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Guess who

Short description

The students write facts about themselves and guess who wrote what.

              

Objective

THE OBJECTIVE

ICE BREAKER

  • The activity is a good icebreaker for students to get to know each other at the beginning of their studies or when interacting with students from other programmes in elective courses. 

Execution

IN CLASS

PLENUM

(5min)

  • Introduce the activity.

  • Divide the students into groups of four to six. Each group should sit together. 

IN GROUPS

(10min)

  • The students write down facts about themselves, such as “loves Christmas food”, “has four siblings”, “lives in Vejle”, “enjoys dancing”... 

IN GROUPS

(10min)

  • One group member reads the notes and numbers them.  
  • Each group member makes a list of who they think has written each note. 
  • The group members compare their lists and find out who really wrote what. 

Options to vary the activity

OPTIONS TO VARY THE ACTIVITY

ONLINE TEACHING

The activity can also be conducted online.  

  • Group the students into breakout rooms on Zoom.  

  • The students write their facts in a Padlet.  

  • Each group member makes their own list of who they think wrote each fact.  

  • The group then figures out who wrote what. 

Basic information

Time frame 30 minutes
When will the activity take place? In class
Format  Group
Form of instruction  Classroom instruction
Main type of activity  Communication & diskussion
How will the activity take place? Present/Online
Technology (Padlet, Zoom)

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