First Day of School Activities Games for Teachers
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Four Corners-Back to School Active Game
Get moving with this engaging All About Me Active game for the beginning of a school year.
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Getting to Know You Fortune Teller
Use this getting to know you paper fortune teller and summary sheet as a first day of school activity.
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Back to School - Getting to Know You Dice Roll
Play a back-to-school dice game for students to get to know their classmates.
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Never Have I Ever Questions... Getting to Know You Game
Get to know your new students with this child-friendly version of the popular game, "Never Have I Ever."
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All About School - Vocabulary Twist Up
Get back in the swing of school with this fun vocabulary game.
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Triple Threat Snowball Fight - A Getting to Know You Game
A game to play at the beginning of the year for students to get to know each other.
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Never Have I Ever... Getting to Know You PowerPoint
Get to know your new class with this child-friendly version of "Never Have I Ever...".
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Sit Down If… Back to School Movement Icebreaker
Have your students giggling on day 1 with this getting-to-know-you activity.
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Fishing to Know You
Get to know your new class at the beginning of the year with this Fishing to Know You activity.
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Behavior Charades
Explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviors at the beginning of a new school year with a fun charade activity.
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Back to School Icebreaker - Put a Finger Down Classroom Introduction Activity
Kick off a new school year with a “Put a Finger Down” Getting to Know You classroom icebreaker.
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Collaborative Icebreaker - Back to School Scatter Game
Start the school year with a collaborative game to initiate student introductions.
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Team Building Games – Upper Grades
Encourage communication and cooperation with this set of 10 team-building games.
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Icebreaker Game Cards
Help your students get to know each other with this set of 20 icebreaker games.
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Our Friends in the Pond - Getting-to-Know-You Activity
Make getting to know your classmates a blast with this interactive bulletin board activity!
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Brain Break Activities with Instructions
Signs and posters with games to play with your class when they need a quick brain break!
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Would You Rather...? Back to School Edition
Engage your students in thought-provoking discussions with this set of 16 back-to-school “Would You Rather” questions.
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Let's Cooperate Code Cracker - Upper Intermediate
A whole class game including a collection of 6 activities that students need to solve to reveal numbers for a lock combination.
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Let's Cooperate Code Cracker - Intermediate
A whole class game including a collection of 6 activities that students need to solve to reveal numbers for a lock combination.
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Let's Cooperate Code Cracker - Primary
A whole class game including a collection of 6 activities that students need to solve to reveal numbers for a lock combination.
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Icebreaker Bingo
Kick off a new school year with a getting-to-know-you icebreaker game!
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Favored Firsts - Getting-to-Know-You Activity
A getting to know you activity to use at the beginning of the year or when working on team building.
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Virtual Icebreaker Activities
A set of 6 icebreaker games that can be played virtually.
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School Scavenger Hunt
Use this teacher-created resource to end the school year the same way it began... with a good old-fashioned scavenger hunt!
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Interactive Icebreaker Game
A fun interactive way for your students to get to know each other at the beginning of the school year.
