Three Things About Me

Students write three interesting facts about themselves, mingle to share one fact with three different classmates, and try to find people with similar facts.

Procedure

1. Students write down three interesting facts about themselves.
2. Students get up and mingle. They tell one fact to three different classmates. When a fact matches, the classmate acknowledges it: This happened to me too when... or I have two big brothers too.
3. Students continue mingling, trying to find as many classmates as possible who share similar facts.
4. Students return to seats and share what they learned with the person sitting next to them.
5. Volunteers speak to the whole class about interesting information they learned about classmates.

Tips

• Excellent ice-breaker for adolescent or adult classes.
• Begin by sharing three interesting facts about yourself and asking if anyone shares them.
• Facts can be past experiences, hobbies, family details, ambitions, tastes, things that annoy or scare you.
• Works well for large multilevel classes as everyone participates simultaneously.