Get to know your teacher activities

Find out why teachers should be using icebreaker activities for small groups all year long and not just at the beginning of the school year.

A fun and engaging game for teachers and students to get to know each other better. Students draw pictures of their teachers and then try to guess who is who. It's a great way to break the ice at the beginning of the year or to get students excited about

For most of us, we're fighting the urge to bust out in song and dance at the thought of going back to school. Right?! Pssshhhht! Ya right! If you're like me, the stress is starting to pile on at the thought of "Holy moly, what am I going to teach and wear and do and buy and make and--" yes, you get the point. With that in mind, I started to plan out my first week of school activities, and am sharing a freebie with you. I plan on having my students take their best guess about me before…

Back to school time and need some 'getting to know you' activity? Ditch those reading interest surveys and try these fun & hands on activites!

A getting to know you game can make or break your first week of school. Lame icebreakers aren't fun for anyone, but your students will LOVE the Knockout Name Game.

Get to know the teacher I LOVE doing this activity with my students during the first day/week of school. It's like the game of "red light/green light" with a little twist of what kids THINK they know about you. You will list out some true and false facts about yourself. Kids will line up at the back of a room/playground etc. If they think it is true they'll step forward. If they think it's false they stay put. If they get it wrong---they go back to the beginning line! First one to you is…

One of my favorite things about back to school, is knowing that I get to meet and love on a brand new bunch of kids for the school year. I’m sure you feel the same way, and have your lesson planner packed to the max with different “get-to-know-you activities.” I want to share with you […]

Fun and engaging ideas to get to know your students at the beginning of the school year. Build a strong classroom community with these free resources.

The first few days are a bit tough at the beginning of a school year. The elementary school activities in this packet are designed to help you get to know your students, and to support your students to get to know you and each other. #backtoschoolactivities

A great Getting to Know You activity for your classroom takes a group of students who have just met and builds a sense of community. I remember sitting in