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Lauren Pinho Professor Purvin Education Field Experience EDUC 230-01 Fall 2013 Ice Breaker Draw Your

Neighbor Subject: Art Middle School Grades 6-8 Directions: 1. Teacher hands out papers, pencils, and color pencils and goes over instructions. 2. Students pair up by seating. In pairs, students introduce themselves to one another and share three interesting facts with one another. 3. In pairs, students will write one anothers interesting facts on the top of their papers. 4. Individually, students draw a picture of their neighbor trying to use all of the interesting facts they learned. Once done, student will fold top of paper so none of the facts show. 5. As a class, students will hang up their pictures on the board. 6. As a class, students will introduce their drawings and as a class, try to guess their interesting facts by the drawings. Student will clarify their drawing. Materials: 1. Copy paper 2. Pencil 3. Color pencil 4. Teacher Example Source I am sure this activity is out there somewhere but I developed the idea while thinking of another lesson plan on drawing faces. I thought this would be a good way to test the students prior knowledge to drawing the human anatomy before starting that unit as well as a fun way to learn one anothers hobbies and interests, rather than drawing self-portraits.

Lauren Pinho Professor Purvin Education Field Experience EDUC 230-01 Fall 2013 Rationale Statement Statement of Standard Three- Diverse Learners Teachers shall understand the practice of culturally responsive teaching (NJPTSB, 2004, pg 11). Name of Artifact: Ice Breaker Date of Artifact: September 2013 Course: Education Field Experience EDUC 230-01 Rationale Statement: First day of any class generally starts off the same; introduction to the class/ teacher, over viewing the syllabus, and then some sort of activity to learn about one another. It isnt generally the most fascinating class of the semester, but important nonetheless. For the assignment, I had to come up with an activity for the first day of class that will also help me better understand my students. I included this artifact because students really should build bonds with other students, especially with those sitting next to one another. Ice breakers provide a way to get students to interact, even if they are a bit shyer. It also gives them a chance to get creative which I feel is a great start in introducing an art class. Thinking about how I wanted to get the ball rolling in my own classroom took a bit of time. As a future art teacher, I wanted to pick an activity that was creative as well as test my students art skills as well. What I learned is that sometimes your first idea isnt the best. I came up with a few at first but so far like this idea the most. I know as a teacher I will have to test out new ideas as there is never a best option. I also like to reflect on how this exercise will help me as a teacher. All we will be given are names and grade levels at the beginning of our cycle/semester/year. I understand that connecting with students, even in a small way is important. I feel an activity like this is a great way to learn something interesting about my students while also making them learn things about one another, even if they just remember something about their partners. I will most definitely be able to use this in my future classroom. I will be prepared for my first day of school process- introduction, syllabus overview, and drawing one another ice breaker. I think I would keep the exercise in their class folders until after we do our portrait drawing projects so the students can compare their progress and how much theyve learned since the beginning of the semester. As I stated before, this project will be a large marker on the grade book, probably just a mark for participation. It is however an important exercise just like an attention grabbing first sentence in any essay or book. References Board, New Jersey Professional Teaching Standards. (July 2004) New Jersey Professional Standards for Teachers and School Leaders. Retrieved from http://www.state.nj.us/education/profdev/profstand/standards.pdf.

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