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The New York Times bestseller author of Dangerous Minds has a new way to engage students LouAnne 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 at all 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 and school. 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 engaged Written by LouAnne Johnson, a teacher and acclaimed author of eight books Contains ideas for promoting creativity, unifying the classroom community, preventing disruptive behavior, and creating positive attitudes towards school and learning No matter what your students' age group this book will give you the tools you need to create a classroom environment that promotes learning.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments  xiii About the Author  xv Introduction  xvii PART ONE: GETTING PERSONAL Chapter One: Getting to Know You: Introductions 5 1. The Adjective Game 7 2. Autograph Collectors 8 3. Are You Kidding? 10 4. Business Card Creations   11 5. Flash Figures   12 6. Getting to Know You   14 7. I Have to & I Can’t   17 8. I Never Would Have Guessed   18 9. Magic Eyes   19 10. Me in a Bag   2 0 11. Do You See What I See?   21 12. Name Cards   22 13. Right or Left Brain?   23 14. Wave Your Flag   26 15. Stand by Your Music 28 16. Would You Ever?   29 Chapter Two: Working Together: Assigning Pairs & Partners  31 17. Card Sharks   33 18. Animal Pals   34 19. Personality Matches   36 20. Comics Coworkers 38 21. Pick-a-Stick Partners 39 22. Puzzle Partners   40 23. Story Segments   41 Chapter Three: Body & Brain: Kinesthetic Activities  43 24. Beanbag Topic Toss  44 25. Birthday Circle  45 26. Brain Boosters  46 27. Find Your Folder  47 28. Keep It Up  48 29. Hello, Stranger! 50 30. Make Your Move 51 31. Meet and Greet 52 32. Name Game Ball Toss  53 33. Name Tag Search  54 34. Shall We Dance?  55 35. Symbol Search 56 36. Slow, Fast, Slow  58 37. Verb Mania  59 Chapter Four: How We Do Things: Routines & Rules  61 38. Class Chant  63 39. Call-and-Response  64 40. Crazy Quiz  66 41. Cleanup Time  68 42. Give Me Three  69 43. Noise-o-Meter  70 44. My Kind of Class  72 45. Rules Bingo 73 46 . Seat Scramble Signal  74 47. We’re Going Reading  75 48. You & Me Pact  76 Chapter Five: Teamwork: Building Classroom Communities  79 49. Find the Teacher  81 50. Team Classroom Concentration 82 51. First-Day Feelings  84 52. Finish the Story  86 53. Juggling Teams  87 54. Our Class Puzzle  88 55. Multi-Balloon Float  90 56. Paper Turnover  91 57. Team Trivia  92 58. Unusual Measures  93 PART TWO: STICKING TO THE SUBJECT Chapter Six: Mathematical Possibilities  97 59. Balancing Act  98 60. Count My Fingers  100 61. Matchstick Puzzles  101 62. The Number Game  102 63. People Shapes 104 64. Rhythm & Words  105 65. What’s My Number?  106 Chapter Seven: Scientific Suggestions  107 66. Critter Connection  108 67. It’s Elemental 110 68. Is That a Fact?  112 69. Mail Call  113 70. Recycled Animals  114 71. Tower Builders  115 72. What Is This?  116 Chapter Eight: Language Arts Starters  117 73. Analogy Anchors  118 74. A Picture Tells a Hundred Words  120 75. Canine Connection  121 76. Contraction Cutters  122 77. Foreign Phrases  124 78. “I Am” Poems  125 79. Meaningful Matches  126 80. Lick a Slug  127 81. Mirror Writing  128 82. Musical Words  129 83. Pictographs  130 84. Poetry-Picture Match  132 85. Proofreading Pairs  133 86. Quotations  134 87. Six-Word Summaries  136 88. Wacky Wordies  138 Chapter Nine: Rev Up the Reading  141 89. Back-to-Back  143 90. Book Swap  144 91. Fishing for Sight Words  146 92. I Can See Clearly Now  147 93. Three-Story View  148 Chapter Ten: Social Studies Scenarios  149 94. City Search  150 95. Birthday Customs  152 96. Local Geography Bingo  153 97. Name That Flag  154 98. State Silhouettes  156 99. Our World Map  158 100. Time Stretchers  159 101. World View  160 Chapter Eleven: Techno Tasks  161 102. Add a Sentence  16 2 103. Map Your School  163 104. Sell a Subject  164 105. What We Know Slideshow  165 106. Wordle Teams  166 Chapter Twelve: Artistic Experiences  169 107. Animal Figurines 171 108. Artists & Art  172 109. Head & Shoulders 174 110. “Me” Collage  175 111. Partner Silhouettes  176 112. Newspaper Hats  178 113. Tinfoil Sculptures 179 114. Window on My World  180 Chapter Thirteen: Musical Moments  183 115. Beats Me  184 116. Music-Picture Match  186 117. Musical Moods  187 118. What Color Is This Song? 188 119. Song Switch  190 Chapter Fourteen: Swell Ideas for ELLs  191 120. Body Parts  192 121. Let’s Talk 194 122. Noses to Toes195 123. School Shoppers 196 124. Picture Pairs  198 125. Take a Note  199 PART THREE: FORTY WAYS TO WRAP IT UP Chapter Fifteen: What We Learned Today: Daily Closure 205 1. ABCs 206 2. Ball Toss Recap  207 3. Big Banner  208 4. Board Bingo 210 5. Cartoon Quotes 211 6. Connect the Dots 212 7. Countdown: 3, 2, 1  213 8. Flash Cards 214 9. Fractured Phrases  215 10. Learning Tree or Garden  216 11. Little Whiteboard Review  217 12. Missing Words 218 13. Pair Shares  219 14. Paper Airplanes 220 15. Question of the Day  221 16. Quiz Questions  222 17. Rate the Lesson  223 18. Roger Recap  224 19. Sentence Starters  225 20. 60-Second Recall  226 Chapter Sixteen: Recapping the Course: End-of-Term Closure 227 21. Countdown: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1  229 22. Class Portrait  230 23. Create a Quiz  232 24. Dear Me  233 25. Dear Future Student (or Dear New Kid) 234 26. Digital Scrapbook  235 27. Draw & Discuss 236 28. Famous Quotations  237 29. I’m the Expert 238 30. I Used to Think  239 31. Learning Tips  240 32. Paper Quilt 241 33. Scrapbook  242 34. Self-Assessment  243 35. Six–Word Memoirs 244 36. Story Time  246 37. Twenty Questions  247 38. Who Wants to Earn an A?  248 39. Words of Wisdom 249 40. Write a Book  250 APPENDIX: We Want More!  251 Index 255

About the Author :
LouAnne Johnson is the author of eight books, including the New York Times best-seller Dangerous Minds, and most recently, Teaching Outside the Box. Johnson is a former U.S. Navy journalist, Marine Corps officer, and high school teacher.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781118104569
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 288
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Academic Icebreakers to Engage Students
  • Width: 178 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1118104560
  • Publisher Date: 19 Apr 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 517 gr


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