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ispeakmath.orgSnowball Fight Icebreaker
Julie, at https://ispeakmath.org, describes a snowball activity that helps students get to know one another. Throwing snowballs on the first day helps to ease the tension; and speaking aloud what someone else wrote removes the fear of sharing personally.
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algebrasfriend.blogspot.comIcebreaker using Pipe Cleaners
Give students 3- 5 pipe cleaners. Invite them to create a structure or symbol to represent themselves. Then organize speed dating so that students can share their work!
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function-of-time.blogspot.comIf you were a Geometry word, which one would you be and why?
Get students talking about themselves ... wouldn't have to use Geometry vocabulary ... could use any math word!
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teacherleaders.wordpress.comGraphing stories ice breaker
Use creating graphing stories for students to share something about themselves. Everything you need is in this blog post!
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blog.mrmeyer.comThe First Day Wiki
Dan Meyer's Who I Am has been popular for several years. Ask students to fill it out ... save it ... share it with them at the end of the year!
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blog.mrmeyer.comCollaborative Icosahedron
D. Meyer shares an activity by another teacher (Rich) in which students manipulate a circle to discuss various geometric forms (follow the link). At the end of the activity, each student has a truncated tetrahedron. Students then work together to glue/tape their pieces together to form an icosahedron. Here is a link to the instructions: http://bit.ly/2umDhq5
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icebreakerideas.com350+ This or That Questions + Game Rules - Icebreaker Ideas
This or That gives students a chance to find commonalities among them. This site has 350+ this or that choices - not all school appropriate but definitely more than enough to choose from.
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cultofpedagogy.comIcebreakers that Rock | Cult of Pedagogy
Cult of Pedagogy makes a good point that too many icebreakers require social risks too great for a first day/first week or they don't help students get to know one another. Check out the three suggestions for icebreakers on this blog post!
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