10+ getting to know you activities for teens & adults

Let’s Get to Know You!

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Activities for Teens & Adults

It is a fact that in the right formation, the lifting power of

many wings can achieve twice the

distance of any bird flying alone.

- Milton Olson

Icebreakers ….

Prevent bullying

Build community

Teach citizenship

Cultivate relationships

Increase motivation

Improve group work

Ball Q & A

Students throw the ball to a peer and ask get to know you questions!

Do it in pairs!

TP Web introductions

The Hot Seat

• Who? What? When? Why? • Series of questions… • Which celebrity would you like to sing at your next birthday party

Students jot down 3 things they’d like to do in life and share with their peers!

Bucket Lists!

• Each student tells 2 truths and 1 lie about themselves • The other students guess which is the lie

2 Truths & a Lie

Speed/App/Get to Know You Dating

• Hand them a card with peers’ names. They jot down information. • Start the timer for 1-2 minutes. Then students switch to the next person.

• Students bring in old photos • Post on the board • Students write down the name of who they think it is • The owner of the photo talks about the memory

Old photos revisited

• Student bring in small objects that are meaningful to them • They introduce themselves by explaining how the object represents them • You can tell them to put them in a plastic cup

Meaningful Momentos

• Each student tells a favorite food, place of travel, etc. • The students record it/ write on a Post-It • Put all recordings/Post-Its in a bag • Students reach in, grab one, & find their person

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Guess what these emojis reveal about me!

Share an image & the story behind it!

Digital Goal Collages/Vision Boards

Goal Poster by EvelynGiggles, Flickr

Buncee Canva Tackk

Piktochart Biteslide Smore

Glogster PicCollage ImageChef

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Epic selfie- Youtu.be/VTlXttQL_Yk

Back-to-School Epic Selfie Adventure

Participant Map

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Create emojis & have them message each other!

Imoji & Bitmoji apps (iOS/Android)

3 Things we should know about you 2 Places you love to visit 1 Job you wish you had

321 Introduction

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Use comics!

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Museum of Me video!

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