Category Archives: Icebreakers

So many times we go into a professional learning session, meeting, or our classroom to teach even, and the litany of distractions in our minds starts to roll like film.  There’s even research now to show that people who don’t … Continue reading →

This community building activity is reminiscent of the old “6 Degrees of Separation from Kevin Bacon” where people had to associate actors or movies and relate them to the actor Kevin Bacon in 6 steps or less.  The purpose is … Continue reading →

It’s only spelled with an “a” for emphasis to lighten the mood.  The purpose of this activity is to connect everyone in our busyness and observe how frequently or infrequently we, as a society, experience genuine happyness (also intentionally misspelled). … Continue reading →

Teachers are full of anecdotes because children are wonderful sources.  The purpose of this opening activity is to create community among adult learners by encouraging conversation among small groups while purging recent experiences from their own lives, to clear the … Continue reading →

Try this as an icebreaker at your next meeting…Ask everyone to think for just a minute of something that fits this description:What is one activity you love doing, you are relatively good at doing, and you want to get better … Continue reading →