https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS Made with no regrets, whatsoever en-us 2017-08-01 23:33:11 UTC 2025-12-17 13:06:00 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png cedwards11 https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/179896977 Students have 5 seconds to choose between two items based on what they prefer or what best suits their personality. Pause after each question and discuss responses. Teacher can reveal his or her choice as a means of allowing students to get to know him or her.]]> 2017-08-01 23:36:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/179896977 cedwards11 https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/179897754 Read essay to students. Discuss what adjectives, descriptive/sensory/figurative language are and do. Have students point out examples. Using descriptive language, students write about their favorite food: what it is, what about it makes it their favorite, where were they when they first tasted it, etc. Teacher writes also and shares his or hers first and then asks students to share theirs.]]> 2017-08-01 23:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/179897754 cedwards11 https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/179900381 Read excerpt from Dr. Heidegger's Experiment. Discuss what is going on in the piece. Have students model the first sentence by describing their own room at home. Teacher writes also and shares first. Then students share. Have students write their descriptions on sentence strips and hang around the class.]]> 2017-08-02 00:15:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/179900381 cedwards11 https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/179953132 Students create a meme that best represents them, including a saying or quote they use/say often. Teacher creates one also and shares. Then students share. Caution students about inappropriate sayings and/or pictures]]> 2017-08-02 14:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/179953132 cedwards11 https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/180997215 2017-08-14 22:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/180997215 cedwards11 https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/180998112 2017-08-14 23:01:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/180998112 cedwards11 https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/181008494 2017-08-15 00:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/181008494 cedwards11 https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/181008681 2017-08-15 00:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/181008681 cedwards11 https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/181009531 Although this is an end-of-the-year activity, with a little tweaking, you could make it a getting-to-know-you activity.]]> 2017-08-15 01:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/181009531 cedwards11 https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/181010552 For this particular icebreaker, you can pull the spinner up on the screen and group students into teams in order for them to discuss the topic the spinner lands on. This is great way to connect with students while allowing them to get to know one another.]]> 2017-08-15 01:15:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cedwards11/2017ICEBREAKERS/wish/181010552