My own flag
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Welcome!
Today I want to share with you a very fun activity that we can use as ice-breaker for the first day!
In my case, my students were a group of 7 aged between 9 and 11, but you can adapt this icebreaker to any type of learners, even adults! It's a very easy activity to prepare (which is great for us!) and it encourages students to talk about themselves and introduce themselves to the group, so you can also use it as an initial evaluation.
So, if you are interested, there we go...
MY OWN FLAG!
- MATERIALS WE NEED
- Colour papers (Half an A4 sheet)
- Crayons and pencils
- Glue
- Wooden sticks (you can use wooden skewers)
- HOW TO...
The main idea of the activity is to design your own flag in which you include some of the things that represent you, for example, your favourite food, a very special member of your family, a place that you love... anything is possible! Then, you will show your flag to the rest of the group and they will guess what do the drawings represent and why are them related to you by asking you questions.
You will divide the activity in three parts:
1st SHOW THEM YOUR FLAG
You will need to have your own flag ready before the class so you can show it to them.
Make them ask you questions about the drawings until they have guessed what they represent.
You can include anything you want in your flag, but it would be a good idea to include something funny or surprising about you to help you build a connexion with your students. You can also include some elements that you want them to talk about; for example, you can include a number representing your age if you want to force them to ask you "How old are you?" or "Are you 22 years old?", that way you can use it as an inicial evaluation too.
2nd DRAW THEIR OWN FLAG
You can let them be creative but you can also ask them to include some elements like their age, name, birthday or anything that you want them to talk about.
3rd SHOW & TELL
Finally, you can either repeat the same exercise than in the first part and make them ask questions (this can become a bit repetitive and long) or they can simply stand up, show their flag and explain their drawings to their classmates (this way they'll produce a complete speech).
Hope you've found it useful!
Thank you for visiting!
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