Icebreaker Activities

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:

40 icebreakers for small groups

icebreaker (fun games)

icebreakers

You can also search YOUTUBE for more icebreaker activities.

* pic from http://www.funicebreaker.com