Icebreakers?

Question

I need some good ideas for icebreakers to use with underprivileged high school juniors and seniors...

Please help and give suggestions.

Thanks in advance!

-Sierra Mist

Answer 1

http://wilderdom.com/games/Icebreakers.h... this might help :)

Answer 2

GAME 1

take a post it note (one per student) and write on each one the name of a famous person they'd know.  can be sports, tv, movies, music, etc.  stick one on each persons back so they can't see who they are.  the students walk around and will look on your back and see who you are.  you then have to ask them questions to find out who's name is on your back.  if they figure out who's name is on their back, they get to sit down.

GAME 2

have the kids all stand in a circle and hold hands, take a hula hoop and place between the grasp of a couple.  explain that the need to get the hoop to the other side of the circle by climbing through it without letting go of the other person's hand.  yes, it can be done.  it develops teamwork.

hope this helps.

Answer 3

One of the funniest icebreakers I ever saw was at the beginning of a lecture.  The lecturer was known to be pretty informal.

He said to the crowd, "I know that usually you're asked to say hello to the person beside you.  Let's do it differently today, and say hello to the person *behind* you.  Go ahead!"

Everyone did it and was looking at the back of the head of the person behind!

Very funny!