Ice-breaker games are common on the first day of school at all grade levels, and provide many benefits for the teacher and students. Which of the following is NOT a reason/benefit for using icebreakers in your classroom on the first day?
Ice-Breaker Games An easy way to help your students relax and open up on the first day of class is to get them talking and laughing together. Some of your students will know each other from last school year, but there will also be many new faces in your classroom. Playing ice-breaker...
On the first day of school as part of our advisory period, we gather the 6th graders together (about 40 students) and take them outside to do this ice breaker as a whole class. The 5 advisors model how to do this activity and then we hand each student a card and allow them to min...
A silly school poem is a fun ice-breaker for back-to-school. A long, classic poem about school is useful for a lesson on expressive language. A good school poem is able to capture all the contradictory feelings children have about school life. Some hate it and dread going each day, ...
We have storyboard lesson plans for high school, middle school, and elementary school. All of our lesson plans and activities include a completed example, a blank template, basic directions, and a rubric. Everything can be edited to fit the needs of your students and your objectives. Storybo...
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Sara is a middle school English teacher, and has a Master's Degree in Teacher Leadership. Make the first day of middle school exciting, fun, and memorable. Using ice-breaker games is one way to get students laughing and allow them to relax a bit. You can try playing Student Bingo, usin...