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Ice Breaker Activities

The document provides descriptions of three icebreaker activities that teachers can use: 1) The Snowball Activity where students write facts about themselves on paper snowballs and have a snowball fight to find their matching partner. 2) A Self-Portrait drawing activity where students draw themselves and then try to guess who drew each portrait. 3) A "What Am I?" game where students write nouns on their forehead and ask yes/no questions to guess the word on their forehead. It also lists nine debate topics that could be used for in-class discussions and debates.

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Ice Breaker Activities

The document provides descriptions of three icebreaker activities that teachers can use: 1) The Snowball Activity where students write facts about themselves on paper snowballs and have a snowball fight to find their matching partner. 2) A Self-Portrait drawing activity where students draw themselves and then try to guess who drew each portrait. 3) A "What Am I?" game where students write nouns on their forehead and ask yes/no questions to guess the word on their forehead. It also lists nine debate topics that could be used for in-class discussions and debates.

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Ice breaker activities

The Snowball Activity.

Have students write three things about themselves on a piece of paper. Then
have them crumble up the paper to resemble a snowball. Let the students have a
snowball fight for about one minute. Now everyone grabs one of the snowballs
and has to try and find the person who wrote on it. Once they find their partner,
they have to bring that person up in front of the class and explain what they
learned about their new friend with the three facts written on the piece of paper.

Self-Portrait.

Have your students draw themselves. After they have done this, collect the
papers and hang them up for the whole class to see. Now have students try to
guess who the artists was for each picture.

The "What Am I?" Game.

Have the students get into a circle. Give each student a post-it note. Have each
person write a noun on the post-it note. Then stick the post-it on the forehead of
the person standing to right of them with the noun showing. Now have student
take a turn to ask the group a "yes/no" question that will help them guess the
noun on their forehead. If they do not guess correctly, the person on their right
gets to ask a question. Keep going until all of the noun have been guessed, or
your time limit has expired.

List of vocabulary games

From Pictionary to word scrambles to synonym memory, here is a list of fun


word games to play in classrooms, at parties, or during meetings.

1. Vocabulary Pictionary

Pictionary is a game of charades where players draw words instead of acting


them out.

To play:

1. Split the group into teams.


2. Each round, assign one team member to draw.
3. Give the drawing team member a word.
4. Allow up to sixty seconds for teammates to guess.
5. If the team guesses correctly, then assign one point
6. You can give other teams the opportunity to steal, or move onto the next
team’s turn. The game is a great way to practice new vocabulary, as
players connect the word with an image. Pictionary is a fun game for
virtual parties or in-person affairs.

2. Word Association

Word Association is one of the best vocabulary games for kids and classrooms
since playing does not require a large vocabulary. The rules are simple and easy
to understand. Typically, the game involves two players.

To play:

1. Player one says a word.


2. Player two responds with the first word that comes to mind.
3. Player one either chooses a new word or responds to player two’s word.
4. The game continues until one player repeats a word or pauses too long.

Debate topics

1. Teachers should be replaced by computers.


2. People who get better grades in school will be more successful in
life.
3. Sometimes it’s OK to cheat on homework or a test.
4. Students who fail a test should be given the chance to take it again.
5. Students should be allowed to grade teachers.
6. Everyone should be able to bring their pets to school.
7. The school day should be shorter.
8. Life skills like cooking and personal finance should be taught in
school.
9. Giving is better than receiving.

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