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Time Capsules
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writing samples
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I have students interview each other like newspaper reporters sometime during the first week of school," Bright explained. "They have to ask a partner five questions and use those answers to write a paragraph about their partner. Then they introduce their partner to the class by reading the interviews.
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respond yes not by talking but by getting out of their seats and finding a new seat at least two chairs away.
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a little fun with alliteration. "Students introduce themselves with their names and something that they like that starts with the same letter as their names," said Lenhart. "The person who starts the game states the alliteration; then it's the next person's turn. That person repeats what the first person said, then adds his or her name and alliteration and so forth around the circle.
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scavenger hunt
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sentimental object
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All About Me Bag
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snowball activity
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blank Venn Diagram
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n the overlapping portion of the circles, the partners must list five things that they have in common. In the parts of the circles with their names, the students must each list five things that are unique a
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Mad-Lib
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blanks
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ast day of school
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story recapping
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List as many nouns as you can that are white and food."
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10 Oct 12
Kelly NealStudents stand in a circle at tossing distance. For the first round, when someone tosses the beanbag to a student, the person has to tell his or her name. The second round is favorite food, the third round, their favorite sport."
"You can add whatever you want to the list of information they share," added Breding. "I quit the game when the tossing gets a little wild!"
"You can add whatever you want to the list of information they share," added Breding. "I quit the game when the tossing gets a little wild!""-
Students stand in a circle at tossing distance. For the first round, when someone tosses the beanbag to a student, the person has to tell his or her name. The second round is favorite food, the third round, their favorite sport."
"You can add whatever you want to the list of information they share," added Breding. "I quit the game when the tossing gets a little wild!"
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- What's your favorite TV show?
- What's your favorite song?
- What's your favorite book? on it.
"I give each student a sheet with questions such as
There's a space for students to answer the questions at the beginning of the year and another space for them to answer the same questions at the end of the year.
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he's adapted an activity from Skills for Adolescence for use with her fifth and sixth graders. "I use little beanbags, and we go outside if the weather cooperates. Students stand in a circle at tossing distance. For the first round, when someone tosses the beanbag to a student, the person has to tell his or her name. The second round is favorite food, the third round, their favorite sport."
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She calls the activity the "snowball activity." She wrote: "Students write on a piece of paper three things about themselves. Then they crumple the paper up into a 'snowball' and have a one-minute snowball fight. At the end of the minute, everyone grabs the closest snowball and has to try to find the person who wrote it. They then introduce that person to the rest of the group, sharing the three facts."
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On the first day of school, teacher Sandra Doughman serves up a delicious little activity that makes a great bulletin board too! Doughman starts by handing a paper plate to each student in her class. "I ask each student to draw on the plate something that he or she feels is special about himself or herself," Doughman told Education World. "That might be a special hobby, an interest, an activity, anything!"
The students also draw or write their names on their plates in big letters, added Doughman. "Then all the students sit around a table covered with a red-and-white checkered tablecloth. They share with the group their picture plates and explain to the group the significance of what they drew."
This is a nice way for students and the teacher to get to know one another, but the activity also results in a fun bulletin board! "When the sharing time is over, I put the cloth up as a background on a bulletin board and then place the paper plates on the board!"
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Christine RyersonFun activities to help students and teachers to get to know each other. snow ball fight
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24 Feb 11
Michael RasmussenAre you looking for the perfect way to get to know your students and help them get to know one another? You'll find it here! This week, Education World offers more than 15 creative icebreakers from our readers.
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For that time capsule writing sample, you might use another of Bright's favorite beginning-of-school activities. "I have students interview each other like newspaper reporters sometime during the first week of school," Bright explained. "They have to ask a partner five questions and use those answers to write a paragraph about their partner. Then they introduce their partner to the class by reading the interviews."
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"On the first day of school, a teacher fills a small brown lunch bag with items that best 'describe' him or her," said Baxter. "She or he pulls out each item and tells the children a short story about it. The bag might include things such as baby pictures, pictures of pets, an object from a collection, a food he or she does not like, and so on. Then students are given brown bags to decorate. For homework that night, the students must fill their bags with items that tell about themselves. Those bags are shared throughout the first week of school in community circle."
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Then it's time to explain the rules. The teacher can start the game by being the person in the middle without a chair. "Each person in the circle starts by introducing themselves to their two circle neighbors on either side," explained Dennett. "The teacher then introduces herself or himself to a member of the circle and asks that person who his or her neighbors are. After the student responds, the teacher invites the student to ask a yes or no question of the whole group. That question must relate something true about the student. For example, a student who surfs might ask the group if anyone has ever been surfing. Members of the class who have surfed respond yes not by talking but by getting out of their seats and finding a new seat at least two chairs away."
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"I pass around a basket of candy, and I tell the students to take as much of the candy as they want," said Vaughn. "They are usually pretty shy and take only a few pieces. Then I explain that they must tell one thing about themselves for each piece of candy they took!"
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Brenda Buck, a grade three teacher at Kingston (Oklahoma) Elementary School, invites her students to get to know each other with a quick, little game she calls the "observation game."
"Line up your students in two lines facing each other," Buck explained, adding, "If I have an odd number of students, then I play with the unmatched student."
Buck gives the students exactly 30 seconds to look at the person with whom they're paired and to study everything about that person. Then the students in one line turn around and close their eyes while the students in the other line change something about themselves. For example, says Buck, one person may take off an earring, switch shoes, or put their hair behind an ear. Then the kids in the other line turn around and try to name what has changed. Switch roles and play the game again.
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28 Feb 10
Nancy McCullen15 creative icebreakers for back to school
education icebreakers safe effective learning environment lesson plans
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06 Feb 10
Mrs. MalineIcebreakers that can be used with students on those first days of school to get to know eachother.
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04 Feb 10
Barb PerlewitzEach year at this time, creative teachers share with Ed World readers their favorite first-day-of-school activities. Each year, Ed World readers respond by sharing new ideas! This year, we're pleased to share 19 brand-new, teacher-tested ideas for getting
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