Learning Objectives: -Become more comfortable with the group -Have fun and laugh together -Break down barriers -Make new friends Great Ice Breaker games to get a new class laughing with each other. 10 fun, silly games that help students become more comfortable with each other and stop them from being self-conscious and shy with their peers. These games are great to use with your form, a new class or with a class where friendships and relationships are breaking down. Enjoy!

These ice breaker cards are a really good way for students to get to know each other and for the teacher to learn something about their students. I use these cards with all my year groups as I think they are really good to help build up confidence with questioning and speaking to others. There are a numbers of ways to include these in your lessons and I also use them in a competitive way to see who can remember information about their peers

Following the wild popularity of the Visual Writing Prompts Bundle comes **HYPOTHETICAL VISUAL ICE BREAKERS AND OPINION PROMPTS.** Another evergreen and versatile resource with proven success with struggling or reluctant writers as well as being an excellent icebreaker for students and staff. Everything is completely editable and absolutely ""NO PREP REQUIRED"" What you get - Over 101 amazing photos each accompanied by a highly engaging hypothetical question for you to ponder. - Advice and resources for students and teachers about maximising the bundles use in literacy other areas fo the curriculum. - Teaching and assessment resources tailored to hypothetical questions. The resource is broken into 5 unique areas - What If? - Icebreakers - Would you rather? - Hmmm??? That's a tough one - Tough questions for young adults. This resource is ever expanding, and as such you will receive all future upgrade for free. ************************************************************************** LIKE WHAT YOU SEE? For more creative ideas and new product updates, be sure to sign up for our EMAIL NEWSLETTER, and visit us on FACEBOOK to take part in our exclusive giveaways. POPULAR PRODUCTS FROM INNOVATIVE TEACHING IDEAS FULL YEAR VISUAL WRITING PROMPTS BUNDLE 110 Reading Activities Bundle TEACHING DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES & STEM POETRY POWER PACK GOOGLE SEARCH LIKE A BOSS

a game to help break the ice

This pack contains 6 tasks to help develop problem solving and also challenge misconceptions. Very little numeracy skills are needed to perfect for start of term team building. Can be used as a booklet or print A3 for a great carousel in the first few weeks of term. Suggested answers are now included! • Odd One out – there is more than one right answer which some learners find difficult to accept. • Spot the mistake – 5 problems with mistakes, includes writing money on a calculator, changing units, square M, rounding errors. • Plan the book club – again can be more than one correct answer, encourages discussion, systematic planning and importance of explaining your answer • Business cards – reading from a table and interpreting questions • Water meter – making reasonable assumptions, extracting information • Hair appointment – working with time, planning answers, drawing time lines Resources also available on fb.me/letsgetfunctionalskillsmaths

This game is ideal for the beginning of the school year, so the children can get to know each other. Little preparation and lots of fun! If you dare, take part too! The children love it.

Icebreaker for a new hairdressing group. Divide the salon/classroom in half (one side blue, one side red) and let the student hairdressers decide what they would do? A fun game based on Would you Rather relating to our industry showing actual results.

A variety of questions that could be used in lots of situations (opinion - counter opinion, focus on topics and/ or structures, speaking practice). Print on cardboard/ laminate, cut out, lie face down for group work or similar.

Pupils roll two dice (or one dice twice) to have numbers vertical and horizontal eg 1 across and 3 up. Pupils then have to finish the sentence telling their partner about themselves.

Speaking in front of the class or a group can be intimidating for many students, so why not make it fun? This activity pack includes directions for 7 public speaking events and ice breakers. Activity Titles: -What’s My Bag? -As Seen on TV (Shown on preview) -5 Minute Speed Debating -Tallest Tower -I’ve Got Your Back! -Interviews & Introductions -Our Island** Each page includes a detailed description of the activity and supply list. Activities range from 10 minutes to a full class period. All activities can be modified for your class size! Most activities begin with group work then progress into full-class share time. Written in American English.

This resource is perfect for a new group or for a group with communication issues. Each student gets a copy of the bingo card and they have to speak to each other to match a name with the facts on the cards. Maths/English/ICT included and a healthy lifestyle is promoted. When the game is won the feedback from the class is a perfect time to start building trust with the learners or to begin a new discussion. This is one A4 bingo sheet and all learners get the same sheet to work with.

The first few weeks of school are challenging as everyone starts a new beginning. This Google My Map Ice Breaker will help ease the beginning of a new class. It will also help build a relationship with the students. It is a GREAT icebreaker for all SUBJECTS and GRADES!

This resource has been designed to be a back to school ice-breaker. The activity involves pupils finding someone in their group who meets the ‘find someone who…’ statement. It can be used as a getting to know others and an ice-breaker activity. Statements include: Find someone who … does not like chocolate has green eyes has met someone famous likes spiders owns a BMX bike has broken a leg has a birthday in May plays the piano can do the floss supports Liverpool FC The task is for them to speak one by one to everyone in the group until they find someone who meets the ‘find someone who…’ statement. They write the person’s name on their sheet. They then find another pupil for the second question. Pupils should speak to everyone in the group and aim to find a different person for every ‘find someone who…’ statement. The resource contains three ‘find someone who…’ statement sheets (with 25 statements on each sheet) and an eighty slide PowerPoint that can be used to introduce and explain the activity and the questions used. It can also be used at the end of the fact finding exercise to report back their findings. Instructions and suggestions for use are included. Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. You may also be interested in: Back to School - 110 Question PowerPoint Quiz Back To School Ice Breaker - Would You Rather? Which Would You Choose?

Icebreaker - Back to School People Search Handout. Use this at the beginning of the year as an icebreaker and getting to know you activity. Find someone who...Give this to the students, and give them time to find people on the grid and have them sign the box when they do. It's fun, and a good way for students to get to know each other. Afterwards, they will do a writing activity about the experience. You will end up not only getting to know your students, but you will have a work sample as well. Teacher directions included. - HappyEdugator

This Colourful Facts Game helps encourage and promote trust, good communication and helps learners bond with each other via mutual respect and tolerance. Three versions on how to play this ice-breaker game is provided. Format is PowerPoint Presentation, can adapt to suit individual needs/ suitable for all ages.

An ideal ice-breaker!! Excellent bingo for the first class of the year. It will allow students to get to know one another as well as practice asking personal questions to find out about their classmates. It creates a positive group atmosphere! Every time a students asks another classmate a question and gets "yes" for an answer, they can cross out that box. First student to get all boxes crossed out wins the game! Not possible to ask all the questions to the same partner! And then students report to the class what they have learned about their classmates! You can also find Let’s study on https://www.instagram.com/lets_study/ Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Follow Me! Click the green star next to my store logo and be the first to know about my new products, sales, and freebies.

A range of Ice breakers activities in Spanish (English version also included) for the first week of the course. Good way to practise vocabulary, grammar as well as getting to know everyone in the class. Especially designed for year 12 students.

The first lesson of the year is so important as it can set the tone for what is to come. I have created these worksheets for Key Stage 3 students to help them settle into their first week, allow them to get to know their peers better and help you as the teacher get to know your class in more depth! What’s included? -This resource includes four A4 worksheets in one PDF document. -The resource also includes an explanation for the key concept of each worksheet as well as helpful tips I have for using this resource in the classroom. Enjoy! Mrs G (Shop name: Mrs G. Resources)

I have used this simple activity for the past few years as an introduction to History in year 7. Though it can be adapted for other subjects. Give pupils 10 minutes to walk around and find people who they a share a hobby etc with. Put a cap on naming the same person twice to avoid friendships. Then go through each question and get their views. This is where you can discuss social History and tell them about topics they are going to learn about.

Creating a climate for learning in Geography: Set the right collaborative atmosphere in your class room by using this Geography themed ice breaker. Great fun. Ideal for the start of term and new teachers.