Icebreaker Games

Ice breakers can be a great way to start a new class, regardless of the content area! Ice breaker games allow us to  open the doors to build community and develop a sense of cooperation and teamwork during training sessions, during field trips, with new classrooms and groups of students. The more interactive and fun, the greater chance students’ will develop a positive and (hopefully) a meaningful connection getting to know others. We also know when the activity or game is more interactive and fun, students’ personal insecurities and nerves may dissipate and create space to step outside their comfort zone!

What are your favourite or most successful Icebreaker Games?

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  Georgia Heraty 6:22 pm on December 2, 2014 Permalink | Reply

  RPS Biggest Fan
  Source: http://www.pegames.org/classroom/rps-cheer
  Equipment: NONE
  Description:
  + For this game you are trying to get the biggest cheering section behind you.
  + Everyone starts by finding someone else to play Rock, Paper, Scissors with.
  + The winner gets to continue on in the game, finding someone else to play against.
  + The loser (as well as any cheerer he may have gathered) immediately becomes a member of the winner’s cheering section (following them around, cheering for them).
  + Soon you will have two students face off while all other students are standing and cheering.
  If someone asks you to play R.P.S. against them, you can not say no.
  + Noise Modification: If you don’t want noise, you can make this a quiet game by telling the cheering sections that they can only do actions (the goofier the better) when cheering for their winner.