Examples of Icebreakers You Can Use for Your Lesson Starters

Examples of Icebreakers You Can Use for Your Lesson Starters

Getting Starters for your quick lesson plan can be tedious when you are not ready here are some of the quick starters you can use.

1. Two Truths and a Lie: Have each student share two true statements about themselves and one false statement. The rest of the class guesses which statement is the lie.
2. Name That Tune: Play a short snippet of a popular song and have students guess the song title and artist. This can be a fun way to get everyone engaged and energized.
3. Something in common; Give the class list to learners or ask them to write them down, let, learners move through to ask and find out what they have in common with their colleagues. It could be the number of siblings they have, where they went on vacation, hometown, age, date of birth, and many more items. Make sure to ask them at the end what they have in common with their partner.
4. What’s Different; Group learners into two, let them face each other to observe themselves. Let one group turn their back and the other, changes things about themselves, they can change their watch, Some can unbutton their dress, unlace their shoes or remove one or swap it with another, let the other group face them again and tell what has changed.
5. Interview a Partner; let students interview their partners and write down their answers and share with the class, make it interesting.
6. Mingle; Let learners stand to walk around in the class, Say a number, eg 2 and the students would have to form pairs, 3 and they have to form a group of 3s. Those who fail to get partners in time, are out.
7. Name Grab; Let students stand in an open space, let them write their names on a piece of paper, collect the names and stick it on the pack of other students. Ask them to search for their names, when you find your name you take it and stick it on your chest, indicating you are done. Inform learners not to run or push others.
8. Either / or; Let students line up at one side of the class (Preferably empty space); Write some cues and mention when you do, those interested in that move to that direction. Eg; Coffee or Tea ; So those interested in coffee will rush to coffee side those interested in tea will move to that direction; BMW or Toyota ; Orange or Mango, London or New York. Dog or cat, Hot or cold, Names of celebrities, Shatta Wale or Stonebwoy.
9. Would You Rather: Pose a series of “Would You Rather” questions related to the topic of the lesson. For example, “Would you rather have the ability to fly or be invisible?”
10. Quickfire Questions: Prepare a list of rapid-fire questions related to the subject matter of your lesson. Have students answer as quickly as possible to keep the energy up and the conversation flowing.
11. Memory Game: Show a grid of images related to the lesson topic for a few seconds, then ask students to recall as many details as possible. This can be a great way to activate prior knowledge and generate interest in the upcoming lesson.
12. Emoji Story: Share a series of emojis and ask students to create a story or describe an event using only those emojis. This can encourage creative thinking and collaboration.
13. Brain Teasers: Start with a fun brain teaser or riddle that relates to the lesson content. Encourage students to work together to solve it before moving on to the main lesson.
14. Collaborative Drawing: Divide the class into small groups and give each group a piece of paper and some markers. Have each group start a drawing based on a prompt related to the lesson, then rotate the drawings around the room for each group to add to.
15. Share a Smile: Have each student share something that made them smile recently. This can be a heartwarming way to start the lesson on a positive note and build a sense of community within the classroom.
16. Themed Trivia: Create a set of trivia questions related to the lesson topic and challenge students to answer as many questions correctly as they can. You can make it more competitive by keeping score or offering small prizes for the winners.
17. In / out circle; group learners into mixed ability groups and ask learners to choose a representative, them draw a circle and stand around it,  when you say in they are suppose to move inside and when you say out they move out. keep repeating and remove the group representative that miss.
18. Ask one Question; Ask learners to write one question about the lesson they learnt previously or the one you just finished; Let them go round to give it to their colleagues to answer them to the class.
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