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Special Candy Game
Building a strong classroom community starts with group activities focused on sharing and respect. The class sits in a circle, shares a talent they possess, then tell peers to throw them a piece of candy if they don't have the same...
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If I were…
In this story starter activity, learners read the prompt written inside each gingerbread man shape and complete the story. Each starter is printed on a separate page; all are holiday or winter related.
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All About Me Lesson
Students explore psychology by writing about themselves. In this personality lesson, students answer a list of questions that help analyze their own traits and history. Students create a personal "All About Me" book which they share with...
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I've Got a Friend
Students participate in an introduction activity. In this ice breaker lesson, students sit in a circle and the teacher sings a rhyme, calling a specific students to the middle of the circle. The students called must make silly faces,...
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All About Me
Students develop and present a power point presentation. In this getting to know you lesson, students create a power point presentaion that describes themselves. Students include information about what they like to do and their...
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Change the World, One Month at a Time
Students complete monthly acts of kindness using the given instructions. In this acts of kindness lesson, students follow the directions for each month to create and give an act of kindness to their classmates or other individual.
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Getting to Know You
Students read a book about understanding differences. In this getting to know you lesson, students sit in a circle, roll a ball to each other and tell one thing about themselves when they get the ball. Students read the book One and...
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All About Me!
Students write about themselves. In this descriptive writing lesson, students view a PowerPoint for examples of descriptive writing and then write sentences describing themselves. Students use a computer program to type their sentences...
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Getting To Know You - Interview questions
In this getting to know you activity, students interview a partner by asking them 11 questions and filling in their answers in the blank.
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"Getting to Know You" Activities for First Meetings
In this getting to know you worksheet, students participate in activities such as fact or fib, dictionary conversations, and more to get to know each other. Students are given 6 activities.
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All About Me Poster
In this biography/autobiography lesson, students read a few biographies and discuss the term and it's characteristics. Students then brainstorm what makes a good biography/autobiography and create an 'All about me' poster. Suggested...
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Getting to Know You
Students explore the concept of communication. For this communication lesson, students create collages featuring their likes and dislikes. Students present the collages to their classmates.
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About Me
In this about me worksheet, students fill in short answer questions all about themselves and what they like to do. Students complete 13 questions about themselves.
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Auto-Bio Poem
Students create an autobiographical poem. In this writing lesson, students write an eleven line autobiopoem after read the teacher's model. Students include their name, fears, and family in the poem.
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A Symbol of Myself
Young scholars explore their own uniqueness. In this "getting to know you" lesson, students create a clay symbol representing their own personality traits. Young scholars write a short description of the symbol and why they chose it.
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My Neighborhood
In this all about me activity worksheet, students color the picture of the house and fill in the blanks in 4 sentences to reveal more about the neighborhood they live in.
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What Makes Me Special
In this all about me activity worksheet, students respond to 3 fill in the blank sentences that reveal information about themselves that is special.
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All About Me!
In these personal information worksheets, students complete a variety of activities that help identify their personal backgrounds and interests.
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I Go to School
In this things I like about school worksheet, students print the name of their school and then list six things they like learning at school. Students then draw a picture of their school.
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Tell Me About Yourself
In this getting-to-know-you worksheet, students ask a partner 11 questions. Each student receives a card with different questions to ask their partner.
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Group Initiatives
Young scholars explore the names and qualities about members in the group. They each say their name and something about themselves. Students gather around in a circle. They listen to the teacher as he or she says the name of someone and...
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Building Relationships in a High School Classroom
Students explore building new friendships during the first week of school. They participate in a variety of getting to know each other activities. Students work cooperatively and develop collegial relationships with their classmates.
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Million Dollar Machine
Students explore their self-awareness. They discuss the words unique, extraordinary and irreplaceable and their strengths and weaknesses. They write five things their bodies or Million Dollar Machines can do and investigate their blood...
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The Art of Me
Learners study about symbols and reflect on the important things in their lives. They choose symbols to represent some of the things that are most important to them and follow directions to create their works of art.