Favorite Icebreakers for the Start of the School Year by Heather Wukelich https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s Share your favorite activities and icebreakers that you use to get to know your students at the beginning of the school year. en-us 2020-08-30 17:05:23 UTC 2020-08-31 15:07:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f3a4.png Two Truths & a Lie h_wukelich https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708568302 2020-08-31 13:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708568302 Who has done this? https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708575937 2020-08-31 13:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708575937 We complete interviews and they can either write or draw responses to the questions https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708576349 2020-08-31 13:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708576349 I like to have the kids trace their hands and draw symbols in their hand that represent them in some way. https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708777303 2020-08-31 14:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708777303 We go around the room in person and we talk about ourselves. I ask them silly things like their favorite thing to eat. I then have them fill out a questionnaire that only I get to see that tells me a lot more about them as a learner. https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708777454 2020-08-31 14:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708777454 Time-off / Time-on https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708777614 Students tell something they did that was educational and something that was not

]]> 2020-08-31 14:05:40 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708777614 We just have a discussion about what is going on with them. Often it is sport related. https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708779943 2020-08-31 14:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708779943 I like to go around the room and talk what they are interested in. https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708782205 2020-08-31 14:06:49 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/708782205 I typically do a scavenger hunt around the room so students can find things and explore. https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709014918 2020-08-31 15:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709014918 Guess Who with Google Slides. Students make a slide with 3 interesting facts about themselves. Then we look at each slide and try to guess who it is. https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709015918 2020-08-31 15:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709015918 3 Truths and a Lie https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709016396 This is an opening day ice breaker. Students and teachers tell 3 things that are true and one that is not and it is up to the class to decide which one is not the truth.]]> 2020-08-31 15:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709016396 2 Truths and a Lie https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709017732 They need to be very detailed!]]> 2020-08-31 15:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709017732 In addition to a general questionnaire the students fill out, I almost always start every class with asking about pets, and taking a poll if there are more dog people or cat people in the class. https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709018371 2020-08-31 15:04:55 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709018371 4 truths and a lie https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709018955 2020-08-31 15:05:04 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709018955 I usually do a group work escape room - this year will have to be a little different. https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709020289 2020-08-31 15:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709020289 Go around the room and students students give 3 facts about themselves. https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709020670 2020-08-31 15:05:25 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709020670 Stories with holes https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709022576 2020-08-31 15:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/h_wukelich/d91vz09ct7kocp4s/wish/709022576