Fun: Draw Your Own Emojis

(5-8 minutes, easy set-up)
Learners will draw their own emojis in response to various situations.
Provide each learner with three pieces of paper and a pen/pencil.

Ask: What is your favorite emoji and why? As learners answer, point out that we love emojis because they help us convey reactions and emotions without having to type a lot of words. Distribute the paper and pens.

Explain that you are going to name six situations, and that learners will have ten seconds to draw their own emojis on the paper and hold it up. Share the emojis do not have to be a replica of typical ones used on the computer. Point out that learners will use both the fronts and backs of all three sheets of paper to draw six emojis.

Read the following situations, one-by-one, allowing learners ten seconds to draw their response and hold it up:

You won a new car.
Your dog ate the plate of bacon you just cooked.
You are stuck in traffic.
You found $20 in your coat pocket.
You finished a marathon.
Your favorite celebrity passed away.

When all situations have been read, drawn, and shared, point out that, in most cases, knowing how to react to something that happens around us is pretty easy. Explain that today, learners will look at Mary’s resolute response to Gabriel’s unexpected message to her.