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Draw a self-portrait and label personal favorites ('All About Me' worksheet); share three statements, two true one false, and guess the lie ('Two Truths and a Lie'); decorate a personal shield with strengths and favorites; sort food pictures into 'Go Foods' and 'Slow Foods'; assemble and roll an exercise cube and…
Students trace and label a hand outline with personal reflections, work together to keep multiple balloons airborne while discussing juggling responsibilities, and compete in team relay-style physical games (forming letters with their bodies, blowing up and popping balloons, bouncing a basketball into a container…
Includes: Introduction/how-to-use section · Uniquely Me (hand-tracing self-reflection activity)
Students make a name-tent icebreaker and share two truths/one lie, help draft class agreements, complete a classroom procedures scavenger hunt, play a 'Face-off' review game, read/watch a summary of 'The Veldt' by Ray Bradbury and complete an evidence chart, then participate in a Socratic seminar discussing…
Includes: Day 1: name tent icebreaker · Day 2: two truths/one lie + building class agreements
No-prep icebreaker/bingo game themed around Groundhog Day for use during the winter-to-spring transition in February.
Includes: 'How to Use' instructions (2 pages) · 30 calling cards (3 pages)
Students play verbal, physical, and screen-based games as directed by the teacher (act out, guess, draw, answer prompts, take turns) with no written work.
color, cut out, and assemble paper glasses to wear while sharing facts about themselves
Includes: instructions page · decorative/stylized 'First Day of School' title pages
A first-day-of-school 'All About Me' backpack craft in which students choose picture cards representing personal details to build a personalized backpack display.
Includes: backpack craft template · birthday month choice cards
Participate in a ball-toss icebreaker naming friendship qualities, discuss what makes friendships healthy vs. unhealthy via think-pair-share, watch a linked video, then play a 'Stoplight Sort' game sorting friendship-behavior cards as red/yellow/green light.
Take turns pulling a numbered JENGA piece and answering the corresponding reading-related discussion question (e.g., favorite childhood book, worst movie adaptation, reading habits); if unable to answer, pull another piece.
Includes: game directions for adapting a JENGA set · 54 numbered reading-related discussion questions
A published activity book of icebreaker games/activities for group settings (classrooms, clubs, extracurricular activities, workshops) to help participants get comfortable and build group unity.
Includes: table of contents listing 90+ named icebreaker activities (e.g., 'A Lotta Hot Air', 'Balloon Questions', 'Human Bridge', 'Two Truths…
Fill in personal facts (name, family/siblings counts, age, height, shoe size, pencil length, number of pets) and use those numbers to complete simple math fact equations (addition, subtraction, multiplication) about themselves.
Includes: 'Math About Me' page: fields for name, family (girls/boys), favorite number, age, shoe size, pencil length, number of pets, height…
Take photos matching an A-Z list of scavenger-hunt prompts in teams, complete a 'People Hunt' bingo-style matching sheet by finding classmates who match given traits, and participate in group warm-up games.
Includes: facilitator agenda/instructions · cost/time planning notes
Students participate in structured group games (e.g., drawing question cards, tossing a beach ball to answer prompts, physically navigating a taped-off "minefield" grid, passing along whispered/written commands, writing and guessing anonymous fun facts) that build listening, teamwork, empathy, and self-awareness…
Includes: 20 individual game/activity pages, each with Social Risk Level / Difficulty Level / Prep Level ratings, Supplies Needed, SEL Skills…
Vote between two paired options on each slide (e.g. 'Go to Mexico after graduation' vs 'Go to France after graduation'; 'Become a scientist' vs 'Become a rock star') by holding up one or two fingers or standing/sitting, and can fill in 5 blank template slides with their own options.
Includes: 1 'how to play' instructions slide · approx. 9 paired-choice 'this or that' slides (graduation and future-themed prompts)
Students choose and discuss which of two presented scenarios they would rather experience (e.g. 'Have a pencil for a nose' vs. 'Have erasers for ears'; 'Have school on the moon' vs. 'Have school under the sea').
Includes: 10 'Would You Rather' scenario-pair slides (12 total slides)
Working in older/younger student pairs, complete worksheets across themed sections (all about me and my buddy, families, school friends, pets, furry-friend animal facts and puppet crafts, a circus unit, and special-day activities), writing, coloring, and drawing as directed.
Includes: Teachers' Notes · My Buddy and Me section (All About Me, All About My Buddy, Our Families, Our School Friends, Watching Television, Pets, Games We Play…
Cut out and assemble the die/cube, sit in a circle, take turns rolling it, and share their favorite item in whichever category (toy, cloth/clothing, food, color, fruit, animal) the roll lands on.
Includes: one-page die/cube net template with 6 category faces: toy, cloth, food, color, fruit, animal · prompt text: 'Roll the die and tell us about your favorite...'
Walk around the room, ask classmates questions, and write a different classmate's name in each box that matches the stated fact/prompt (16 boxes total, one match per person).
Includes: one 4x4 'Find Someone Who' grid activity (16 prompt boxes) · name line for the student completing the sheet
List 10 adjectives, 10 nouns, and 5 verbs describing themselves; swap papers with a partner to check accuracy; draw three self-representative pictures on blank paper; write their name large in the center and scatter the adjectives, nouns, and verbs around it in specified colors (blue, orange, green); hide a personal…
Includes: one worksheet page with three fill-in lists (10 adjectives, 10 nouns, 5 verbs) · a 10-step directions page for the collage activity
Write three things about themselves, describe their favorite teacher, list favorite activities outside school, state who they live with, and add anything else the teacher should know.
Includes: Single-page 'Getting to Know You' worksheet with name field and 5 short-answer prompts
Brainstorm life themes and personal characteristics; choose a musical genre, artists, and three candidate songs; select a final song and identify its title, artist, and theme; print and highlight three resonant lyric lines and explain what each reveals; design a two-sided poster (front: cover with song title, artist…
Includes: Intro page listing activity uses (get to know students, review theme, introduce A.C.E. method, assess writing skills) · Anthem of My Life assignment instructions (8 steps: review theme, brainstorm personal characteristics, identify musical taste, list 3…
These are Back to School All About Me Activity Slides. Students will get to write, exercise and more with this quick presentation . You can display these slides on your smart board on the first day/week of school.
Review definitions of noun, verb, adjective and adverb; circle the nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs (on separate word-bank pages) that describe themselves; then write complete sentences using a noun and a verb about themselves.
Includes: definitions page for noun/verb/adjective/adverb · 'Circle all the nouns that say something about you' word-bank page
Math & Me Pennant – All about Me Back to School Activity (Grades K–3)... Get the school year off to a fun start with this hands-on “Math & Me” pennant activity. Each student makes their own pennant to show a little about themselves—their name, age, birthday, favorite number—and practices some early math skills at the…