Get to know the teacher game

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…

5 creative ways students can get to know their teacher.

5 creative ways students can get to know their teacher.

Need a great back to school activity? Try this Getting to Know You Bingo game. It's the perfect ice breaker.

We recently went to a swimming pool party for my niece, and took her this beach ball game! I bought a cheap beach ball and wrote questions all over it. You toss the ball and whoever catches it, has to answer the question that's under (or near) their right hand pointer finger. We played the question game, then after that we played beach volleyball! Hey! Two games in one, win-win! This was simple and loads of laughs! My sister wanted a list of all of the questions I wrote all over the ball…

20 fun and engaging first day of school icebreakers for kids to help your students transition back to school and get to know one another!

Are you a new Primary Music Leader? Or want to get to know each other after ward boundaries are adjusted? You'll love this adorable Getting to Know You Survey!

With back to school right around the corner, I am always looking for get to know you games that I can use with my elementary classroom. Check out today’s blog post with one of my favorite classroom games that I use for a get to know you activity - Name Game Knockout. Your students will love this knockout game that tests what everyone’s name is while building classroom community. This get to know you game for kids is great to use for a morning activity, recess, and even as a classroom…