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Help the teens in your class relax with a fun round of "Would You Rather," the
game in which you pit two choices against each other. Sometimes the choices
are serious; other times they’re silly. Occasionally, neither is a good option,
forcing students to choose the lesser of two evils.
Get started with these these Would You Rather prompts. Would you rather...
After you ask each question, instruct students to move to one side of the room
if they’d choose the first option and the other if they’d prefer the second.
If you’d rather keep everyone in their seats, provide students with different
color choice markers (e.g. colored paper plates, paint stir sticks). Students
hold up one color for the first choice and the other color for the second.
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You can start the game by sharing two truths and a lie about yourself, then go
around the room until each student gets a turn.
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Letter to Yourself
Begin the school year with this introspective activity. Invite the students to
write a letter to their future selves. Provide a list of questions, writing prompts,
or sentence starters and instruct students to answer the questions in complete
sentences. Try some of the following:
I am wearing…
My best friend is…
What I’m looking forward to most this year is…
What is your favorite subject?
What are your favorite songs, TV shows, books, games, or music artists?
What are your hobbies?
What is your favorite way to spend your free time?
Provide envelopes so that students can seal their letters once they’re complete.
Then, the students should turn in their sealed letters to you for safe-keeping.
Return the messages to the students on their last day of school.
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Students should turn in their finished questionnaires to you. Use this activity
as an opportunity to gain insight into their personalities.
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Stand at the front of the room and ask one question at a time. Give the teams
time (30-60 seconds) to confer quietly about their answers. Each team should
write down their final answer on a piece of paper. Once the time is up, ask
each team to hold up their answer. Each team that answers correctly earns a
point. Record the score on the board. Whichever team earns the most points
wins.
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Anonymous Responses
Create a sense of community and connection in your classroom through this
activity. In advance, prepare one or two questions to ask the students. Here
are some examples:
What makes you most nervous about the new school year?
What is one thing you wish everyone at school knew about you?
What is your biggest goal this school year?
Write your question(s) on the board, pass out an index card to each student.
Explain that they should write down their answers without including their
name, and assure them that their responses are completely anonymous (but
that they will be shared with the group). Give the class 5 minutes to complete
the activity. When time is up, instruct students to fold their cards once and
place them in a basket or bin at the front of the room.
Once everyone has turned in their index cards, read the responses out loud.
Many students may be surprised to find out how similar they are to their
classmates. To extend the activity, moderate a brief discussion about the
students' reactions to hearing their classmates' responses.
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Classmate Interviews
Divide the students into pairs and pass out a list of interview
question prompts. Tell the students to be on the lookout for things they have
in common. Then, give the students 10 minutes to interview their partners.
When time is up, each student should introduce their partner to the class
using the information they learned during the meeting. Each presentation
should include a fun fact and a newly-discovered commonality.
This activity is an excellent way for students to get to know each other. In
addition, many students find it less intimidating to speak to the class about
someone else rather than themselves.