Getting to Know Your Students
Get ready for back to school with these printables, activities, and teaching advice. Our icebreakers, classroom introduction lessons, and worksheets will help students and teachers learn about each other and feel more at ease in their new setting. Games, printables, and tips will help you learn and remember students' names. From greeting your students to outlining educational objectives to establishing classroom rules, you'll find the tools you need to prepare for your first day.
First Day of School Resources
Be prepared for your first day of school. With our resources to help students feel comfortable getting to know each other through fun "un-classroom-like" activities and advice for the teacher, the first day will be great!
- First Day Celebration
- First Questions First
- Curious George's First Day of School Teacher's Guide
- A Back-to-School Conversation
- Student Orientation
- Popular Back-to-School Lesson Plans
Icebreakers
Fun activities, such as making animal noises, help ease students' fears of getting to know each other and going to school on the first day.
- Personal Mandalas Icebreaker
- What Am I? Icebreaker
- Getting to Know You Bingo
- Remembering Names
- Icebreakers
Related Resources
Organizational advice, numerous resources for new teachers, and community-building suggestions are among our resources available for new and returning teachers.
Meeting Your Students
Use these resources to help you create a positive atmosphere in your classroom by learning more about your students through our fun and engaging activities.
- Getting to Know Each Other
- Meeting and Greeting Students at the Beginning of Class
- Classroom Introductions
- Getting to Know Your Student
- Name Tags
- Name Game
- Getting to Know You
- Student Inventory: Impressions
- Similar and Different
- Self-Portrait
- Self Portrait Class Book
- Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry
- Our First Classroom Book
- Getting to Know Me
Browse Getting to Know Your Students Resources
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LESSON PLANS
The Five Senses - Kindergarten
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WORKSHEETS
30 Do's and Don'ts of Classroom Etiquette for Teachers and Students
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LESSON
First Day Activities For Middle School Students
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LESSON
First Day Activities For High School Students
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ACTIVITIES
Getting To Know Your Classmates Scoot
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ACTIVITIES
My First Day Of Kindergarten
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TEACHING RESOURCE
Meeting and Greeting Students at the Beginning of Class
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ACTIVITIES
Getting to Know Each Other
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GAMES AND APPS
Getting to Know You Bingo
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GAMES AND APPS
What Am I? Icebreaker
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CLASSROOM TOOLS
Getting to Know You
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TEACHING RESOURCE
First Questions First
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ACTIVITIES
Personal Mandalas Icebreaker
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WORKSHEETS
Getting to Know Your Student
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LESSON PLANS
Remembering Names
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REFERENCE
Getting to Know Me
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LESSON PLANS
Similar and Different Lesson
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WORKSHEETS
"Getting to Know You" Game
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WORKSHEETS
Similar and Different Activity
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LESSON PLANS
Self-Portrait
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ACTIVITIES
Two Truths And A Lie Icebreaker
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LESSON PLANS
Name Game
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LESSON PLANS
Classroom Introductions
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EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Top 5 Icebreakers to Get to Know Your Students