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Curated OER

Find Somebody Who..1: Icebreaker Game

For Students 3rd - 12th
In this icebreaker activity worksheet, students examine 30 descriptions and find classmates who fit the descriptions. Students should record the names of classmates next to the descriptions they match.
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Curated OER

Find Somebody Who...Icebreaker Game 4

For Students 4th - 8th
For this icebreaker activity worksheet, students examine 30 descriptions and find classmates who fit the descriptions. Students should record the names of classmates next to the descriptions they match.
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Curated OER

Expressions All About Me

For Students 1st - 6th
In this language arts writing activity worksheet, students fill in the blanks of 19 sentences in order to describe themselves.
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Curated OER

Can Can't

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this icebreaker activity worksheet, students examine 17 expressions that may or may not describe themselves and then they write "can" or "can't" next to each in the spaces provided.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

All About Me

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this icebreaker language arts worksheet, students complete 25 blanks which ask their preferences and personal information. It is in the form of a story, intended to be a get to know you activity.
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Curated OER

Getting-to-Know-You Crossword Puzzle

For Teachers K - 12th
Students share unique information about themselves, and solve crossword puzzle based on clues that come from the information they shared.
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Curated OER

Team Talk Question Cards

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this team building worksheet, learners get to know each other before working as a group. Students cut apart 8 cards which have conversation starters. Learners take turns participating in group discussion about the cards.
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Other

Kim's Korner: Icebreakers and Energizers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site discusses how icebreakers and energizers can be used in a variety of ways. They can be used for beginning of the year activities, energizers for breaks during standardized tests, team building activities, etc. They work for...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Professional Development Tutorial: Increasing Vocabulary

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This tutorial is a sample lesson plan from a Scholastic Red session on vocabulary development.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Crafting Themed Poetry Collections

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
Contains back-to-school poetry lesson plan ideas that ask students to write poems in order to get to know each other. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used in the...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Back to School Planning Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Multiple back to school resources. Includes icebreakers, quick first day ideas, and unit plans.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Playing Name Bingo With

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Contains plans for two lessons of get-to-know-you activities that use a Name Bingo Game to help young scholars break the ice with each other. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used...