The best way to get to know someone is by interviewing them. Use a interviewing worksheet that has individuals asking a new person questions like where they were born, what they did over the summer, goals for the year, and how many brothers and sisters they have.

Concepts

back to school, breaking the ice, interviewing

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Additional Tags

classroom support

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Instructional Ideas

• Use during back to school time and have class members pair up with someone they do not know well
• Provide clipboards for interviewers to use as they jot down the interviewees responses
• Have each pair present their interviews to the class

Classroom Considerations

• Best used for an ice breaker at the beginning of the school year or start of a new semester
• Monitor pairs to ensure discussions are respectful and appropriate

Pros

• A great way for classmates and teachers alike to get to know one another
• Provides prompts for interviewing

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.4.1.a SL.4.1.b SL.5.1.a SL.5.1.b SL.6.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.8.1.a