Who’s in Your Circle? An Easy Icebreaker Activity

It’s that time of year! Back to school means a fresh group of pupils who need to get to know one another. Get your pupils talking, writing, and sharing what makes them unique with the ever-popular “Who’s in Your Circle?” icebreaker activity.

How does this activity work? For starters, it works much like the typical ‘Pass the Paper’ activity. To complete this activity, pupils will:

1. Write their name on the paper and fill in their favourite things in the centre of each circle.
2. Pass their paper to the left.
3. When they get a new paper, write their names in the  ❤ ring if they like the same thing as the owner.
4. If they don’t like the same thing as the owner, they will write their name in the ✘ ring.
5. Pupils will keep passing and writing on other pupils’ handouts until they get their own paper back.

Now, when they have their papers back, they can check to see who’s in their circle and has similar interests. What a fun way to meet new friends!

Download Your Printable Icebreaker Activity

This resource is available as an easy-to-use editable Google Slides or Printable PDF Resource file. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button to select your preferred file format. Make your copies, pass them out to your pupils, and you’re ready to begin!

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.