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Task Cards: Getting to Know You Partner
A back-to-school partner interview activity using 20 task cards so students get to know a classmate and then introduce that partner to the class.
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Help students introduce themselves and discover shared interests through getting-to-know-you activities. Find conversation starters, personal profiles and collaborative tasks for a new class or group.
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Ask, Share, Swap! An SEL get to know you game and icebreaker.
An SEL icebreaker game to help students get to know each other, e.g. at the start of the school year.
All-about-me pages
Editable All About Me Pennant
Students draw themselves and complete short prompts about their name, age, birthday, favourites, and what they hope to become. Use the finished pennants for introductions or arrange them as a class display. The Word template lets you adapt the prompts, while a separate font note explains how to match the example’s lettering.
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Introductions & interviews
Getting To Know You Activities Pack
Getting To Know You Activities Pack The Getting To Know You Activities Pack is a valuable teaching tool designed to foster social integration and empathy in the classroom. It is especially suited for Grade 1-5 students, addressing specifically the needs of special-needs students. Strong ties among classmates contribute to an environment conducive for…
All-about-me pagesCreative self-expression
All About Me Squares | Back to School Icebreaker Activity
A back-to-school icebreaker craft/writing activity in which students create a 6-panel poster about themselves using construction paper.
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All-about-me pages
All About Me Worksheets
An 'All About Me' get-to-know-you booklet that has students introduce themselves and practice expressive language, reasoning (because...) and pragmatic communication skills such as turn-taking and topic maintenance.
Introductions & interviewsOlder-student activities
Speed Dating Get to Know Activity for Older Grades
Grab this engaging back-to-school Speed Dating/Speed Meeting icebreaker activity! This activity encourages fast-paced conversations where students discuss fun get-to-know-you questions using 30 printable 3-D foldable tent cards. Start the school year by having students make meaningful connections, and relationships. Break the ice…
Introductions & interviewsOlder-student activities
Ice Breakers for Middle School
A teacher's personal collection of ten favorite back-to-school ice breaker activities for middle school, designed to help students get comfortable with classmates and the teacher at the start of the year.
Introductions & interviews
Back to School Icebreaker Activity
A multi-step name-based icebreaker activity for the first days of school.
Creative self-expressionOlder-student activities
An Introduction to 6 Word Stories | Getting to Know You Activity
A creative-writing activity introducing students to the 'six word story' format as a getting-to-know-you and theme-identification exercise, with a scoring rubric.
Creative self-expression
All About Me Color by Number Code Op Art | Back to School Activity
A back-to-school getting-to-know-you icebreaker that combines self-reflection questions with math-based color-by-code rules (odd/even, ranges, categories) to produce an Optical Art design.
All-about-me pages
All About Me - Back To School Project Foldables
A lesson plan and foldable project for students to identify and share personal information (name, age, favorites, interests) with classmates at the start of the school year.
Group icebreakers
Off the Wall Digital "Get To Know You" Game
A digital back-to-school icebreaker game to help students introduce themselves and build classroom community.
Classroom welcome packs
Back to School - 5 Days of Activities
Provide five days of first-week-of-school activities for middle school: community building, routines, and syllabus review.
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Free download Creative self-expression
Sample All About Me Color by Number Code Op Art | Back to School
A free sample of a back-to-school 'All About Me' color-by-code Op Art activity where students answer questions about themselves and use a color key (based on odd/even numbers, categories, and ranges) to color a geometric design unique to their own answers.
Group icebreakers
New School Would You Rather Game
Provide a back-to-school 'Would You Rather' icebreaker game to spark conversation and decision-making about starting a new school year.
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Group icebreakers
MASH Get to Know You Boards
A back-to-school icebreaker game (MASH) that helps students share preferences/predictions about their future while following multi-step written directions.
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Creative self-expression
Fraction Getting To Know You 2 Activity
A back-to-school icebreaker activity where students plot personal-interest answers into fraction-divided sections of a circle to create a personalized poster, while practicing dividing a circle into fractional/angular parts.
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All-about-me pages
All about Me - First Day of School Activity
Start the school year with a fun and meaningful All About Me activity! This printable resource is a great way to help students express themselves while giving teachers valuable insight into their interests, personalities, and backgrounds. Designed for preschool, kindergarten, and early elementary students, this activity makes the first…
All-about-me pages
ALL ABOUT ME Poster Activity for Back to School with Writing
A back-to-school poster activity combining basic personal-info fill-in with a short goal-setting writing prompt.
All-about-me pages
All About Me Activity - Back to School Activity
A set of All About Me printable pages for students to share personal details, favorites, and goals to help build classroom community at the start of the year.
Introductions & interviews
Back to School SCOOT Game and More
A getting-to-know-you SCOOT game and related activities for the start of the school year, designed to help teacher and grades 5-6 students learn about each other through icebreaker questions, writing prompts, and a song.
Creative self-expression
All About Me Science Activities Beginning of the Year
A beginning-of-year science-themed 'All About Me' activity combining self-expression with simple science-related favorites.
Creative self-expression
Science All About Worksheet | First Day of School All About Science
A back-to-school 'all about me' style worksheet themed around science, used as an icebreaker/self-expression activity rather than to teach science content.