GET TO KNOW CLASS BINGO ICEBREAKER TV

This is a nice activity for those students who are new to the school or perhaps have relocated to another part of the building. I often model this first myself and pupils try to guess the lie, I try to be as creative as I can and tell pupils to do the same! I would give pupils some time to think about their statements in advance. People then have to guess which one is a lie. Two of the statements will be interesting and truthful facts about themselves and one will be a lie. Everyone has to come up with three statements about themselves to tell their partner, group or class.

GET TO KNOW CLASS BINGO ICEBREAKER TV

Obviously I encourage my pupils to always be honest but this game is in the style of the TV show ‘Would I lie to you’. The changing of partners, moving onto another person adds pace and keeps the activity engaging as well as learning lots about each other!įinally, two truths and a lie. The themes can include talking about their favourite food or holidays, hobbies, films, school … basically anything that will promote conversation between the two pupils. As the pupils move to talk to another person the theme will change to so they have something different to talk about and the theme acts as a prompt to start the conversation. An idea is to have a theme projected onto the board or said by the teacher and the pupils will have two or three minutes ( time can vary according to class size, lesson timing etc) to discuss that theme.

They can just introduce themselves to each other but this can become repetitive. Pupils will have a set amount of time to talk to each other, this encourages those who have never met or do not know each other well to interact. This is very good for listening and recall skills.Īnother oracy task I did with pupils in my previous school in the UK was in the style of ‘speed dating’ but without the actual dating element! All that is needed is a timer and for the class chairs to be rearranged. So instead of asking pupils to stand and talk about themselves they have to talk about someone else. The pupils then have to present either in front of the class, or if this sounds too daunting for new students then to another pair, recalling everything they have found out and remember about their partner. Telling the other person as much as they want to about themselves, then listening to their partner do the same. Firstly the ‘Pair Presentations’ – in pairs pupils have an allotted amount of time to exchange information. They are simple, enjoyable and effective. These activities do not require any resources or preparation. This has got the pupils thinking and talking straight away! This is where you will see those natural leaders take charge too! Talking tasks! This means that pupils have to talk to one another, asking questions and working together to line up correctly. They could line up in order of their age and birthday. Another suggestion would be line up in alphabetical order according to their first or second name. For example, they must line up boy/girl order or line up next to someone they don’t know. However, this is a way to engage the pupils in icebreaker activities before they even enter the classroom. I instruct pupils to line up in different ways.

I have clear routines that I like to establish as soon as I meet my classes.

Here are some tried and tested ideas that I have either created or adapted to use at the beginning of the academic year with my pupils. These types of activities can also develop a lot of skills such as working with others, leadership and social/communication skills. Icebreaker activities are always a fun way for pupils to introduce themselves and learn more about each other, developing and forming friendships. It is also very important for pupils to get to know each other, as well as feeling comfortable and confident in school. The start of year is a very important time for teachers to get to know their pupils and as mentioned build those crucial positive relationships.

Being a tutor allows me to take part in tutor and whole school activities that differ to my teaching role. I thoroughly enjoy this pastoral role as it provides a great opportunity to build positive relationships with my pupils, not just focusing on the academic elements. In addition to my teaching role I am also a House tutor.

Get to know class bingo icebreaker