M&M’s Icebreaker

Directions: Place a small dish full of regular M&M’s in front of each person’s seat at their table or desk. Have students separate the M&M’s by color. Then using the designations below ask each person to respond based on their most plentiful color.

Red—Something you are proud of but others may not know about you.

Blue—humorous story from your teaching experiences

Orange—One goal you have in life you are working to obtain

Brown—A teaching strategy that you feel really works well

Green—Describe the best teacher you ever had