Get to know activities

Whatever you call it: morning meeting, advisory time, or homeroom, as educators we know that it’s an important start to our students' day. In the middle school classroom, it can be particularly important as it’s a time that can be used to teach necessary life skills like relationship building, self-esteem, grit, etc. Below are 33 of our favorite homeroom ideas that include simple and fun activities that’ll not only get your students excited for the day ahead, but will also foster a strong…

Now that a new school year is starting, we had our “move-up Sunday” for all the student ministries. We had several Kindergarteners move up into the elementary class, and we have a huge …

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

1. Make pair or groups of 3 or 4.2. Each player must have six markers to be placed in each starting point. (dice boxes on the very top of the board game)3. Each player rolls a die. 4. The player will answer a question according to the number of dots on the die.5. The first player who reaches all the finish boxes will be declared as the winner.Edit : I am teaching Japanese students that is why there are some Japanese related questions and words. You can edit these parts for your students…

Jenga: Getting To Know You

M and M Get to Know you Game - for groups to get to know each other | She's Crafty | www.shescraftycrafty.com | #gettoknowyougame #groupgames #mandmgame

Need a fun get to know you activity for the first day of class? This ice breaker is a class mingle activity which your students will love. A fun way to get them mingling and asking each other questions on the first day of class. FREE download on ISL Collective.

This boardgame is a speaking activity for beginner students who meet for the first time and get to know each other. They have to talk and ask questions about basic and easy topics such as hobbies, family, favourite things, house...I designed it for my adult students but it can be used with teenagers as well. - ESL worksheets

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…

This is a fun board game with 'All About Me' related questions for intermediate and advanced students. This is a great way to get to know them at the beginning of a course.