Collection of ice breaking activities for classroom use 2

1. Grid words

 Each student makes a grid and writes words. The grid contains maximal 5 square boxes. Use stopwatch to count the time. Each student must fill words on his/ her own. 3 words score 1, 4 words score 2, 5 word score 3, and 1or 2 word score 0

This is the grid.

2. Where is my shoe

This game is appropriate for young or adult learners. First, ask students to put off one of their shoes. Put the shoe in front of the class. Make a pile of shoes in random. Make a line and count for 20 second. Ask the student to put on their shoe. One who is able to wear the shoe first he/ she wins. Don’t worry about the crowd.

3. Paper airplane

Each must make a paper airplane. Write a hobby on the paper plane. Then fly it for 1 minute in the classroom randomly until not everyone knows his / her paper plane. Everyone must hold on a paper plane. Ask each student to find the owner of the plane “ Whose paper plane is this?” “the hobby is swimming” one who possesses the plane will raise his/ her hand. Then, make a group of students whose the same hobby. This is good to create classroom work group at a certain situation.


4. Linking word

This is very easy but needs spontaneous answer. As a teacher you post a word like “ Banana” then you choose a student randomly to continue the last letter of the word “ banana”. The chosen student may response “ ant” . next you choose another student to continue the word “ ant”. He/ she has to start from the letter “t”. you can do this to all your student. One who takes too long time to response should get a silly and fun punishment. You can get what suitable punishment.

5. Shopping list

Children or students must say their shopping lists. Each student must mention a product to buy. For example, a student say “ I am going to supermarket, I want to buy apples” The first student wants to buy apples. The word “apples” start with letter “A”, next student must mention a product that starts with letter “ B” for example the second student says “ I am going to supermarket, I want to buy “Beef”. Continue the shopping list statement until the end of the student. You will find some weird shopping lists in the games. This is fun for young children even for adult students.

6. Completing sentence

You must prepare at least 20 sentences. Then you omit the phrase at the end of the sentence. You must recognize your class. If you have young children, you must put easy and familiar phrases at the end of the sentences. For example; you say “ yesterday, I went to a super_________. Choose a student to complete the phrase, give appreciation to students who can complete the phrase correctly.

7. Is it big?

This is also good to reinforce young children to participate actively in the classroom. First, you prepare a picture or a note. The picture or note can be an animal, a fruit, a person, or anything. Fold the picture, then say “ what is this?” ask your student to post questions that need answers “ yes or no” for example your student will ask” Is this an animal”, if it is correct you say “ yes, it is” then another student may say “ is it big?” it is incorrect you say “ no”. Search students until someone can guess the answer, at the end show the picture or the note to all students. Give appreciation to the student who can guess the correct answer!

8. Alphabet game

Ask one student to spell alphabet from A to Z. at a certain letter you stop the student. Then ask another student to say a word, which begins with the alphabet that you have stopped from the first student. For example a student spell alphabet “ A B C D E F G H I J K L STOP” another student that you choose randomly must make a word begins with the letter “L” like “lamp”. Limit the time to train your students’ spontaneous response, repeat few times and stop when your students feel entertained before they got bored.

9. Arms linked

Two students sit on the floor facing their backs. Their feet are at the front and their arms linked. Ask them to stand up together. When they are successful to stand up add two more students so there are four students facing their backs with their arms linked. Ask them to stand up! If there are more than three or four groups, give applause to the group or 4 students who can stand up first.

10. Tell a story

Cut some pictures! The size is about 6x8 cm. Put all the pictures in a bag. Pass the bag to each student. Ask each student to pick up a picture then tell a story about the picture. The length of the story is only one minute. Make sure each student give contribution to the story. You can choose various picture so that the story will be various too.