FUN FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES TO TRY WHEN LEARNERS RESUME

1. FIND A FRIEND GAME

The “Find a friend” game is a fun activity designed to help students become comfortable with
their new classmates.
To play, students must first receive worksheets containing a list of topics — such as sports, foods,
games, and so on — from which they must pick their favorites.

Then, have students find fellow classmates fitting the description which they wrote for example
Alina likes sports, she would go round and find out who wrote sports like herself in the class.
This will give them a natural talking point as they meet one another — helping them find what
they have in common and sparking friendly interaction.

2. THE SUPRISE NOTE

The teacher writes a little inspiring notes sealed with the name of each learner on it.
The note should state how well the teacher has been looking forward to meeting them and how
beautiful she hopes the school year will be for everyone of them

3. THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENT!

This lighthearted, confidence-boosting icebreaker encourages students to share compliments about

one another.

To start, every student gets a blank piece of paper taped to their back. Then, each classmate thinks
of a compliment to write down on the back of every other student. After the entire class is
finished, have students remove their papers and read all the compliments they received in front of
the class.

4. “would YOU RATHER” QUESTIONS

Lead, guide, and stimulate healthy debate among students with a set of questions that are sure to
get the classroom talking.
Consider a few examples of “would you rather” questions, such as:

* would you rather be tall or short?

* would you rather watch TV or listen to music?
* would you rather have lots of friends or just one
* would you rather have no teeth or have no hair?

This activity by the teacher will get the class talking and the learners especially new in takes
would bond with others
5. MY DIRTY LINEN:
The teacher mentions about 10 offences common to learners eg
* coming late to school
* Not submitting homework
* Having incomplete academic materials etc
The teacher would ask the student to state which they have often fall victim of and how they
worked at improving themselves on it. The learners would stand one after the other to say their
DIRTY LINEN and possible solutions. This will help the teacher get to know them, their
weaknesses and strength in good time

6. TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE

Encourage students to write down three statements about themselves, with one of the statements
being false.

After giving students five minutes or so to write their sentences down, have them read them out
loud one by one — and enjoy the entertainment as fellow students try to guess which of the
statements is a lie.
This activity also serves as a simple, early way to get a gauge of the skill levels of your new
students : As your new students write out their sentences, you can walk around and see which
students need help might need help with written communication.

7. TALL THOMAS

Encourage students to think of an adjective to describe themselves. The adjective must suit the
student and must also start with the first letter of their name — for example, “Tall Thomas,”
“Funny Frankie,” or “Smart Sam.”

The learners would stand in front of the class to use the adjective before his name. The teacher
starts the game by saying, I am Mr Ibrahim,
Inspiring Ibrahim, then the students would follow suit

8. SIX TO EIGHT WORD STORY:

Get students to explain what they did over the summer using only six to eight words , writing the
words down on a piece of paper. No student should write what any other person he written. They
would take turns to mention the words eg I ate eggs ( eight words which is correct)
This would help boost their critical thinking skills.

( credit to Justin Raudys and Friday Jeremiah)