Title of Icebreaker: “Strike A Pose”

 

Grade Level:  K-12

 

Creative Art: Drama

 

Modality: Group

 

Duration: 15 minutes

 

Materials:

-large classroom

 

Instruction (10 minutes):

1. Each person announces her name while stepping forward and striking a pose that reflects her personality. For example, Emily might hop out, angle her arms like an eagle and shout out “Emily!”

2. Then, everyone else jumps forward and copies Emily’s voice and movement.

3. Afterwards, the circle returns to normal, and then it’s on to the next person.  Continue until every student has participated.

 

Debrief (5 minutes):

Discuss student experiences participating in the activity, asking questions such as:

-How did you feel striking a pose?

-What feeling or mood led you to choose this pose?

-Did you relate to anyone else’s pose?

-What emotions/thoughts/memories came up during this exercise?

 

 

 

 

 

adapted from: http://plays.about.com/od/actvities/a/circlegames.htm