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  • 1.  Ice Breaker Ideas

    Posted 03-30-2018 12:05
    Hi, I'm preparing for my Session 1 on Introduction. I would like some fun ice breakers that will set the atmosphere to get my participants involved and ready to learn.
    Thanks

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    Elizabeth Dixon
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  • 2.  RE: Ice Breaker Ideas

    Posted 04-02-2018 09:22
    Ice breakers are a good idea they get everyone to open up and then they become comfortable .tawnie dandeneau



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  • 3.  RE: Ice Breaker Ideas

    Posted 04-02-2018 09:34
    ​If you could questions are really great and funny at times.  Really sets the mood and gets people laughing and comfortable with each other!

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    Brianna Kemboi
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  • 4.  RE: Ice Breaker Ideas

    Posted 04-02-2018 10:34
    Icebreakers are good for setting the stage. You can ask the participant to guess what CLASS stand for as a group, or you can tell them what it stands for and ask them to create a cheer, chant, song or finger play and give them the option of performing in front of the group, show a video and allow the participants to analyze it then at the end they can re assess the same video to see if their understanding changed

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    Nakia Fountain
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  • 5.  RE: Ice Breaker Ideas

    Posted 04-02-2018 12:47
    I've done riddles for Icebreakers. The table is tasked with coming up with the answers for the various riddles, and whoever wins gets a designated prize. 
    I've also done people bingo and tailored it to whatever training I was giving. So for CLASS it can be something like Someone who was previously a certified observer. Someone who has been observed over 5 times. Someone who has never had any CLASS training prior to today. Then you would have your generic statements. Someone who has pets. Someone who has more than 1 sibling. etc.

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    Isabel Martinez
    Houston TX
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  • 6.  RE: Ice Breaker Ideas

    Posted 04-02-2018 13:52
    @Isabel Martinez I love the idea of the Bingo game. I will be trying that in the near future :)

    Pinterest and Google have TONS of great ideas for icebreaker activities. Some that I have used with great success are listed below:

    1. Switch Sides If...- participants move to opposite sides of the space or remain in the middle when a statement applies to them. For example, if you like chocolate ice cream go to the left, if you like vanilla ice cream move to the right, and if you like neither stand in the middle.

    2. Beach Ball- write various questions on a beach ball. Have participants toss the ball to someone and the catcher has to answer the question on the space where their thumb lands.

    3. Guess Your Word- there are a lot of different variations of this game. When I played it with teachers I had a large group (about 24) so I had them divide into teams of 6. One person from each group got a word taped to their back. The person with the word taped on their back asked their group members yes or no questions to figure out their word.
    (I like to use this activity when emphasizing the importance of asking open-ended questions and providing quality feedback).​

    Have fun!

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    Gizelle Keys
    CLASS Coach
    Upper Marlboro, MD
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  • 7.  RE: Ice Breaker Ideas

    Posted 04-02-2018 14:09
    ​Good morning.  Ice breakers can always be fun.  I just finished my 10 sessions and I had an afternoon group.  I opened each session with Jazz music so they could shift from their busy day with children to now focusing on learning opportunities with MMCI.  When I start my new session for a morning group I am going to music and movement when they arrive to get them active.  Maybe playing "A-tooty-ta" at the beginning of your session will get them going and create smiles.

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    Thresa Offord
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  • 8.  RE: Ice Breaker Ideas

    Posted 08-07-2018 01:10
    Some co-workers of mine bought .99 cents noddles used for pools. Break-up staff into teams of  5-6, the objective is to problem solve and try lifting a ball with the noodles. 
    As a instructional support activity I break staff into teams and provide each group with one index card. On each card I write down a word; snails, trains, shoes, etc. Staff create a concept map: meaning one subject  leads to many other subjects to teach. Snail-bugs-crawling-habitat-food-etc. This helps staff brainstorm as to how they can extend concepts in the lessons.

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    RoseMary Castaneda
    South El Monte CA
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