Icebreaker Worksheets and Activities
Our collection of fun icebreaker worksheets and activities for the classroom can be adapted to different age groups and curriculum areas. They'll help your students get to know each other and you!
Icebreaker Worksheets and Activities
Whether you’re a new or more experienced teacher, you’ll know that icebreakers and getting to know you activities are essential for the start of the school year. Finding ways for students to get to know each other helps to ease first day nerves and creates a warm and positive atmosphere in the classroom. Icebreakers are also a great way for teachers to better understand what types of learners and personalities they have in their classes.
Develop classroom community with our icebreaker games and interview activities - perfect for new teachers and back to school. These resources encourage friendships and will help students and teachers learn names.
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Fun Icebreaker Worksheets & Activities
Acquaint your class with these fun icebreakers including writing activities, book reports, student choice activities and creative activities like scrapbooking and making personal mandalas.
- Icebreakers and Getting To Know Your Students Classroom Kit
- Icebreaker Ideas for Elementary and Middle School
- Back to School Jokes Icebreaker and Writing Activity
- My Future Plans Icebreaker
- First Day Jitters Activity Guide
- Classmate Book Report Icebreaker
- Create a Scrapbook Icebreaker
- Make a Giving Tree
- The Feature Story
- Postcards Icebreaker
- Top 10 Icebreakers to Get to Know Your Students
- Making New Friends
- Icebreakers Printable Book (K-8)
- Remembering Names
- Marvelous Me Icebreaker
- Get to Know You Turn and Talk Cards
- Getting to Know You Fortune Teller
- Flat Teacher Choice Board
- Our First Classroom Book
- Skit-Tell-Us
- All About My Family
- Similar and Different Activity
- My Summer Break Icebreaker Writing Activity
- Personal Mandalas Icebreaker
- Design a Coat of Arms Getting to Know You Activity and Bulletin Board
Icebreakers for Substitute Teachers
These no-prep, ready-to-use activity kits are so handy for substitute teachers wanting an easy and fun icebreaker for getting to know new students. Browse icebreaker activities for a range of grade levels from Kindergarten to 8th Grade.
Get to Know You Icebreakers
Games are a fun and engaging way for you to get to know your students and for them to get to know each other. With printable worksheets and instructions included, it couldn’t be easier!
- What Am I? Icebreaker
- "Getting to Know You" Game
- Getting to Know You Bingo
- Make a Giving Tree
- Dicebreaker
- Figure Me Out Icebreaker
Interview Activities
Interviews are a great icebreaker activity for getting to know students in more depth. Choose from longer interview tasks or more fast-paced getting to know you scoot activities.
- Student Baseball Cards
- "Getting to Know You" Interview Sheet
- Henry & Mudge Friendly Fun Icebreaker
- Friendly Interview
- The Feature Story
- Getting to Know You Scoot
Related Resources
Recommended Icebreakers Resources
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ACTIVITIES
Getting To Know Your Classmates Scoot
In this scoot, students move around the room asking each other get-to-know-you questions. To promote listening skills, s... -
LESSON PLANS
All About Me Mini-Unit
This is the perfect starter unit for the beginning of the year as it meets the needs of all learners and allows for quic... -
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Icebreakers and Getting to Know Your Students Classroom Kit
Getting to know your students - and helping them get to know each other - is one of the most important tasks in the firs... -
WORKSHEETS
Similar and Different Activity
Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different. This is a great activity to enjoy as an icebreaker du... -
ACTIVITIES
Getting to Know You Bingo Template
These get to know you bingo cards make a great back to school activity to help students (and you) get to know each other... -
GAMES AND APPS
What Am I? Icebreaker
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ACTIVITIES
Personal Mandalas Icebreaker
Get to know yourself, and others, with this fun personal mandala activity! The word mandala originates from the Sanskri... -
LESSON PLANS
Remembering Names
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WORKSHEETS
"Getting to Know You" Game
Need a beginning of the year ice breaker? This game will help pupils get to know their classmates at the beginning of th... -
BOOK GUIDES
First Day Jitters Discussion and Activity Guide
This activity guide for the latest in Julie Danneberg's "Mrs. Hartwell's Class" series includes a read-aloud script, dis... -
ACTIVITIES
Classroom Bingo Activity - Printable PDF
Classroom Bingo - "Find someone who..." Classroom bingo is designed to support your students to get out of their seats,... -
ACTIVITIES
Two Truths And A Lie Icebreaker
Use this icebreaker to support your students to learn more about each other in the beginning of the school year. Student... -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Top 5 Icebreakers to Get to Know Your Students
Enjoy icebreakers that will help students get to know each other, assist you with learning names and personalities, and ... -
ACTIVITIES
Dicebreaker
Use this icebreaker activity to support your students to get to know each other at the beginning of the school year. All... -
ACTIVITIES
Marvelous Me Icebreaker
Use this icebreaker activity to support your students to get to know each other. Put students into pairs, and give each ... -
ACTIVITIES
Icebreaker Activities For Elementary Students
Get to know your students, build classroom community, and provide learning opportunities with this printable book of bac... -
LESSON PLANS
Postcards Icebreaker
Students create postcards that reflect a summer happening. They use a pen name to sign it and the rest of the class has ... -
LESSON PLANS
Baseball Cards
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ACTIVITIES
Skit-tell-Us!
Use this icebreaker activity to support your students to get to know each other. All you will need are small bags of Ski... -
WORKSHEETS
"Getting to Know You" Interview Sheet
Use this interview sheet as an icebreaker to help your pupils get to know their classmates, and to encourage everyone to... -
WORKSHEETS
Bio Poem Handout
Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively about themselves and get to k... -
ACTIVITIES
Get To Know You Turn And Talk Cards
This is a fun Back To School take on a Turn and Talk. You can print out these cards, put your students into pairs, and h... -
ACTIVITIES
Getting To Know You Fortune Teller
Use this Get To Know You Fortune Teller to provide your students with a fun activity to learn more about each other duri... -
ACTIVITIES
Back to School: First Week of School Activities for Grades 1-2
Make back to school lesson planning easy! This collection of reading, writing, math, art printable back to sch...