WarmUps

=Warm-Ups=

Two Truths and a Lie
Write down three pieces of information about yourself. Two must be true and one must be a lie. Meet with a partner and share your Two Truths and a Lie. Your partner must guess which is the lie. After guessing, discuss all three pieces of information. Then exchange roles and have your partner share his/her Two Truths and a Lie.

What Book Have You Read Most Recently?
What's the most recent book that you've finished reading (or listening to if you're addicted to audiobooks)? Would you recommend it to a friend? Why or why not?

What's in a Name?
Tell the group what your name is and where it came from.

What Was Your Favorite Book?
What was your favorite book from childhood? Why did you like it so much?

Ideas for Mixers/Warm-ups from ELL Facilitators' Meeting at CREC on 2/8/12

 * Four Corners
 * Birth Order – Classify yourself in one of four ways:
 * Oldest
 * Only
 * Middle
 * Youngest
 * Language – Move to the four corners of the room
 * Mono-lingual
 * Bilingual
 * Tri-lingual
 * More than 3 languages
 * Share Ideas
 * That’s Me – Say a statement and everyone who agrees with that statement sits up or stands up and says “That’s Me!”, e.g.,
 * I love chocolate.
 * I hate the color brown.
 * I’m visiting another country on vacation.
 * Tell Me Something – Ask people to write something about themselves that you think no one knows on an index card. Read one or more cards as a warm-up or throughout a session to
 * Playing Cards – Pull a random playing card and make a connection with the number or symbol on the card
 * Whack Pack – Bring a Creative Whack Pack and ask each member of the group to randomly pull. Ask them to make some personal connection or to explain some way that the card can help the group work together.
 * Superhero – Today’s the day you get to be a superhero. What superpower would you have and why?
 * Magic Wand – If you had a magic wand, what would you do? Bring a prop that can serve as a magic wand.
 * Dividing into Groups
 * Have people line up by what time you went to bed last night. Pair them up from the front of the line to the end of the line. Joke about making sure the night owls are only drinking caffeinated coffee.
 * Arbitrarily divide a group into small groups. Ask them to identify four things that they have in common that may not be obvious.