- Paperback: 96 pages
- Publisher: Incentive Publications (Nov 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0865303452
- ISBN-13: 978-0865303454
- Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21.1 x 1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 939,288 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
| ||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Visit the Amazon.co.uk Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
180 Icebreakers to strengthen critical thinking and problem solving,
By
This review is from: 180 Icebreakers to Strengthen Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills (IP) (Paperback)
The title of this book is an inaccurate reflection of its contents. It contains 180 activities, some of which may involve problem solving or critical thinking but none of which I as a teacher (UK secondary school, ages 11-18), would use as an 'icebreaker' as I understand the term (i.e. games or activities that help break the ice at events where there are people who don't know each other). They seem to be called this, perhaps, because they 'break the ice' for younger students to learn about a wide variety of subjects (!?!) or are, as the blurb on the back cover says, "for an early morning classroom warmup or a jump start for family dinner discussions". It should be called "180 activities for kids"!
The format of each 'icebreaker' activity is: 1. a few sentences of information about an issue or subject. 2. 'Points to ponder' -a few questions on the subject, intended to promote discussion, which may then strengthen higher-order thinking skills. 3. A 'Project to pursue' connected with the subject. A randomly-selected example of one of the 180 activities is: "No.123: The Pleasures of Plastics In our society today, plastics are used everyday in a wide variety of ways. They can be soft or hard, rigid or flexible, clear or colored. Plastics are used to make everything from containers, luggage, and videotapes to tableware, cloth, paints and glues. Point to Ponder Speculate as to what you think plastic does to the environment. How does the use of plastic, for example, save on the cutting down of trees? Project to Pursue Think of ten different uses for each of the following plastic items: plastic sqeeze bottles of dish detergent, plastic rings for packaging soft drink cans, plastic silverware for picnics, and plastic covers for jar containers." Other 'icebreaker' subjects include: The Lottery, The Pyramids, Soccer, Giants, Amelia Earhart, Giving speeches, Dreams to die for (Martin Luther King and considering dreams for the future), Books to cherish, St Patricks Day, Knowledge, The Hummingbird. Despite my reservations about the title, there are lots of good activities and questions raised in this book on a wide variety of subjects. It could be good for enrichment or 'able and talented' activities in school (mostly ages 10-14 approx?), or for youth groups.
36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
180 Ice Breakers,
By A Customer
This review is from: 180 Icebreakers to Strengthen Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills (IP) (Paperback)
I thought that this would be a book of Initiative Exercises, but in actual fact the ideas are more like mini-projects. Ideal for teachers/youth leaders.Not quite what I was looking for, but a useful teaching aid never the less.
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not what it sounds like,
By
This review is from: 180 Icebreakers to Strengthen Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills (IP) (Paperback)
Fun ideas for really young kids like 6 to 10 years old. Otherwise no real thinking skills problems here. Good basic ideas to get class discussions going though.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
|
|
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
