is have them introduce themselves and tell me one very interesting thing about themselves. Especially when I have 40 students. Otherwise there is enough time to hear everyones introduction.
Terry,
This is a fun and easy to do ice breaker. Students really like doing this as they get settled into the course.
Gary
Gary Meers, Ed.D.
