Each day throughout the school year, I introduce a Word of the Day. The first day's word isunique.I write the word on the board and ask students to read the word. (I don't recall any of my third graders ever identifying the word without a few clues. My last clue, using proper ...
Don't forget our archive ofmore than 150 icebreaker activities. Write a letter to your students. In that letter, introduce yourself to students. Tell them about your hopes for the new school year and some of the fun things you'll be doing in class. In addition, tell students a few pers...
The day was a whirlwind of introductions, syllabi, and icebreaker activities designed to help us get to know each other. I found myself pairing up with a shy girl named Lily for a drawing exercise, and by the end of it, we were sharing stories and laughter, our nervousness melting away ...
Icebreaker activities help kids form positive relationships from the get-go and are a great way to build community in your classroom. Check out our40 Elementary Icebreakers To Start the School Year Off Rightand try Classmate Bingo, Spiderweb Questions, All My Friends, or one of many other acti...
The first day (and indeed the entire week) was spent on easing students into their new environment, especially those joining our community for the first time this semester. A number of icebreaker activities for all ages were designed by co-teaching teams. Different introductory activities were und...
Here's another fun icebreaker for the first day of school. It's a great way to get all of your students interacting, having fun, and sharing about themselves while getting up and out of their chairs. You will need a beach ball and a permanent marker for this activity. (By now you kn...
Best of all … we’ve got plenty of fun icebreaker questions, games and activities for kids from EYFS to LKS2 and beyond! See our favourite teacher-createdfirst day of school resources! Get to Know You Questions to Help Break the Ice ...
Planning the first day of school can be overwhelming for the teacher. With so much to tell the students, it can be hard to know where to start. The trick is to determine what is most important and blend that with ice breakers and fun activities designed to relax the students and help ...
On the first day of high school most students spend time getting familiar with their classmates, teachers and subjects. Icebreaker activities are useful for establishing common ground, diffusing the awkwardness between students and encouraging communicat
Eileen Hayes, Comprehensive Grammar School, Methuen, Massachuestts We AreAllUnique! Still looking for more ideas? Don't forget our archive ofmore than 150 icebreaker activities. Invite students to list some traits that make them unique. From that list, I create a bingo-like card with a squar...