Two Ice Breakers

Name of Activity: Catch the Ball

Grade Level: 4-8
Items: Soft Foam Ball (2)
1. Starting with the teacher, hold the soft foam ball; say your name
plus your hobby and then pass the ball to the next person.
2. The next person repeats the process until all the students have held
the ball and said their name and their hobby out loud.
3. The teacher begins again, but now with a second soft foam ball.
4. The teacher will pass the two balls to different students.
5. The student with the ball will try and remember the the name and
hobby of the other student holding the ball.
6. The students will then pass the ball to another student and repeat the
process.
Variations: You can modify this activity by adding in something related to
your hobby, an interesting fact, favorite TV show/video game, favorite foods
and an embarrassing moment.
Name of Activity: Blanket Game
Grade Level: 4-8
Items: One large blanket
1. The teacher will divide the class in to two even teams for this activity.
2. The teacher will bring out a large blanket and the other team will hide
behind the blanket.
3. The teacher will hold one side of the blanket while the other side is
being held by the student behind the blanket. Make sure their hand is
not being shown.
4. The teacher will countdown from three seconds and the other team
has 10 seconds to guess the students name. A point will be given if
the team answered with the right name of the student. If the team
failed to get the right name, the other team gets a point.
5. The team with the most points wins the blanket game.