Need quick activity to get your new class to get to know each other than isn’t horribly awkward? Try a low-tech social network! I am not sure if the link is the originator or not, but this activity is a great, quick ice breaker. Start by using yourself as an example, put your name, and some ‘tags’ that describe you. Ask students what links you share together (both go to same school, live in same area). Then have students make their own cards and list some tags. As students place their card on the social network, they have to draw ‘x’ number of connections (how ever many you want!) Really make them think by removing easy connections like, ‘We share this class together’ or ‘You teach both of us’. Kids will be engaged and learn connections they didn’t know they had! My example is below and was used for a Leader in Me activity.
Butcher paper or the large colored classroom paper is nice, but not required! Use part of your board if necessary or put them on the wall with string and index cards connecting each one! Make it massive if you want, on a media center wall perhaps, including your whole schools network!
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