Learning Objectives:<br /> -Become more comfortable with the group <br /> -Have fun and laugh together<br /> -Break down barriers<br /> -Make new friends<br /> <br /> Great Ice Breaker games to get a new class laughing with each other. <br /> 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. <br /> <br /> Enjoy!

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

<p>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.</p> <p>Activity Titles:<br /> -What’s My Bag?<br /> -As Seen on TV <strong>(Shown on preview)</strong><br /> -5 Minute Speed Debating<br /> -Tallest Tower<br /> -I’ve Got Your Back!<br /> -Interviews &amp; Introductions<br /> -Our Island**</p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Written in American English.</strong></p>

a game to help break the ice

<p>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!<br /> • Odd One out – there is more than one right answer which some learners find difficult to accept.<br /> • Spot the mistake – 5 problems with mistakes, includes writing money on a calculator, changing units, square M, rounding errors.<br /> • Plan the book club – again can be more than one correct answer, encourages discussion, systematic planning and importance of explaining your answer<br /> • Business cards – reading from a table and interpreting questions<br /> • Water meter – making reasonable assumptions, extracting information<br /> • Hair appointment – working with time, planning answers, drawing time lines</p> <p>Resources also available on <a href="http://fb.me/letsgetfunctionalskillsmaths" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">fb.me/letsgetfunctionalskillsmaths</a></p>

<p>Dive into the school year with a universally engaging activity that bridges communication gaps, sparks conversations, and fills the room with laughter!<br /> Introducing our ‘Would You Rather?’ Game, suitable for both young learners and adults.</p> <p>** Key Features:**<br /> Versatile Formats: Choose from Google Slides, PowerPoint, or PDF versions to best fit your teaching style and classroom set up.</p> <p>Responsive Design: Whether you’re projecting on the latest widescreen or a traditional projector, our game is available in both 16:9 and 4:3 ratios.</p> <p>Engaging Visuals: Each prompt is complemented by a clear cartoon image, making the game accessible even for EAL/ESL students or those who benefit from visual cues.</p> <p>50+ Questions: There are over 50 slides, each with two scenarios for the students to consider, discuss and decide upon.</p> <p>Broad Age Range: Perfectly curated for Grades 2 and up, but it’s engaging even for adult participants.</p> <p>Purpose-Driven Mix: Our slides combine humor with deeper reflections, ensuring active participation, thoughtful conversations, and sheer fun!</p> <p>Ready to Use &amp; Customizable: Designed for immediate use with no additional tweaks needed. However, if personalization is your thing, go ahead! The game is easy to edit.</p> <p>** Ideal Usage Scenarios:**</p> <ul> <li>Back to School Energizer: Reignite classroom dynamics after vacations.</li> <li>Ice-Breaker: Build connections in new groups or refresh old ones.</li> <li>Discussion Starter: Perfect for English classes, debate clubs, or any setting that benefits from discourse.</li> <li>Online or Distance Learning: Ideal for using in an online learning environment, to encourage discussion.</li> </ul>

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

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.

<p>Ice breaker sheet to be used with Year 7 during their first Science lesson. Space included for them to draw or describe their favourite ever Science lesson, and to write down a question that they would like to be answered during their lessons this year. There is a space to record the name and three facts about the person they are sat with, to begin to introduce them to new peers. A crossword is included, with pictures as clues, on common laboratory equipment.</p>

<p>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.<br /> Especially designed for year 12 students.</p>

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

<p>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.</p> <p>Format is PowerPoint Presentation, can adapt to suit individual needs/ suitable for all ages.</p>

<p>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!</p>

A one-lesson (potentially plus homework) activity that can be used as an ice-breaker in students' first Media Studies production lesson. Students research move poster conventions and then create a poster about themselves explaining to the rest of the class why they chose media studies. Based on an activity I found from a Canadian school blog.

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.

This resource is perfect for a new group or for a group with communication issues.<br /> <br /> 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. <br /> <br /> Maths/English/ICT included and a healthy lifestyle is promoted. <br /> <br /> 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. <br /> <br /> This is one A4 bingo sheet and all learners get the same sheet to work with.

<p>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.</p>

<p>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.</p> <p>Statements include:</p> <p>Find someone who …</p> <p>does not like chocolate<br /> has green eyes<br /> has met someone famous<br /> likes spiders<br /> owns a BMX bike<br /> has broken a leg<br /> has a birthday in May<br /> plays the piano<br /> can do the floss<br /> supports Liverpool FC</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>Please note that the watermark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself.</strong></p> <p><em>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 <a href="mailto:inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk</a> with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free.</em></p> <p>You may also be interested in:</p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/back-to-school-quiz-11360423">Back to School - 110 Question PowerPoint Quiz</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/back-to-school-ice-breaker-would-you-rather-which-would-you-choose-12558087">Back To School Ice Breaker - Would You Rather? Which Would You Choose?</a></strong></p>

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.

<p>A nice activity for Year 7 and 8 students to break the ice. It could be used with new GCSE classes too.</p> <p>The students go around the classroom and ask each other the questions on the sheet. They record the name of the person and their answer to the question. Should last between 15-20 minutes. Simple activity for the first day back. It can be made competitive by offering rewards for the first person to finish.</p>