Brrr...Icebreaker Time!

Fieldwork Group 1: The Globetrotters

Miss Maria, Miss Danielle, Miss Mary, Miss Kayla, & Miss Allison

It's the beginning of fieldwork and I can't wait! Today, all 5 groups were able to introduce ourselves and play unique icebreaker games with the 4th grade students to get to know them better. After all, it is extremely important to get to know your students before teaching them! All of the students seemed to have a fun time playing each group's game and it was great to interact with them for the very first time.

For my group, we created a game where a wheel was spun with each 4th grader's name on it. Whichever name it landed on was the one who answered the question at that time. After a name was chosen, a question was chosen after. Some of the questions that were asked were:

- Sweet or Salty?

- Do you have any siblings?

- Dogs or Cats?

My group did not have enough time to let every student answer a question due to timing, which made some students upset, but the icebreaker activity was great. It gave my group and I the opportunity to hear students' opinions in a more relaxed environment before teaching them our lessons for the following week.

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