An online Sim City type game from the BBC website guides students to complete a World Food Programme mission. They investigate the causes and of hunger in different parts of the world and then research a particular region's hunger...

Recipe makeovers, healthy alternatives, quick tips for a nutritious lifestyle...this 187-page document has it all! Don't miss a thorough packet of workshop activities and handouts designed to support your teaching of the...

In this January icebreaker worksheet, students reveal their personal preferences and experiences. There are bubble letters at the top spelling the word January. There are 8 directions below. Students color the letters in response to the...

Students participate in a scavenger hunt. For this icebreaker lesson, students are given Scavenger Hunt Sheets and search their new classroom for the objects.

In this icebreaker game learning exercise, students ask their classmates questions about themselves and fill in the blanks with classmates' names that match what they are asking. Students fill in 30 answers.

Students brainstorm lists of places, events and relationships that define them. They search for clip art and pictures in magazines to illustrate the items on their list and create a graphic timeline of their lives.

Involve class members in establishing classroom rules by providing them with a worksheet that asks them to develop four rules, describe how they will teach these rules to their classmates, how they will reinforce the rules, and detail...

Students participate in a lesson that is concerned about conducting activities that should be done on the first day of school. The goal of the lesson is for the teacher and students to become acquainted in learning each other's names....

Middle schoolers construct a list poem. For this poetry lesson, students discuss their likes and dislikes and summarize their thoughts into a list 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.

In this language arts worksheet, learners practice oral speaking as well as get to know classmates. Students circulate through the class asking the 12 icebreaker challenges and recording names of those who can do them. Example : " Who...

In this icebreaker activity worksheet, students examine 11 sentence starters that describe a variety of favorites. Then students fill in the spaces provided with answers that describe themselves.

In this icebreaker language arts worksheet, students complete 25 blanks which ask their preferences and personal information. It is in the form of a story, intended to be a get to know you activity.

For this icebreaker activity worksheet, learners examine 19 expressions and then they write "I l like." or "I don't like." next to each in the spaces provided.

In this icebreaker activity worksheet, students examine 17 expressions that may or may not describe themselves and then they write "can" or "can't" next to each in the spaces provided.

In this language arts activity, students participate in a small group discussion about leisure activities. Before the discussion, students fill out a chart about activities they already do, ones they want to learn and those they would...

In this language arts writing activity worksheet, students fill in the blanks of 19 sentences in order to describe themselves.

In this friendship chain activity, students follow the 6 instructions listed to create a chain that features the qualities of friendship.

In this ESL worksheet, learners ask their classmates 25 questions about a variety of topics. Students write down the name of a classmate who agrees to each question.

Switch, change, rotate! Players are in groups of three scattered around the playing area. Switch means the lead and back players change positions. Change means the entire group turns and goes in the opposite direction. Rotate means the...

Learners, in groups, explore geographic terms using left and right brain activities.

Students are introduced to aviation history and aerospace engineering achievements. They assemble a class aviation history timeline from individual student research on people and events.

Eighth graders participate in the Illinois Mystery Activity (from the ENTICE materials) to study additional interesting facts about Illinois. Using the DNR poster "Illinois' Natural Divisions" and printed materials from ENTICE, 8th...

Non-violent conflict resolution is the focus of this lesson, which addresses the protests against President Bush in the UK (2003). High schoolers list the strengths and limitations of non-violent conflict resolution, and chart the cycles...