First Week Ice Breaker 3: Venn Diagram

Start off with a blank Venn Diagram form. The students work together to complete the activity.

One student writes his or her name at the top of one of the circles, and the other student writes his or her name at the top of the other one

In the overlapping portion of the circles, the partners must list five things that they have in common. In the parts of the circles with their names, the students must each list five things that are unique about themselves.

First Week Ice Breaker 2: MY FAVORITE THINGS

Team up with a partner, interview them and find the answers to the following questions.

Your name is _______________.

Your favorite movie is _____________________.

Your favorite song is ________________________.

Your favorite musician/band/artist is ________________________.

Favorite color: _________________________________.

Favorite sport or physical activity:____________________________.

Favorite website: _______________________________.

What are you REALLY into? (examples: gaming, anime, football, dance, theatre, etc.)___________________________.


Write the answers on an index card and wait for further instructions.

First Week Ice-Breaker 1: EXPECTATIONS OF GREAT TEACHERS

I'm interested in your opinions and I'm asking you these questions as a way of finding out about your learning styles and preferences. Write, using as much detail as possible, your responses to the following questions:

• Now that I've told you my expectations of a good student, what are your expectations of a good teacher?
• Tell me about the best teacher you've ever had. What made that person such a good teacher?
• Now that I've told you some of my ideas about how we will go about learning this year's material, tell me about how you learn best. Give me an example of a project or unit where you learned a lot. Describe the project in detail.