Ideal Size
Any size works. Break into small groups if desired.
Use For
Introductions or an energizer in the classroom or at a meeting.
Time Needed
30-60 minutes.
Materials Needed
None. If desired, provide little strips of paper similar to the fortunes found in Chinese cookies.
Instructions
Inform your students that for the next few minutes, they are fortune cookie writers. Ask them to write as many fortunes as they can think of in the next few minutes. Then go around the room and have everyone share their favorite. If used for introductions, each student will introduce themselves first.
Example
Hi, my name is Homer Simpson. The fortune I write for you is, “You will fall in love on Flag Day.”
Debriefing
None is necessary unless you’re teaching something metaphysical.
Do your students know that good Chinese restaurants will always give their customers one more fortune cookie than there are diners because every person should "choose" their fortune?
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