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  1. Thumb Wars

    Collections | 22 Feb 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity enables participants to understand the differences between individualist and collectivist cultures and identify which cultural behaviors align with this cultural value dimension.

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  2. Voices from the Past (Name Tags)

    Collections | 22 Feb 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity challenges participants to reflect on themselves and their culture while learning more about each other. Participants are provided with a handout, and they write their name, a...

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  3. Walk Apart, Walk Together

    Collections | 22 Feb 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    In this activity, participants highlight both the similarities they share and the differences between them. 

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  4. Web of Connectedness

    Collections | 22 Feb 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    During this discussion activity, participants pass around a ball of yarn, twine, or string every time a person speaks. By the end of the activity, there will a web to physically demonstrate the...

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  5. Group Drawing: A Collaborative Reflection Activity for Online or In-Person Experiences

    Collections | 26 Feb 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    In groups, participants draw representations of what they learned during an activity. 

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  6. Hand Shake Mingle

    Collections | 26 Feb 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    In this activity, participants build rapport and reflect on their interactions with others through a variety of handshakes. 

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  7. Anthropologist's Game

    Collections | 12 May 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    In this community-building activity geared toward workplace professionals, participants characterize the stated values of their organization and attempt to analyze the organizational culture and...

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  8. Culture Crush Game

    Collections | 12 May 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    In this community-building activity geared toward workplace professionals, participants analyze another organization's culture and identify the elements that they would like to either emulate...

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  9. Culture MadLibs Game

    Collections | 12 May 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    In this community-building activity geared toward workplace professionals, participants use a MadLibs style worksheet to characterize what makes their organizational culture unique. 

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  10. Mascot Game

    Collections | 12 May 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    In this community-building activity geared toward workplace professionals, participants envision a mascot for their organization as a way to construct some aspirational cultural values. 

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  11. Star Employee Game

    Collections | 12 May 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    In this community-building activity geared toward workplace professionals, participants analyze the cultural behaviors of others in their organization and identify positive cultural behaviors that...

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  12. Tightrope Game

    Collections | 12 May 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    In this community-building activity geared toward workplace professionals, participants identify the competing values at their organization and propose strategies for achieving balance between...

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  13. Peek-a-Who Names Review

    Collections | 24 Sep 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    In this community-building activity, participants study each other’s names and remind each other about the correct pronunciations of their names. 

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  14. Beware of the Icebreaker — Make Thoughtful Activity Choices

    Collections | 11 Oct 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This blog post suggests that icebreakers are often uncomfortable or awkward. As an alternative to the traditional icebreaker, Stanchfield  recommends beginning with rapport building and...

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  15. Name Roulette

    Collections | 11 Oct 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity presents a method to encourage participants to study up on each other’s names, and gives them an excuse to ask and clarify about their names when given a few minutes...

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  16. Air Handshake Mingle and No Touch Mingle

    Collections | 01 Dec 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    For this activity, participants will learn how to build rapport, make introductions, create connections, review names, and become more comfortable with each other.

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  17. Computer Keyboard Keys

    Collections | 01 Dec 2021 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity can be used in team-building workshops for the dual purpose of introductions and reflection. This facilitation tool is easily adaptable to different contexts, e.g., the activity can...

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  18. Icebreakers

    Collections | 18 Jan 2022 | Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair

    In any collection for teachers I like to include a few icebreakers that are appropriate to the teaching context. Many teachers overlook the teaching potential of icebreakers, which are useful for...

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  19. Icebreakers that highlight culture

    Collections | 18 Jan 2022 | Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair

    Two of my favorite culturally focused icebreakers are Voices from the Past and the Name Game. You can read what I wrote about them in this TESOL collection or visit them directly in the toolbox....

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  20. Icebreakers with physical props

    Collections | 18 Jan 2022 | Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair

    For those of you who like to give your students something physical to manipulate, these experiential tools are great for icebreakers as well as debriefing learning. My absolute favorite is the...

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  21. Conversation starters are a great resource for language teachers

    Collections | 18 Jan 2022 | Posted by Kris Acheson-Clair

    Whether you are assigning conversation partners amongst your own students, or pairing them with native speakers externally, it is extremely useful to provide some structure and guidance for their...

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  22. Personal Identity Wheel, Social Identity Wheel, and Spectrum Activity

    Collections | 06 Feb 2022 | Posted by Sharon L Borkowski

    Personal Identity Wheel challenges participants to reflect on their identities beyond social groups and get to know others in the group. They brainstorm words that describe their personal...

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  23. Ritual

    Collections | 04 Nov 2022 | Posted by Annette Benson

    An activity from Thiagi: "As a teenager, if you ever desperately wanted to belong to a group but you were not permitted to do so, you know how it feels to be excluded. This jolt deals with the...

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  24. Human Values Continuum

    Collections | 30 Jan 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity challenges participants to recognize and analyze their reactions to a variety of cultural values.  Within our session, we used this tool as an opportunity to practice...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/resources-for-ramping-up-from-theory-to-facilitation-wise-pre-conference-february-2-2023

  25. Birds of a Feather

    Collections | 21 Mar 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity demonstrates to participants that people bring different talents, perspectives, and backgrounds to groups and helps them understand the benefits of forming diverse...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1005/collections/2023-tesol-conference-an-experiential-and-interactive-lesson-plan-for-appreciating-difference

  26. Social Identity Wheel

    Collections | 29 Apr 2023 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    In this activity, participants are encouraged to "consider their identities critically and how identities are more or less keenly felt in different social contexts, recognize "how...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/intercultural-learning-activities-and-icebreakers-for-exploring-multiple-identities

  27. Personal Identity Wheel

    Collections | 29 Apr 2023 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    "The Personal Identity Wheel is a worksheet activity that encourages students to reflect on how they identify outside of social identifiers. The worksheet prompts students to list adjectives...

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  28. Icebreaker Activities

    Collections | 18 Aug 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This article offer a list of 18 icebreaker activities from Professor Wendy Smooth and The Ohio State University with the goal of "building connections and starting...

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  29. Spectrum Activity

    Collections | 22 Sep 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity challenges participants to reflect on their identities and how they are perceived in different contexts. They will consider identities such as race, gender, and sexual orientation and...

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  30. Twenty-Five Questions

    Collections | 22 Sep 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity challenges participants to develop an attitude of intercultural openness by initiating and developing relationships with people who are culturally different from them. 

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  31. Conversation Starters: 200 Questions to Get to Know Someone

    Collections | 22 Sep 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity includes a range of 200 questions to get to know someone.

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  32. Five Nosy Questions

    Collections | 22 Sep 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity challenges participants to build empathy and a sense of team identity by listening and sharing in response to "five nosy questions."

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  33. Miniature Metaphors

    Collections | 25 Oct 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    This activity uses figural charms to spark reflection and dialogue. 

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  34. Pick-a-Postcard

    Collections | 25 Oct 2023 | Posted by Annette Benson

    From Jen Stanchfield: "This carefully selected collection of unique postcard images captures a group’s attention and inspires meaningful reflection and conversation. The postcard...

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  35. Ritual

    Collections | 17 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    "This [Thiagi] jolt deals with the concept of exclusion (and inclusion) in groups. A few participants are sent outside the room while teams of other participants are taught a secret...

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  36. Hand Shake Mingle

    Collections | 18 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    In this activity, participants greet one another by pairing up, finding new partners, and returning to previous partners in order to "build connections with a few partners" (Stanchfield,...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/exploring-etiquette-across-cultures

  37. Air Handshake Mingle and No Touch Greetings

    Collections | 18 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    This activity is a great icebreaker, allowing participants to shift partners every so often and exchange air greetings and conversation. 

    https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/exploring-etiquette-across-cultures

  38. Draw a House

    Collections | 28 Mar 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    In this activity, participants will compare and contrast features of houses around the world, articulate how and why cultures organize spaces, such as homes, differently, and consider when and how...

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  39. Activities to Foster Networks, Connectedness, and Belonging

    Collections | 18 Apr 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    How Diverse Is Your Universe?  In this activity, participants reflect on the identities of people they encounter regularly and are encouraged to exercise awareness around the depth of...

    https://hubicl.org/members/1349/collections/assessing-and-fostering-networks-connectedness-and-belonging

  40. Team-building Activities

    Collections | 10 May 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    Birds of a Feather (20 min) In this activity, participants recognize that people bring different talents, perspectives, and backgrounds to groups and understand the benefits of forming...

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  41. Proxemics Activities

    Collections | 14 May 2024 | Posted by Kelsey Patton

    Draw a House (45 min) In this activity, participants are asked to draw a floor plan of a house based on their own experiences and understandings of how houses are typically arranged. They will...

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