I am looking for an activity to do w my class to get to know their names and a little about them?

Question

I am a new educator with my corporation and am looking for new and fun ways to be interactive with my class. I am looking for ways to get my students active before the education begins.

Answer 1

Well there is a game where students throw around a ball and say their names and introduce themselves/what hobbies and such. I also suggest that you give them an assignment to draw things that they like, what means the most to them etc. and their names. You can not only decorate your room, but you can get to know them. There is a chance that you can stand at the door every morning and as they come in say Good morning _______(name there). OR maybe you can even have 5 students a day do a presentation on themselves. I really don't know which of these really work, but name tags are best. :) Good luck...

Answer 2

If you are an elementary educator. It is called the snapping game. A student will slap one lap at a time then snap fingers one hand at a time. While doing this the student says his name then another. The name identified then does the same A participant is eliminated when (s)he cannot recall a name. The winner is the last one standing.
Also 7-up is a good helper. But be careful with this one. It can turn quickly into a popularity contest.

Answer 3

Have students interview each other. When they are finished, each pair of students introduces each other to the class. (Either up front or at their desks/seats.) I find my students are more comfortable introducing others. We always find out lots of interesting things about everyone in class. It is a great way to bond as a class. (I have an interview form with some set questions and spaces for them to ask their own questions.)

I also do the bingo game. It works great! (I call it "Find Someone Who." I use this BEFORE the interview.)

Good luck!

Answer 4

do the game where a person says their first name where theyre from and then gives an adjective to describe their personality that begins with the first letter in their name, then have the next person do the same thing with their name and then repeat what the people in front of them said in order, I am horrible with names but when I had a speech teacher in college do that I was able to remember everyones name and where they were from with no problems, plus everyone seemed to like it and there was a lot of laughing

Answer 5

I made a "bingo" card and filled each square with a description. I have the students walk around the room and find someone who fits that description and then they sign the sheet. Even after someone gets BINGO they still play and try to fill up their card...

Someone who's wearing socks.
Someone who rode the bus to school today.
Someone who wasn't born here.
Someone who likes Coldplay

Answer 6

have the students sit in a circle and start at one spot and have them tell one or two things about them they pass after the answer to the next person that person says theirs and the people or person in front of them it is memory and is easy and fun i played it

Answer 7

GETTING TO KNOW YOU GAMES
CROSS CIRCLE
Perfect game to learn each other's names. Everyone in a circle. One person (A) starts by calling another person's name (B). At that point, A starts walking towards B. Before A gets to B, B needs to call another name (C), so B frees her spot in the circle, for A to take. C then needs to call yet another name and start walking, so B can take C's spot.

*Variations: Instead of calling names, players can pick another player by making eye contact (and nodding to acknowledge that eye contact has been made). This demands a lot of concentration.

GEORGE

"George" can entertain groups for a while. To play this game everyone sits in a circle. Every one goes around the group and says their name. This allows everyone to learn everyones name, in case they didn't already know. After the names are said the name stays with that seat/spot. George is "it". He can starts it by saying a name of one person. Amy do you want to leave? Amy answers: no. George says, then who? Amy will take over and repeat it with another or the same name. Scott do you want to leave? Scott says: no. Amy says: then who? It continues until someone messes up. When some one messes up the person to the right of George gets up and the one who messed up goes in his place (the last postion) and everyone rotates up to where the person who messed up was sitting. Remember when everyone moves there name stays at that seat. It can get confusing to remember whose name goes with what seat.
A good way to memorize everyone in the groups name.
GETTING TO KNOW YOUR CLASSMATES
Have all the students sit at their desk, without talking. Take out two rolls of TP and tell the students to "Take as much as you think you'll need." This provokes a lot of questions, but DO NOT say anything more. Send a roll around at both sides of the room (this helps the activity to move along more quickly).
Once all students have taken "what they need," collect the unused TP. Now tell the students that for each square they ripped off, they have to give one fact about themselves. There are other variations of this game that use candy (M&M's, Smarties, etc.)-- you can improvise and use any material you want

THEM AGAINST YOU
On the first day of school challenge the students to a competition: Who can remember the most about the other.
The students start, taking turns they each stand up and tell at least 5 facts about themselves. For example: "My name is Shelley. This is my first year at this school. I have 3 sisters and one brother. I have a pet goldfish called "Fluffy", and I like soccer." Then tell at least 30 facts about yourself. For example: "I'm married. I have 2 teenaged children, a girl Kelly and a boy, Doug. I have a pet dog called "Baby" and about
50 walking stick bugs, etc etc." When you are finished introducing yourself. The children get to start, (heh, they're younger). let them volunteer answers and give
them a tally mark for each new fact they remember about you. After they have exhausted all possibilities, (usually around 39 facts for a room of 28 grade 6/7 students) go around the room and try to remember facts about them.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
One student sits in the front of the classroom (usually in the teacher's comfortable chair) with his back to the other students. The teacher then points to students in the class and asks "What's your name?" The student indicated must respond "My name is__________" with either his own name or the name of someone in the class. The student in the front cannot see who is speaking. The teacher says to him, "Is it___________?" and he must say "Yes, it is" or "No, it isn't". If the student in front is correct, he gets to stay there, but if he's mistaken, he changes place with the student who fooled him.
To make the game more interesting, the students are encouraged to disguise their voices.
BUMPETY BUMP BUMP
All players stand in a circle with someone in the centre. The person in the centre will choose someone in the circle to point at and will say, "Right, Bumpety Bump Bump Bump" or "Left, Bumptey Bump Bump Bump." The person who is pointed at has to say the name of the person to their right or left (depending upon what is asked by the person in the centre) before the phrase is finished. If they fail to do this, they are out. The centre person is trying to eliminate all players.