Icebreakers

Alphabet Name
Example: My name is Apple Anna, Bobby Banana. Students introduce themselves with a word that also shares the same first letter as their first name. Other students then have to repeat the name and the word of each preceding student as they introduce themselves.

My Favorite
This icebreaker is simple enough: Students simply identify something that’s ‘their favorite.’ ("My favorite kind of book to read is.. "‘My favorite pizza topping is…’ or, ‘My favorite game to play with friends is…)

Pick a superpower
If they had a superpower what would it be?

On-the-Spot Story

Get those creative juices flowing! Sit with a small group and spend 10 minutes creating a story on the spot. Each person contributes one sentence of the story, and the only rules (aside from only adding appropriate content) is that the story must continue for the allotted amount of time. The story can be silly, adventurous, or go wherever kids’ imaginations take them!

Would You Rather
Ask questions to get the students talking. Ask them to make up their own!
Would you rather play sports or watch them?
Would you rather be part of the Incredibles family or the Weasley family?
Would you rather live in a world of legos or a world of cartoons?
Would you rather have a pet dinosaur or a pet dragon?
Would you rather live in a house made of cheese or a house made of cookie dough?
Would you rather be a mouse or an elephant?
Would you rather be invisible or be able to fly?
Would you rather live at Disney World or Sea World?