Getting to Know You

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.

Seventh graders discuss term prejudice, reflect on personal prejudices, get better acquainted with their peers through show-and-tell in order to appreciate and show respect for diversity that exists within classroom and school, and...

Send this "About Me" PowerPoint template home with your students to bring and present to class during the first week of school. Step-by-step instructions to create a simple autobiography is laid out withing six slides. Tip: If you would...

In need of a great writing project to help you get to know your students? This PowerPoint begins with a short presentation on St. Luis Missouri, then asks students to create a similar presentation. They prepare a 2-5 min speech on a...

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...

Students write about one another through the questions provided in the "getting to know you" student survey activity. They then design a graphic organizer to graph similarities and differences of themselves and fellow classmates. Finally...

Students explore ways in which they are smart. In this "getting to know you" classroom team building lesson, students discuss various ways people can be smart and describe ways in which they are smart. Students listen to "Smart" from...

This is an awesome resource for any elementary or middle school teacher about to start a new school year! This resource includes an extensive list of activities for introducing the members of your class to each other. Some of the ideas...

Students complete language activities together to get to know one another. In this getting to know you lesson plan, students practice their English skills and work in groups to help foster communication and to get to know each other better.

Create classroom community with this Bingo icebreaker, which has the group finding out interesting details about one another. For this version, individuals have a 25-square grid, each square containing one multicultural experience or...