Why Icebreakers? Here are 10 Top Tips for planning and doing icebreakers:
|
|
- Barbara Nichols
- 7 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 Icebreakers
2 Why Icebreakers? I don t know about you, but as soon as I hear the word icebreaker mentioned at the beginning of a training event or group meeting, my body shudders at the very thought. For many youth workers it tends to bring up similar feelings but yet it is something that we ask our young people to do at the beginning of most sessions. And there is a very good reason for that. Icebreakers are not only a great way to help young people get to know one another but they are also a great way to engage the group at the beginning of a session and can often be used to introduce a topic for the evening. Here are 10 Top Tips for planning and doing icebreakers: Be enthusiastic and do your best to smile. Try to avoid using the word icebreaker, it strikes fear in many people. Choose volunteers carefully and try not to cause embarrassment. Don t labour an activity if it is not working, move on. Use no more than 2 or 3 icebreakers throughout a programme. Finish icebreaker when young people are still enjoying it. Make your icebreakers age appropriate. All groups are different so be prepared for all kinds of responses. Think about your space and make sure you have the resources you need. As the leader, be positive and lighthearted. Remember that you are setting the tone for group participation so enjoy it! Paper Airplanes Everyone makes a paper airplane and writes their name and two questions to ask someone else. On cue, everyone throws their airplane around the room, picks up others airplanes, and keeps throwing them. The leader says stop after one or two minutes. Everyone must have one paper airplane. They must find the owner of the airplane they have and answer the questions on the airplane. Each person then introduces the owner of the airplane they have to the group. Silent I.D. Give each person a piece of paper with instructions to write words or draw pictures that describe themselves without talking. Then they are to stick their paper on their chest, walk around, and look at each other. Pictures are collected and shuffled and participants try to identify to whom each picture belongs. Two Truths and A Lie Have participants say three things about themselves. Two should be true and one should be a lie. Have participants guess which response was a lie and give their reasoning. Balloon Pop Have everyone form a circle. Instruct the participants to put one piece of information about themselves on a small slip of paper, fold it, and put it in a blown up balloon. Throw the balloons in the middle of the circle and then have people take turns popping a balloon, reading the piece of paper, and guessing to whom the information applies. 1
3 Movie Ball Everyone stands in a circle. One participant bounces a ball to somebody else after saying the name of a movie. There is a five second limit after the ball is bounced. The ball continues to be bounced to individuals in the group. A person is out of the game if they repeat a movie name or fail to say a name within the five second time limit. Eventually there is a competition between two people for the winner. (You could also choose a different topic, perhaps one that relates to your topic for the day) Hot and Cold Two members of the group are chosen to be it and sent out of the room. The remaining people choose a task for them to do (stand on the table, bounce a ball etc). When the chosen two return, it is the group s job to encourage them to perform the task. However, the only encouragement allowed is applause when they re hot and booing when they are cold. You can repeat this as many times as you wish. Sing Us A Song This game works great for a group who love drama, music and perfoemance. Divide the group into at least two teams. The facilitator suggests a word (like dance, sun, happy, love). Each group alternates turns singing a song that contains that word. The game continues until a team cannot think of any more songs. Songs cannot be repeated. Extreme Rock, Paper, Scissors You play this energizer in the normal rock, paper, scissors fashion with a fun twist. Have the group pair off. Once the winner and loser are established, the loser must follow the winner around for the rest of the activity chanting the winner s name. This continues until you are left with two people fighting with a large crowd of supporters watching. My Slogan This can be a lot of fun with a group of older teenagers. Start be explaining that many companies have slogans or mottoes which reflect their values. Then ask each person to write (or borrow) a slogan to describe him or herself and share that with the group. Chocolate Chomp An oldie, but it s great fun. Ask everyone to sit in a circle on the floor. In the middle of the circle place a large bar of chocolate on a plate, a knife, a fork and three items of clothing gloves, scarf and a cap. (Don't forget to remove the wrapper from the chocolate!) Each person in the circle takes a turn at rolling a dice. On throwing a six they run to the middle of the circle, put on the items of clothing and try to eat as much chocolate as possible. However, they can only cut it with the knife and pick it up with the fork. As soon as someone else throws a six, they run to the middle, put on the gloves, hat and cap, and take over. Backwards Clumps Divide group into pairs. Ask each pair to sit on the floor with their partner, backs together, feet out in front and arms linked. Their task is to stand up together. Once everyone has done this, two pairs join together and the group of four try to repeat the task. Keep adding people until your whole group is trying to stand together. A sight to behold! 2
4 Egg Escape Rocket This can be a lot of funny. Each team should fire an egg onto a landing area using an improvised, team built rocket. The egg must reach the landing area without breaking. The team must work together to build the safest rocket and the egg that lands closest to the landing area without breaking is the winner. (I suggest using hard boiled instead of raw eggs)! Electric Pulse Form two teams using whatever method you prefer. Have the two teams form lines facing each other. Instruct the teams to hold hands forming two long human chains. At the end of the two lines, place a chair with a small object on it a tennis ball works well, but you can use any object you have on hand. A referee stands at the other end of the lines, facing the chair. Tell everyone in the lines to close their eyes and downward face. The referee then flips a coin and quietly shows it to the first players on each team. If the coin is heads, the two people at the front of the lines squeeze the hand of the next person in line as quickly as possible. Each person, whose hand is squeezed, squeezes the person s hand next to him or her. The goal is to be the team with the electric pulse passing all away along the line first. The team that does so wins a point. If you are brave enough or think your group might have fun with it, the object on the chair can be a plastic cup with a small bit of water in it that is lifted and swiftly splashed in the face of the losing opponent. This can be a lot of fun but also a little messy. Act and React A funny icebreaker game, players use paper and pen to write down an event, or you can prepare papers ahead of time. Some examples you might include are: - Winning the lottery - Meeting a large, aggressive bear in the woods - You just got fired from your job - Your boyfriend just broke up with you Put the papers in a bag, box, or basket. Have players randomly select a piece of paper and react to the experience using words, gestures, and facial expressions. Players try to guess what happened. Set a time limit for the players to act out their event. You can give a point for each correct guess. You can also vary the game by making players act out their event without talking. This icebreaker can work with any group size and any age. M&M Game Using M&Ms, ask young people to take 4/5 sweets from the bag. Using the topic related to the colour of your sweets, share in pairs or small groups. Zip, Zap, Boing People sit round in a circle. One person begins by looking at the person to their left for right and saying 'zip' the next person then says zip and it continues round in a circle. The next command is boing (difficult to type, as in the sound a spring makes.) This changes the direction of the zip and so it continues back round in the opposite direction. Finally Zap. Zap throws the 'zip' across the circle. The person who says zap points to who they want to have the zip. The receiver then looks in the direction they wish to continue play and the zip begins to move again around the circle. Here comes the fun part! You can't boing a boing, you can't zap a zap, you can't boing a zap or zap a boing you can only zip a zap and zip a boing! Simple right! Fantastically fun game once people have mastered it! 3
5 Bus Stop A version of would you rather that asks the group their opinions on different things. Mark out a bus on the floor using string or rope or set seats up to look like a bus. Ask young people to take their seat on the bus. The leader then gives the group some choices and asks them to get out of the bus for one option or stay on for the other. After each go, everyone gets back on the bus. These can be simple choices such as day/night, chocolate/ crisps or more serious ones Ant/Dec etc. We hope you have found these suggestions not only helpful but we also hope you enjoy them and have some fun as you engage with these icebreakers. For more ideas check out youth work magazine that has great articles and resources. Or find them at Youth work resource is another website that may be useful for new ideas 4
family games Taking the kids swimming is a great way of making sure they re moving around and having fun. And to help you get them into
swim family games Taking the kids swimming is a great way of making sure they re moving around and having fun. And to help you get them into the pool, we ve come up with loads of great swimming games to
More informationIcebreakers and Name Games
1 Icebreakers and Name Games Be Healthy Stay Safe Enjoy and Achieve Make a Positive Contribution Achieve Economic Wellbeing 2 Ice breaker Act Out Your Name No equipment needed 10-15 minutes 4+ Get the
More informationParty Game Suggestions
Party Game Suggestions DJ Greg Sowa Professional Mobile DJ / Entertainer 1. Balloon Stomp This is a very high energy game. Everybody gets a balloon attached to a string that is tied to their ankle. The
More informationAll Saints (or All Hallows) Celebration
All Saints (or All Hallows) Celebration Bible base: Mark 10:46 52 Aim: To present an alternative focus to the Hallowe en events that dominate this time of year. Note to leaders Our focus this week will
More informationCrickets and Bugs. Bodies Bingo. Make bingo cards with activities or jokes in the spaces. Each person goes up to another one and tells the joke or
Bodies Bingo Make bingo cards with activities or jokes in the spaces. Each person goes up to another one and tells the joke or does the activity with the other person. Activities can include hopping, laughing,
More informationGROUP GAMES Keeper of the keys: Duck duck goose: Shoe bomb:
GROUP GAMES This booklet is designed to help you play games in your settings. It has a list of games that can be played in large and small groups and games that can be played indoors and outdoors. GROUP
More informationHelping your child with Reading
Helping your child with Reading Some ways that you can support. Getting Started Sharing books - We teach phonics to help our children learn to read and write and in order to do this successfully they need
More informationFemale Child s date of birth: Last name: State/ Province: Home telephone number:
60 Ages & Stages Questionnaires 57 months 0 days through 66 months 0 days Month Questionnaire Please provide the following information. Use black or blue ink only and print legibly when completing this
More informationLowercase Letters Capital Letters Picture Cards
Lowercase Letters Capital Letters Picture Cards Notes: You may want to cut out the flashcards and mount them on heavier paper for durability and ease of use. Rather than drilling through the cards (boring
More informationFry Phrases Set 1. TeacherHelpForParents.com help for all areas of your child s education
Set 1 The people Write it down By the water Who will make it? You and I What will they do? He called me. We had their dog. What did they say? When would you go? No way A number of people One or two How
More informationStep 1: Come Together
THE STORY FOR LITTLE ONES: Preschool LESSON GUIDE: Lesson 2 5 ABRAHAM FOLLOWS GOD Bible Basis: Genesis 12:1 9, 17; 21:1 7 Bible Verse: Abram believed the Lord. The Lord accepted Abram because he believed.
More informationIce Breaker Ideas. I m unique: Ask each person to share one thing that makes him or her unique.
Ice Breaker Ideas Sharing trepidations: in pairs or small groups, have students share their trepidations about starting college. follow this by either having students introduce each other, and/or by asking
More informationA SPECIAL PROGRAM OF DISTRICT # 8 NY DAN CAVALLO DISTRICT ADMINSTRATOR
A SPECIAL PROGRAM OF DISTRICT # 8 NY DAN CAVALLO DISTRICT ADMINSTRATOR Tips for T-Ball & Coach/Pitch Although they are two separate divisions of League, they are so close in age grouping that many of the
More informationLast name: State/ Province: Home telephone number:
60 Ages & Stages Questionnaires 57 months 0 days through 66 months 0 days Month Questionnaire Please provide the following information. Use black or blue ink only and print legibly when completing this
More informationIcebreaker: Fantastic Four
Icebreaker: Fantastic Four 1. Break the group into groups of 4. 2. Each team must come up with four things that they all have in common. They may be as simple or as complex as they want (example: we all
More informationFifth Grade Physical Education Activities
Fifth Grade Physical Education Activities 89 Inclement Weather PASS AND COUNT RESOURCE Indoor Action Games for Elementary Children, pg. 129 DESCRIPTION In this game, students will be ordering whole numbers.
More informationPractice Ideas Rookie / Junior Mosquito
Practice Ideas Rookie / Junior Mosquito Equipment essentials needed: 25 30 wiffle balls 20 25 kenko balls 20 tennis balls 1 2 tennis or racquet ball racquets 4 6 cones 3 4 bats and helmets 1 or 2 batting
More informationGirl Scout Journey: It's Your World Change It!
Girl Scout Journey: It's Your World Change It! amaze! Four-week Girl Scout Journey Program amaze!: The Twists and Turns of Getting Along Life is a maze of relationships and this journey has Girl Scout
More informationJunior Soldiers. Unit 4 : Lesson 8
Junior Soldiers Unit 4 : Lesson 8 One body: many parts! PURPOSE : For children to explore and understand that even though those who follow Jesus are all different in some way, God loves each of us and
More informationFun Learning Activities for Mentors and Tutors
Fun Learning Activities for Mentors and Tutors Mentors can best support children s academic development by having fun learning activities prepared to engage in if the child needs a change in academic/tutoring
More informationTeam Building by Jay Varady
Team Building by Jay Varady CREATE A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT 1. Teach 2. Practice 3. Hold Accountable 4. Give Feedback TEAM BUILDING 1. Championship Teams are Close Knit 2. How Do Teams Become Close 3. Conduct
More informationA Collection of Helpful Icebreakers. Name Games
For the very beginning of the trip.. A Collection of Helpful Icebreakers Name Games 1. Rock, Paper, Scissors Cheer off- Play rock paper scissors. Losers become the cheerleader for the winner, continue
More informationWarmups and Energizers
Warmups and Energizers Warmups or energizers are activities the trainer uses throughout the course to encourage participant involvement and interaction. These activities may be used at the beginning of
More informationHere are the top ten Christmas activities 2009
Christmas activity file Here are the top ten Christmas activities 2009 1 Christmas trees A game to be played in pairs or threes. Time: approx 10-15 minutes. This game is for students from the A1:2 to B1
More informationMaking Inferences Picture #1
Making Inferences Picture #1 Casey and Josie are standing in front of East Moore Middle School. Making Inferences Picture #2 Sue surprised her friend with a gift. Making Inferences Picture #3 Angela isn
More informationPE in Primary Schools Resource Summer Games
PE in Primary Schools Resource Summer Games 1 2 PE in Primary Schools Resource Summer Games Ollie Dowding Kerri Brown Tom Eisenhuth Athletics Cricket Golf Page 5-10 Page 16-21 Page 22-27 3 Example Key
More informationDaisy Troop Start-up Kit
Daisy Troop Start-up Kit This booklet is a resource designed for a new leader to help make it through those first couple of troop meetings before a Basic Leadership and a Daisy Program Age Level Training
More information101 IELTS Speaking Part Two Topic cards about sports, hobbies and free time A- Z
101 IELTS Speaking Part Two Topic cards about sports, hobbies and free time A- Z As the topics of sports, hobbies and free time are easy ones that tie in with IELTS Speaking Part One and students like
More informationChapter 2. Making Shapes
Chapter 2. Making Shapes Let's play turtle! You can use your Pencil Turtle, you can use yourself, or you can use some of your friends. In fact, why not try all three? Rabbit Trail 4. Body Geometry Can
More informationWelcome to The First Tee
Welcome to The First Tee The First Tee is a fun-filled program where you ll learn all about the great game of golf. You ll learn how to swing the club, the Rules of the game, and how to act on the golf
More informationwww.eslkidstuff.com Lesson Plans for ESL Kids Teachers
You will need: Resources: CD / Tape player cushions (if you have enough floor space) name tags for each student glove puppet (for kids under 7) ball (for kids over 7) resources for whatever you are going
More informationINTRODUCTION TEACHING TIPS. THE NURSERY CLASS Purpose
INTRODUCTION THE NURSERY CLASS Purpose Letter to Parents The purpose of the nursery class is to help children learn the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and live it. The nursery class should help the children
More informationSecond, advertise the event and make sure students bring a friend, wear dark clothes and bring a mini flashlight.
First off, you need to order a ton of glow sticks. We ordered 500 bracelet sized ones and 25 6 sticks for the students to wear around their necks. They can all be bought from Amazon.com. (http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=bl_sr_toys-and-games?_encoding=utf8&node=165793011&fieldbrandtextbin=lumistick)
More informationA Note to Parents. 1. As you study the list, vary the order of the words.
A Note to Parents This Wordbook contains all the sight words we will be studying throughout the year plus some additional enrichment words. Your child should spend some time each week studying this Wordbook
More informationGames and Team Building Activities
Games and Team Building Activities Getting to Know you Better/ Exploring Interests Affirmation circle: All those in the group form a circle. A leader will throw out get-to-know-you questions, and everyone
More informationFry s Sight Word Phrases
The people Write it down By the water Who will make it? You and I What will they do? He called me. We had their dog. What did they say? When would you go? No way A number of people One or two How long
More informationIce-breaker and Team-building Activities
Ice-breaker and Team-building Activities Professional Development is offered at the cluster level, school level, local government level, state level and national level. Educators come together to discover
More informationJunior Cookie CEO Badge Activity Plan 1
Junior Cookie CEO Badge Activity Plan 1 Badge Purpose: When girls have earned this badge, they ll know more about how to run all parts of their cookie business. Program Essentials Link: Financial Literacy
More informationTee Ball Practice Plans and Drills
Tee Ball Practice Plans and Drills Introduction: Whether you are a parent whose child is about to start Tee Ball for the first time or you are about to take on the responsibility of coaching a Tee Ball
More informationPUSD High Frequency Word List
PUSD High Frequency Word List For Reading and Spelling Grades K-5 High Frequency or instant words are important because: 1. You can t read a sentence or a paragraph without knowing at least the most common.
More informationCopyright 1999 by Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co.
Ages & Stages Questionnaires : A Parent-Completed, Child-Monitoring System Second Edition By Diane Bricker and Jane Squires with assistance from Linda Mounts, LaWanda Potter, Robert Nickel, Elizabeth Twombly,
More informationLesson 5: School Bus Safety
Time: approximately 40 minutes Lesson 5: School Bus Safety LESSON PLAN: Lesson 5 This curriculum does not cover every possible scenario that a child may encounter as a pedestrian, but instead addresses
More informationMarty's Big Mistake A short story about character by Wes Fessler Marty mouse was walking home from school one sunny day. A rock was on the sidewalk, which he kicked along the way. The rock would bounce
More informationKindergarten Respect Unit Lesson Seven Respect The Environment
Kindergarten Respect Unit Lesson Seven Respect The Environment PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE Students will learn that respect must also be shown to the environment. Students will identify specific ways care and concern
More informationThe Dance Lesson. A good dance lesson should contain some or all of the following:-
The Dance Lesson The Primary School Curriculum says:- Dance in education involves the child in creating, performing and appreciating movement as a means of expression and communication. Dance differs from
More informationCoaching Tips Tee Ball
Coaching Tips Tee Ball Tee Ball Overview The great thing about tee ball is that there are very few rules to learn and that the game is all about involving lots of kids. It s about making sure all players
More informationLast name: State/ Province: Home telephone number:
54 Ages & Stages Questionnaires 51 months 0 days through 56 months 30 days Month Questionnaire Please provide the following information. Use black or blue ink only and print legibly when completing this
More informationBrain-in-a-bag: creating an artificial brain
Activity 2 Brain-in-a-bag: creating an artificial brain Age group successfully used with: Abilities assumed: Time: Size of group: 8 adult answering general questions, 20-30 minutes as lecture format, 1
More information2016 Fall Product Program Rally Overview
2016 Fall Product Program Rally Overview Once again, Ashdon Farms and QSP are excited to offer Councils, service units and troops the opportunity to host Fall Product Program (FPP) Rallies. As with other
More informationHints and tips on how to get the most out of the performance. Book 4. Acting tips
Hints and tips on how to get the most out of the performance. Book 4 Acting tips Tips on how to introduce the show to the group, run workshops, explore the text, cast and organise the show. Before the
More informationCookie University for Brownies: Learning Has Never Been So Tasty
Cookie University for Brownies: Learning Has Never Been So Tasty Dear Girl Scout Volunteers, As you may know, the Girl Scout Cookie Sale is the largest girl-led Business & Entrepreneurship program in the
More informationBanquet with Simon. (Luke 7:36-50) Keep these tips in mind as you welcome kids to the workshop and explore the story together.
BIBLE SKILLS & GAMES LEADER GUIDE Banquet with Simon (Luke 7:36-50) Lower Elementary Workshop Focus: Big or small Jesus forgives it all! Keep these tips in mind as you welcome kids to the workshop and
More informationEnergetic games. Energetic games The Guide Association 2013 www.girlguiding.org.uk
Crab Ball Duration: as long as you like Sections: Brownie, Guide, The Senior Section What you need: a ball, cones, large indoor area 1. Divide the girls into two teams. 2. Each team should nominate one
More informationYear 2 Summer Term Oral and Mental Starter Activity Bank
Year 2 Summer Term Oral and Mental Starter Activity Bank Objectives for term Recall x2 table facts and derive division facts. Recognise multiples of 5. Recall facts in x5 table. Recall x10 table and derive
More informationHas difficulty with counting reliably in tens from a multiple of ten
Has difficulty with counting reliably in tens from a multiple of ten Opportunity for: looking for patterns 5 YR / 100-square Tens cards (Resource sheet 24) Multiples of ten (10 100) written on A5 pieces
More informationSpring Term Year 1. Covering activity badges : Communicator Badge
Spring Term Year 1 Covering activity badges : Communicator Badge 1. Get someone to give you directions or instructions to do something. Check that you have understood. Then follow the directions or instructions.
More informationTeaching Children to Praise
Teaching Children to Praise Thinking About Praise Discuss one or two of the following questions with a partner. When did you last praise God in a heartfelt way? What were you doing at the time? What effect
More informationThe Relationship Game from LifeLearningToday.com
The Game The Relationship Game from LifeLearningToday.com Take turns asking and answering the questions below. There are no exact rules. The idea is to have fun mostly with just the conversation. You can
More informationIcebreakers! Select any of the following as activities for your advisory to help them get to know each other.
Icebreakers! Select any of the following as activities for your advisory to help them get to know each other. Snowball Fight This activity works with all ages -- including adults. Students write on a piece
More informationTable of Contents. Stretching Exercises --------------------------------------------------------------------5
Table of Contents General Coaching Tips --------------------------------------------------------------------3 Basic Practice Set-Up --------------------------------------------------------------------4
More informationHello, The Pigeon needs a bath. But the Pigeon doesn't think so. In fact, he thinks YOU might need a bath!
Hello, Great to see you! You look like someone who can REALLY spot dirt. Have you noticed that the Pigeon is dirty? Really, REALLY dirty? You saw under his wings, right? And between his toes? Yikes! Oh,
More informationFinancial Literacy Meeting Ideas Daisy Financial Literacy Games and Activities
Financial Literacy Meeting Ideas Daisy Financial Literacy Games and Activities Fulfills Money Counts steps 1, 2, 3: Money Money You need: Place Value Boards (one for each girl), bags of copied money (one
More informationBalls, Hoops and Odds & Ends
KIWIDEX RUNNING / WALKING 181 Balls, Hoops and Odds & Ends On 1 Feb 2012, SPARC changed its name to Sport NZ. www.sportnz.org.nz 182 Section Contents Suggestions 183 Cats and Pigeons 184 Geared Up Relays
More informationFemale Child s date of birth: Last name: State/ Province: Home telephone number:
27 Ages & Stages Questionnaires 25 months 16 days through 28 months 15 days Month Questionnaire Please provide the following information. Use black or blue ink only and print legibly when completing this
More informationHSBC Rugby Festival Dubai 2016. Guide for Pitch Marshalls
HSBC Rugby Festival Dubai 2016 Guide for Pitch Marshalls Thank you all for volunteering to be Pitch Marshalls over the two days of the Tournament. We hope that you have an enjoyable time and that the Tournament
More informationJacob Marries Rachel
Jacob Marries Rachel Teacher Pep Talk: Jacob, escaping from the wrath of his older brother, Esau, traveled to the home of his mother s relatives. There Jacob, the trickster, who had gotten both Esau s
More informationIf baby was born 3 or more weeks prematurely, # of weeks premature: Last name: State/ Province: Home telephone number:
Ages & Stages Questionnaires 12 11 months 0 days through 12 months 30 days Month Questionnaire Please provide the following information. Use black or blue ink only and print legibly when completing this
More informationThis template is based on an 8 week season with 2 practices prior to the first game
Volleyball Practice Format: (Can use as much or as little as you want) Coaches can follow these practices to the letter or use it as a guideline for planning your own practices. Regardless, with each skill
More informationEnglish lesson plans for Grade 1
English lesson plans for Grade 1 Lessons in this section 1.1 Vocabulary, listening and speaking: parts of the body and can 26 1.2 Vocabulary, listening and speaking: colours and parts of the body 29 1.3
More informationGod is Eternal Lesson 1
Preschool Curriculum (4K / 5K) August 15 th & 16 th, 2009 God is Eternal Lesson 1 Divine Attribute: Heart Response: God is Eternal Be Amazed Memory Verse: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and
More informationImagine It! ICEBREAKER:
ICEBREAKER: Imagine It! FOCUS: To develop creativity and increase participants comfort with acting in front of a group PURPOSE: To help participants relax before working on their public presentation skills
More informationAR State PIRC/ Center for Effective Parenting
Helping Young Children Learn to Read What Parents Can Do Reading is one of the basic building blocks for your child s learning and school success. It is a skill on which most other learning is built. Children
More informationModule 2: Conflict Management
Module 2: Conflict Management Conflict management, like effective communication skills, is another important element of social competency. This module promotes the use of several forms of conflict management
More informationActivities for parents to support the learning of multiplication tables
Activities for parents to support the learning of multiplication tables There are many times table games available on line which will help children to recall times tables and division facts. You can also
More informationTO WRITING AND GIVING A GREAT SPEECH. A Reference Guide for Teachers by Elaine C. Shook Leon County 4-H
EIGHTSTEPS TO WRITING AND GIVING A GREAT SPEECH A Reference Guide for Teachers by Elaine C. Shook Leon County 4-H Introduction Good oral communication skills are important in our day to day activities.
More informationCalifornia Treasures High-Frequency Words Scope and Sequence K-3
California Treasures High-Frequency Words Scope and Sequence K-3 Words were selected using the following established frequency lists: (1) Dolch 220 (2) Fry 100 (3) American Heritage Top 150 Words in English
More informationMake maths fun!! Give your child lots of praise and encouragement!
Make maths fun!! Give your child lots of praise and encouragement! Talk to your child about how you work things out. CALCULATION The maths work your child is doing at school may look very different to
More informationUnderstand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems
Equivalent Fractions and Comparing Fractions: Are You My Equal? Brief Overview: This four day lesson plan will explore the mathematical concept of identifying equivalent fractions and using this knowledge
More informationHooray for the Hundreds Chart!!
Hooray for the Hundreds Chart!! The hundreds chart consists of a grid of numbers from 1 to 100, with each row containing a group of 10 numbers. As a result, children using this chart can count across rows
More informationLearn How to Revise 1
Learn How to Revise 1 SCHOOL EXAM DATES 2016 END OF YEAR EXAMS FOR YEARS 7-9 BEGIN ON MONDAY 6 TH JUNE THEY WILL TAKE PLACE IN LESSONS DURING THIS WEEK AND IF NECESSARY THE WEEK AFTER. Some subjects are
More informationFun for all the Family 3- Quite a few games for articles and determiners
Fun for all the Family 3- Quite a few games for articles and determiners Articles in English is one of those grammar points that are fairly easy to explain the fundamentals of, but even Advanced learners
More informationPushes and Pulls. TCAPS Created June 2010 by J. McCain
Pushes and Pulls K i n d e r g a r t e n S c i e n c e TCAPS Created June 2010 by J. McCain Table of Contents Science GLCEs incorporated in this Unit............... 2-3 Materials List.......................................
More informationSuggested Practice Plan Rookie and Tee Ball
Suggested Practice Plan Rookie and Tee Ball Table of Contents General Coaching Tips --------------------------------------------------------- 2 Stretching Exercises ------------------------------------------------------------
More informationWoodlands Junior School
Woodlands Junior School 2008 Parachute games are great fun and encourage cooperative and non-cooperative play. The games are usually quite physically active and so great care needs to be taken before the
More informationLink: University of Canberra http://www.canberra.edu.au/studyskills/learning/oralpres.html#preparing
6. Voice, speech and body language: The way you speak, the way you act and the way you move around can be very important to succeed in your presentation. Here you will find some useful advices and links
More informationLesson 6: Solomon Writes Many Proverbs
Lesson 6: Solomon Writes Many Proverbs Bible Point: Wisdom means following God s word. 1 Kings 4:29-34; Proverbs 1:1-7 Key Verse: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy
More informationUseful classroom language for moving around in class and action games
Useful classroom language for moving around in class and action games Gestures and body language Do the (English) gesture for be quiet / stop / please. Can you remember what it is? What does this gesture
More informationBest of Ice Breakers
013 Best of Ice Breakers 2013 Table of Contents Welcome... 2 Keys to Success... 4 Ice Breakers Social Media... 5 Meet Your Match... 5 If You Could... 6 Share the Screensaver... 7 Composite Person... 7
More informationUsing games to support. Win-Win Math Games. by Marilyn Burns
4 Win-Win Math Games by Marilyn Burns photos: bob adler Games can motivate students, capture their interest, and are a great way to get in that paperand-pencil practice. Using games to support students
More informationUtilisation des flash-cards dans l enseignement des langues
Utilisation des flash-cards dans l enseignement des langues Source 1 : http://www.teachingenglish.org/ Joanna Budden, British Council, Spain Flashcards are a simple, versatile, yet often under exploited
More informationEat & Drink. It s time to eat, eat, eat What a treat Eat, eat, EAT I m all done now I wash it down with my favorite drink DRINK!
Eat & Drink It s time to eat, eat, eat What a treat Eat, eat, EAT I m all done now I wash it down with my favorite drink DRINK! It s time to eat, eat, eat What a treat Eat, eat CRACKERS I m all done now
More informationGRASP. Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program. Exercise manual. Level. This research project is funded by UBC and the Heart and Stroke Foundation
GRASP Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program Exercise manual Level 1 This research project is funded by UBC and the Heart and Stroke Foundation 1 Welcome to the Grasp study! Thank you for volunteering
More informationPositive Behaviour Support Plan for Jane. Brief Summary of the Critical System Strengths and Concerns (for school):
Brief Summary of Focus Person: Positive Behaviour Support Plan for Jane Jane is a 6 year old girl with ADHD, oppositional defiant disorder, prenatal exposure to cocaine and possible fetal alcohol spectrum
More informationGreat Dinner Party Games
Great Dinner Party Games Four printable dinner party games to play after Dinner (or anytime!). Includes: The Cereal Box Party Game Hot Camera Party Game New Name Party Game Evil Pictionary Party Game (Includes
More informationSoccer Control and Trapping Small Sided Game, Soccer Control, Soccer Trapping
Mini Soccer Games Soccer Control and Trapping Small Sided Game, Soccer Control, Soccer Trapping Create a grid that is approximately 40X60 yards with goals on each end. Split the teams into 6v6 and place
More informationBottle Rockets. Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science. Fall 2008
Bottle Rockets Vanderbilt Student Volunteers for Science Fall 2008 I. Introduction: History of Rockets Explain to the students that rockets are more than two thousand years old. Give the students a BRIEF
More informationIcebreakers for Diversity Workshops
Bonner Curriculum Overview: Category: Level: Icebreakers for Diversity Workshops In this document you will be introduced to three different icebreaker activities that are especially suitable for the beginning
More informationT-BALL BLAST COACH S NOTEBOOK. www.tballblast.com YOUR COMPLETE T-BALL COACHING GUIDE. baseball lessons and skills tips
COACH S NOTEBOOK 2011 Copyright 2011 KMS Productions LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, or the facilitation thereof, including
More informationLab 11. Simulations. The Concept
Lab 11 Simulations In this lab you ll learn how to create simulations to provide approximate answers to probability questions. We ll make use of a particular kind of structure, called a box model, that
More informationGETTING ACQUAINTED (Ice-breaker Games)
GETTING ACQUAINTED (Ice-breaker Games) Name Game 1. Organize the group so that all the members sit in a circle or in some way so that the may all see one another. 2. Explain to the group members that they
More information