Icebreakers Teaching Resources
Make the first day of school a success with fun ice breakers for kids that students love! Download and print elementary and middle school ice breaker activities created by our teacher team, or gain access to digital ice breakers to engage students and help classmates with the getting to know you phase of back to school.
What Is an Ice Breaker?
Ice breakers (or icebreakers — both spellings are correct) are games that help "break the ice" for a newly formed group of people. In an elementary school setting, ice breakers "warm up" shy students and help new classmates get acquainted, learning one another's names, finding common points of interest, and more.
Each of the digital and printable ice breakers included in this collection has been created by a teacher to be classroom ready!
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Would You Rather...? Question Cards
Would You Rather use this set of 31 question cards or eat a can of worms?
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School Scavenger Hunt
Use this teacher-created resource to end the school year the same way it began... with a good old-fashioned scavenger hunt!
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Good Citizens Charades - Role Play Activity
Teach your social studies class about being a good citizen with a game of Citizenship Charades!
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Never Have I Ever Questions... Getting to Know You Game
Get to know your new students with this child-friendly version of the popular game, "Never Have I Ever."
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Icebreaker Bingo
Kick off a new school year with a getting-to-know-you icebreaker game!
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Brain Break Activity Cards
Give your students a quick brain break with this set of 19 whole-class games.
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Interview a Classmate
Help your students learn more about their new classmates with this fun speaking and listening activity!
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This Is Me Task Cards
A fun, getting-to-know-you game to play in the first days of a new school year.
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Back to School - Getting to Know You Dice Roll
Play a back-to-school dice game for students to get to know their classmates.
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Farm Yard Sounds - Matchup Activity
A set of eight farm animal cards with matching animal sound cards.
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Icebreaker Game Cards
Help your students get to know each other with this set of 20 icebreaker games.
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Blank Joke Cards for Kids Template
A blank template to use when creating joke cards.
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Mirror, Mirror Active Game
A fun active game that can be played by the whole class in pairs.
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Groovy Greetings Song
A non-contact greeting song to use at the beginning of the day.
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Getting to Know My Classmates – QR Code Template
Use QR codes to get to know your new classmates at the start of a new school year.
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Behavior Charades
Explore appropriate and inappropriate behaviors at the beginning of a new school year with a fun charade activity.
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Never Have I Ever... Getting to Know You PowerPoint
Get to know your new class with this child-friendly version of "Never Have I Ever...".
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Classmate Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
A fun icebreaker worksheet for your students to get to know their classmates.
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Virtual Icebreaker Activities
A set of 6 icebreaker games that can be played virtually.
- Icebreakers Games
- Icebreakers Task Cards
- Icebreakers Worksheets
- Icebreakers Templates
- Icebreakers Active Games
- Icebreakers Matchup Games
- Icebreakers Puzzles
- Icebreakers Morning Meeting Templates
- Icebreakers Active Games
- Icebreakers Bingo
- Icebreakers Instructional Slide Decks
- Icebreakers Matchup Games
- Icebreakers Projects
- Icebreakers Dice Games
- Icebreakers for Pre-K
- Icebreakers for Kindergarten
- Icebreakers for 1st Grade
- Icebreakers for 2nd Grade
- Icebreakers for 3rd Grade
- Icebreakers for 4th Grade
- Icebreakers for 5th Grade
- Icebreakers for 6th Grade
- Icebreakers for 7th Grade