How Can We Break The Ice
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GET TO KNOW YOU EXERCISES
CONCENTRIC CIRCLES
Have everyone find a partner. One set of partners forms a circle facing out, and one set of partners forms a circle facing in. Ask a question, and give them about 2 minutes for the pair to answer. Say “Switch” and have one of the circles move a number of people to find a new partner. Ask another question. Repeat about 7 times. You can vary the questions to fit the topic.
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE
In a circle, or with a partner, share three things, two of which are truths, and one which is a lie. They have to guess which is which.
SOMETHING OF SIGNIFICANCE
Find someone you don’t know and tell them about something you have on (jewelry, clothes, etc.) that is significant to you.
BILLFOLD SCAVENGER HUNT
Look in your backpack or wallet and find four things – the most worthless, most priceless, most revealing, and most memorable.
FAVORITE THINGS
Ask each person to share their favorite thing to do. Next ask each person to think about the person whose favorite thing they could most easily identify with. Have them spend a few minutes talking with that person. Next have them think about the thing that was most difficult to identify with. Have them spend a few minutes talking with that person.
QUOTE TO LIVE BY
Have each person share their favorite quote, or quote they keep in mind, like a motto.
COLOR, CAR, CHARACTER
Have each person identify their favorite color, a type of vehicle that is representative of them, and a fictional character with whom they identify.
M & M GAME
Pass around a bowl of m & m's to the group and instruct them to take as many as they would like, but not to eat any. When everyone has taken some, have each of them tell something about themselves for each m & m they took.
PROJECTING
The facilitator asks all members of the group to respond to the following questions, taking turns on who goes first:
1. Who would you be if you couldn't be you?
2. What animal, food, or inanimate object would you like to be?
3. What is the worst attribute of humankind and why?
4. How would you change your life if you had it to live over?
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