In this chapter, the authors mentioned grouping students in to small groups so they can help one another while they learn. This can be a bit tough at the beginning of school, because students don't always know their classmates well enough to speak up in small groups. However, the authors also mentioned a class game "Pig" which allowed students to play a dice game on probability and then work in a group to find the answer to the question, "How many rolls of the dice is statistically best to accumulate the most points, before you roll the number which takes your points away from you?"
I have personally played this game with my students in class. We called it "Greedy Pig". The students liked the competition and the thrill of a game and let their inhibitions go. The class got to see one another for who they truly were, and this helped facilitate the group getting to know each another quicker.
If group work is to be effective, I have found the best ice breaker for a class is the game "Greedy Pig".
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