The New York Times bestseller author of Dangerous Minds has a new way to engage studentsLouAnne Johnson's newest book is a collection of fun and simple educational icebreaker activities that get students excited and engaged from the very first minute of class. These activities are great to use with students atall levels, and many of the activities include variations and modifications for different groups. Research has shown that the use of icebreakers increases student motivation by creating an emotional connection between the student andschool. In as little as five minutes, a creative icebreaker can engage students' brains, encourage critical thinking, and much more. Includes a fun-filled collection of icebreakers that get students thinking and keeps them engagedWritten by LouAnne Johnson, a teacher and acclaimed author of eight booksContainsideas for promoting creativity, unifying the classroom community, preventing disruptive behavior, and creating positive attitudes towards school and learningNo matter what your students' age group this book will give you the tools you need to create a classroom environment that promotes learning. INDICE: Acknowledgments xiiiAbout the Author xvIntroduction xviiPART ONE: GETTING PERSONALChapter One: Getting to Know You: Introductions 51. The Adjective Game 72. Autograph Collectors 83. Are You Kidding? 104. Business Card Creations 115. Flash Figures 126. Getting to Know You 147. I Have to & I Can’t 178. I Never Would Have Guessed 189. Magic Eyes 1910. Me in a Bag 2 011. Do You See What I See? 2112. Name Cards 2213. Right or Left Brain? 2314. Wave Your Flag 2615. Stand by Your Music 2816. Would You Ever? 29Chapter Two: Working Together: Assigning Pairs & Partners 3117. CardSharks 3318. Animal Pals 3419. Personality Matches 3620. Comics Coworkers 3821. Pick-a-Stick Partners 3922. Puzzle Partners 4023. Story Segments 41Chapter Three: Body & Brain: Kinesthetic Activities 4324. Beanbag TopicToss 4425. Birthday Circle 4526. Brain Boosters 4627. Find Your Folder 4728. Keep It Up 4829. Hello, Stranger! 5030. Make Your Move 5131. Meet and Greet 5232. Name Game Ball Toss 5333. Name Tag Search 5434. Shall We Dance? 5535. Symbol Search 5636. Slow, Fast, Slow 5837. Verb Mania 59Chapter Four: How We Do Things: Routines & Rules 6138. Class Chant 6339. Call-and-Response 6440. Crazy Quiz 6641. Cleanup Time 6842. Give Me Three 6943. Noise-o-Meter 7044. My Kind of Class 7245. Rules Bingo 7346 . Seat Scramble Signal 7447. We’re Going Reading 7548. You & Me Pact 76Chapter Five: Teamwork: Building Classroom Communities 7949. Find the Teacher 8150. Team Classroom Concentration 8251. First-Day Feelings 8452. Finish the Story 8653. Juggling Teams 8754. Our Class Puzzle 8855. Multi-Balloon Float 9056. Paper Turnover9157. Team Trivia 9258. Unusual Measures 93PART TWO: STICKING TO THE SUBJECTChapter Six: Mathematical Possibilities 9759. Balancing Act 9860. Count My Fingers 10061. Matchstick Puzzles 10162. The Number Game 10263. People Shapes 10464. Rhythm & Words 10565. What’s My Number? 106Chapter Seven: Scientific Suggestions 10766. Critter Connection 10867. It’s Elemental 11068. IsThat a Fact? 11269. Mail Call 11370. Recycled Animals 11471. Tower Builders 11572. What Is This? 116Chapter Eight: Language Arts Starters 11773. Analogy Anchors 11874. A Picture Tells a Hundred Words 12075. Canine Connection12176. Contraction Cutters 12277. Foreign Phrases 12478. “I Am” Poems 12579. Meaningful Matches 12680. Lick a Slug 12781. Mirror Writing 12882. Musical Words 12983. Pictographs 13084. Poetry-Picture Match 13285. ProofreadingPairs 13386. Quotations 13487. Six-Word Summaries 13688. Wacky Wordies 138Chapter Nine: Rev Up the Reading 14189. Back-to-Back 14390. Book Swap 14491. Fishing for Sight Words 14692. I Can See Clearly Now 14793. Three-Story View 148Chapter Ten: Social Studies Scenarios 14994. City Search 15095. Birthday Customs 15296. Local Geography Bingo 15397. Name That Flag 15498. State Silhouettes 15699. Our World Map 158100. Time Stretchers 159101. World View 160Chapter Eleven: Techno Tasks 161102. Add a Sentence 16 2103. Map YourSchool 163104. Sell a Subject 164105. What We Know Slideshow 165106. Wordle Teams 166Chapter Twelve: Artistic Experiences 169107. Animal Figurines 171108. Artists & Art 172109. Head & Shoulders 174110. “Me” Collage 175111. Partner Silhouettes 176112. Newspaper Hats 178113. Tinfoil Sculptures 179114. Window on My World 180Chapter Thirteen: Musical Moments 183115. BeatsMe 184116. Music-Picture Match 186117. Musical Moods 187118. What Color IsThis Song? 188119. Song Switch 190Chapter Fourteen: Swell Ideas for ELLs 191120. Body Parts 192121. Let’s Talk 194122. Noses to Toes195123. School Shoppers 196124. Picture Pairs 198125. Take a Note 199PART THREE: FORTY WAYS TO WRAP IT UPChapter Fifteen: What We Learned Today: Daily Closure 2051. ABCs 2062. Ball Toss Recap 2073. Big Banner 2084. Board Bingo 2105. Cartoon Quotes 2116. Connect the Dots 2127. Countdown: 3, 2, 1 2138. Flash Cards 2149. Fractured Phrases 21510. Learning Tree or Garden 21611. Little Whiteboard Review 21712. Missing Words 21813. Pair Shares 21914. Paper Airplanes 22015. Questionof the Day 22116. Quiz Questions 22217. Rate the Lesson 22318. Roger Recap 22419. Sentence Starters 22520. 60-Second Recall 226Chapter Sixteen: Recapping the Course: End-of-Term Closure 22721. Countdown: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 22922. Class Portrait 23023. Create a Quiz 23224. Dear Me 23325. Dear Future Student (or Dear New Kid) 23426. Digital Scrapbook 23527. Draw & Discuss 23628.Famous Quotations 23729. I’m the Expert 23830. I Used to Think 23931. Learning Tips 24032. Paper Quilt 24133. Scrapbook 24234. Self-Assessment 24335. Six-Word Memoirs 24436. Story Time 24637. Twenty Questions 24738. Who Wants to Earn an A? 24839. Words of Wisdom 24940. Write a Book 250APPENDIX: We Want More! 251Index 255
- ISBN: 978-1-118-10456-9
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 19/04/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés