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Back to School Icebreaker - Put a Finger Down Classroom Activity

  • Updated

    Updated:  26 Oct 2023

Kick off a new school year with a “Put a Finger Down” Getting to Know You classroom icebreaker.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Years

    Years:  F - 6

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teaching resource

Back to School Icebreaker - Put a Finger Down Classroom Activity

  • Updated

    Updated:  26 Oct 2023

Kick off a new school year with a “Put a Finger Down” Getting to Know You classroom icebreaker.

  • Editable

    Editable:  Google Slides

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Years

    Years:  F - 6

Kick off a new school year with a “Put a Finger Down” Getting to Know You classroom icebreaker.

Put a Finger Down… Back to School Introductions

It’s that time of year! Back to school means a fresh group of students that need to get to know one another. Get your students up, talking and sharing what makes them unique with the ever-popular “Put a Finger Down” style icebreaker activity. 

Looking for an Easy First Day of School Activity

To participate, students hold up ten fingers and listen or read each prompt from the Slides presentation. If the prompt applies to them, they will put one finger down and share their reasoning with a partner. Play continues until no cards are left or students with fingers still being held up.

Easily Prepare This Resource for Your Students

Use the dropdown arrow on the Download button to choose the PDF or Google Slides version of this resource. 


This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a Teach Starter collaborator.

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