Listen "87-The New Year's Resolution Ice-Breaker Game"
Episode Synopsis
Yes...I know it's January 8th, but it's not too late to lay the New Year's Resolution Ice-Breaker Game on your students. This goal-setting opportunity affords teachers a wonderful chance to:deputize students in their resolution questenlighten kids about their lives outside the classroommake themselves more approachablegives teachers a needed boost in obtaining their goalshelps kids get to know one anotherencourages students to set goalschallenges kids to make their goals public, which gives goals more umphThis is an exceedingly easy activity to set-up. All you need is a class roster copy for each student and a Padlet Labeled New Year's Resolutions. Pass out a roster to each student and provide each with the Padlet link. I gave my students the following directions:For the next minute, create some resolutions for this year. Please keep the resolutions to yourself and any resolution you publish in this activity must be school-appropriate. Next, choose one resolution you're willing to share. Post it on the Padlet, but DO NOT attach your name!Read each post on the Padlet. Try to match some of the resolutions with your classmates on the roster I provided.
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