34. CANDY FIASCO! (Discussion)
Description: This fun activity uses candy as a way to get students talking! “The more you take, the more you talk!”
Application: This protocol can be used as a traditional ice-breaker but also as a way to get students talking about previously learned content.
Process: Buy a large bag of individually wrapped candy. Arrange chairs in a circle for this activity. Greet students and tell them to take up to three pieces of candy (or tell them to take as many pieces as they wish) from the bowl. Warn them not to eat the candy yet. Once all students have their candy, tell them that for every piece of candy taken, they must reveal an interesting fact about themselves OR they must share what they know about the content in the form of facts. Once all students share, they may eat the candy that they took originally.
Jennison Shields, CCECHS
Description: This fun activity uses candy as a way to get students talking! “The more you take, the more you talk!”
Application: This protocol can be used as a traditional ice-breaker but also as a way to get students talking about previously learned content.
Process: Buy a large bag of individually wrapped candy. Arrange chairs in a circle for this activity. Greet students and tell them to take up to three pieces of candy (or tell them to take as many pieces as they wish) from the bowl. Warn them not to eat the candy yet. Once all students have their candy, tell them that for every piece of candy taken, they must reveal an interesting fact about themselves OR they must share what they know about the content in the form of facts. Once all students share, they may eat the candy that they took originally.
Jennison Shields, CCECHS
Reference and/or for more information:
34. Candy Fiasco!
Shields, J. The Candy Fiasco. Cross Creek Early College.
34. Candy Fiasco!
Shields, J. The Candy Fiasco. Cross Creek Early College.