Section 4 EO C103.01 – PARTICIPATE IN ICEBREAKER ACTIVITIES

Resources needed for the delivery of this lesson are listed in the lesson specification located in A-CR-CCP-801/PG-001, Proficiency Level One Qualification Standard and Plan, Chapter 4. Specific uses for said resources are identified throughout the instructional guide within the TP for which they are required.

Review the lesson content and become familiar with the material prior to delivering the lesson.

Prepare all materials listed in the resource section of each activity.

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An in-class activity was chosen for TPs 1 to 3 as it is an interactive way to present icebreaker activities and the learning objective.

A group discussion was chosen for TP 4 as it allows the cadets to interact with their peers and share their knowledge, opinions and feelings about icebreaker activities.

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The cadet shall participate in icebreaker activities in order to become familiar with other cadets in the group.

Introductions are vital to the success of any team. Cadets may be spending a long period of time together with each other throughout their involvement with the program. These activities will assist in developing positive relationships.

Icebreakers are a method for getting cadets to introduce themselves. These exercises may vary according to the type of training being conducted, the size of the group, and how well the group members know each other. Icebreakers encourage self-disclosure, humour, respect for others, thought and creativity. Most importantly, they allow people to laugh at themselves.

The objective of this activity is to assist cadets in getting to know each other by challenging participants to think creatively.

A circle classroom arrangement may be appropriate for this activity.

1.Give each cadet five toothpicks.

2.Select a cadet to go first; ask them to talk about something they have never done (eg. I have never jay-walked).

3.After the statement, anyone in the group who has done the action must forfeit a toothpick.

4.The next person then shares something they have never done. Again, someone who has done the action must forfeit a toothpick.

5.The disclosers continue until someone has lost all five toothpicks.

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The cadets’ participation in the activity will serve as the confirmation of this TP.

The objective of this activity is to get cadets thinking about differences and similarities between themselves and others.

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1.Divide cadets into groups of four;

2.Cadets will brainstorm three characteristics that make every cadet in the group the same;

3.Cadets will brainstorm three characteristics that make every cadet in the group different;

4.Each group of cadets peer share their similarities and their differences with the rest of the class.

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The cadets’ participation in the activity will serve as the confirmation of this TP.

The objective of this activity is to provide innovative ways for the cadets to know one another by adding adjectives to their first or last names.

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Direct cadets to state their first or last name with an adjective put in front. The adjective should describe a dominant characteristic and start with the first letter of the first or last name. For example: Serious Stan, Mathematical Mary.

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The cadet’s participation in the activity will serve as the confirmation of the TP.

The cadets' participation in the activities will serve as the confirmation of the lesson.

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Introductions are vital to the success of any team. Cadets may be spending a long period of time together through their involvement with the program. These activities will assist in developing positive relationships.

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