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A Lesson Plan from Life Planning Education: A Youth Development Program
Find Someone Who…
Purpose: Icebreakers are interactive exercises that introduce people to each
other and help them learn interesting things about one
another. As students get acquainted,
they become more comfortable within the group. They relax
and ready themselves for the work of the group.
Materials: The
handout, Find Someone Who…,
for each participant; pens or pencils
Time: 15 to 20 minutes
Planning Notes: The purpose of this activity is to set a positive tone and
begin to build group spirit. Keep it light, use humor,
and have fun.
Procedure:
- Tell
participants the purpose of this activity, and explain how
the activity works.
- I
will give you a list of statements.
- When
I ask you, get up, move around the
room, and introduce yourself to others. Try to find someone to whom
a
statement
applies.
- If
someone agrees that a statement applies
to him/her, get his/her signature on the line beside
the statement. If
she/he says that statement doesn't
apply to him/her, read another statement.
- Collect
as many signatures as you can in
about 10 minutes.
- Be
sure everyone understands the instructions. Then tell the group
to begin. (You may want to participate in this activity.
- After
about 10 minutes, call "Time," and ask the teens
to take their seats. Conclude the activity with
the Discussion Points.
Discussion
Points:
- How
do you feel now about being in this group?
- Did
anyone find a person who has had similar experiences?
- Did
you feel uncomfortable reading any of the statements? If so,
which one(s)? Why do you think that you were uncomfortable?
- Was
it easier to approach people of the same sex or the other sex?
Why?
Adapted from Life
Planning Education, a comprehensive sex education curriculum. Washington,
DC: Advocates for Youth, in press.
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