1. Word cloud
120 seconds
What was your favorite summer activity?
2. Slide
60 seconds
"Students will share what they did during the summer. Students will share out a strenght and weakness. Expectations for the upcoming school year. "
Learning objective:
3. Slide
60 seconds
Play a game of 'Two Truths and a Lie': Have each student share two truths and one lie about themselves and have the class guess which one is the lie! Create a Scavenger Hunt: Create a list of questions about the school, classmates, or the new school year and have the students go around the room to find the answers. Draw a Self Portrait: Give the students a paper and have them draw a portrait of themselves and introduce themselves to the class with their drawing.
Ice Breaker Activities for First Day Back After Summer
4. Slide
60 seconds
Ice breaker: an activity used to help people get to know each other and become more comfortable in a group setting. Team building: activities used to encourage cooperation and improving the relationships between team members. Collaboration: working together to achieve common goals.
Concepts:
5. Slide
60 seconds
In the United States, many schools have an ice cream social on the first day of school to help students make friends. In Finland, the first day of school is often celebrated with a picnic in the park. In France, many schools play the game 'Jeux de Loup' (Wolf Game) on the first day of school to help students learn each other's names.
Did you know?
6. Open question
180 seconds
Work together in pairs: On a scale of 1-10, how confident do you feel about introducing yourself to your classmates and sharing what you did over the summer and one strength and weakness?
7. Personalised Feedback
360 seconds
What is one interesting thing you did over the summer that you would like to share with the class?
8. Open question
180 seconds
Work together in pairs: What was your favorite ice breaker activity that you experienced on the first day back after summer?
9. Drawings
450 seconds
Brain break: Draw a car with eyes and a big goofy grin, filled with pizza slices as passengers!
10. Poll
60 seconds
Which ice breaker activity involves sharing three interesting facts about yourself?
- Two Truths and a Lie
- Name Bingo
- Human Knot
11. Poll
60 seconds
Which ice breaker activity requires participants to find someone who matches a certain criteria, such as 'someone who has traveled to another country'?
- Marshmallow Challenge
- Find Someone Who
- Back-to-Back Drawing
12. Poll
60 seconds
Which ice breaker activity involves creating a tower using only spaghetti sticks and marshmallows?
- Two Truths and a Lie
- Human Knot
- Marshmallow Challenge
13. Poll
60 seconds
In which ice breaker activity do participants stand in a circle, hold hands with two different people, and then try to untangle themselves without letting go of each other's hands?
- Human Knot
- Name Bingo
- Find Someone Who
14. Poll
60 seconds
Which ice breaker activity involves filling out a bingo card by finding classmates who fit certain descriptions, such as 'has been skydiving' or 'plays an instrument'?
- Name Bingo
- Marshmallow Challenge
- Back-to-Back Drawing
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