Icebreaker Activities
I'll start teaching my 1st class next term after having MA in TESOL. I'm planning to start w/ using icebreaker activities. These activities, I think, will be one of the best ways in introducing my teaching to the students as they will help students to:
- Communicate.
- Enhance students' fluency as they use their prior knowledge.
- Shift students role from passive to active.
- Motivate shy and hesitant students to participate as they use simple form of sentences and questions.
Icebreaker activities will help teacher in:
- Getting a general perspective of his students such as their performance, interests, individual differences...etc.
- Establishing cooperative learning atmosphere.
- Giving peer feedback (when grammatical or pronunciation mistakes occur).
- Teaching active listening.
Here are some sources for icebreaker activities:
You can also search YOUTUBE for more icebreaker activities.
* pic from http://www.funicebreaker.com
