Get to know me games

Whatever you call it: morning meeting, advisory time, or homeroom, as educators we know that it’s an important start to our students' day. In the middle school classroom, it can be particularly important as it’s a time that can be used to teach necessary life skills like relationship building, self-esteem, grit, etc. Below are 33 of our favorite homeroom ideas that include simple and fun activities that’ll not only get your students excited for the day ahead, but will also foster a strong…

A get-to-know-you game where players are basically tricked into giving away a certain number of facts about themselves.

We recently went to a swimming pool party for my niece, and took her this beach ball game! I bought a cheap beach ball and wrote questions all over it. You toss the ball and whoever catches it, has to answer the question that's under (or near) their right hand pointer finger. We played the question game, then after that we played beach volleyball! Hey! Two games in one, win-win! This was simple and loads of laughs! My sister wanted a list of all of the questions I wrote all over the ball…

She's crafty: An Easy Way to Get to Know your Group- The M and M game

facts about me questions

This is a fun board game with 'All About Me' related questions for intermediate and advanced students. This is a great way to get to know them at the beginning of a course.

Help anxious kids relax with these fun ice breaker games for kids. Build trust, confidence, and relationships while having a blast.

Need a great back to school activity? Try this Getting to Know You Bingo game. It's the perfect ice breaker.