Elementary Ice Breakers

Name of Activity: Toss- A- Name Game

Equipment: Tennis Balls (Lots)
Grade Level: K-5
1. Formation: Entire class in a large
circle
2. Starting with the instructor, hold
the tennis ball; say your name plus an
appropriate
adjective i.e. Super Susan then
advances the ball to the next person.
3. The next person repeats the process
until all in the circle have held the ball
and said their
name and adjective out loud.
4. The instructor begins again by
saying his/her name out loud.
5. Person # 2 says the instructors name
and adjective plus his/her name and
adjective.
Repeat until everyone in the circle has
gone.
Variations: For younger levels forgo
the adjectives and use larger balls.

Name of Activity: Find your

Partner
Equipment: Blindfolds
Grade: K-5
1. Each student will have a
blindfold and a partner.
2. Each pair needs to come up
with a key word.
3. While blindfolded, one
partner starts at one end of the
gym and the other at the
opposite
end.
4. On go students have to go
and find their partner by using
the key word only. First group
to find each other wins.

1. Help students get to know each other as well as

practicing adjectives and memorization.
2. Students exercise there listening skills while getting to know their classmates with fun.