Icebreaker Games With Steps, Minutes and Props

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Each list is written for one kind of group, with the comfort level that group needs.

• Youth Group Ice Breaker Games for 8 to 60 Teens41 openers for 8 to 60 teenagers: 8 name games, 13 mixers, 10 circle games and 10 seated games for a shy room, each with steps, props and a noise level. Make Your Partner's Name Tag · Bring Me Someone Who · Pick a Picture
• Name Games and Icebreakers for Groups of 6 to 60 Adults30 name games for 6 to 60 adults: 9 to say out loud, 5 lines and circles, 8 mixers and 8 for tables, each with steps, minutes and props. Name Bingo, Called From a Hat
• Getting to Know You Kindergarten Games for Circle Time25 circle-time games for ages 4 to 6 run by the adult's voice: 10 for names, 6 for likes, 5 on the move and 4 to pass around, each with its prompts. Stop and Say Hello
• Drawing Icebreakers Where Nobody Needs to Draw Well19 drawing warm-ups for pairs, tables or a whole room, each with steps, supplies and five ready prompts. Nobody needs to draw well. Follow My Pen
• Icebreaker Games for Kids37 opening games for 8 to 30 children aged 5 to 11: name games, find-a-friend games, circle games and sitting-down games, each with steps and props. Build the Class Greeting
• Icebreakers for Adults37 games for 6 to 60 adults who just met: find-someone games, pairs that swap, small-table games and whole-room line-ups, each with steps and props. Write First, Then Talk
• Virtual Icebreakers35 five-minute openers for a video call of 3 to 100 people: chat-box games, camera games, small rooms and get-to-know-you rounds, each with steps. One Question From Each Room
• Virtual Icebreakers for Students34 openers for a class that meets on a video call, from kindergarten to college: chat-box openers, camera-optional games, small rooms and name rounds. Which Name Did I Skip · Up, Sideways or Down · Predict the Top Answer
• Women's Ministry Icebreakers35 opening games for a women's group at church: brunch or tea tables, a Bible study's first evening, a retreat's first night and mixed generations. The Refrain of Psalm 136
• Icebreakers for High School Students34 openers for students aged 14 to 18: games at desks, in pairs and rows, whole-room movers, and games for a whole grade run from the front. Count the Whole Grade, Timed
• ESL First Day Icebreakers for Beginners34 first-lesson games for a class learning English, by level: names, numbers, find someone who, pictures and pair interviews, each with its frame. What Is This? From the Bag · Today Is, Tomorrow Is · What Is Your Name? Chain
• Church Icebreakers for Adults34 opening games for adult church groups: a small group or Bible study, a fellowship hall at tables and a newcomers' lunch, each with steps and props. Find It in the Bulletin
• Games to Play With an Audience During a Presentation36 games one presenter runs from the front for a seated audience of 20 to 500: polls, guess-and-reveal slides, pair-and-share games and energizers. One Question per Pair, Passed to the Aisle
• Middle School Icebreakers40 openers for grades 6 to 8: first-day partner games, movers, games for tables of four, advisory go-rounds and games for a club of 6 to 12. Fraction Families
• Conflict Resolution Icebreakers28 short games that set up an invented disagreement: point games, one thing seen from two seats, say-it-back games and silent agreements, each with a debrief question. One Sentence, a Roomful of Drawings
• First Day of School Icebreakers34 first-day games for a class of 12 to 40, not tied to one grade: games at desks where nobody leaves a seat, games that get the class moving, and games for pairs and tables. Pretend Ball, Real Names
• Icebreaker Games for Work33 openers for colleagues in one room: two-minute games for a team that knows each other, games for new hires, for a training day of 20 to 60 and for an offsite. Blanks in the Agenda
• Icebreaker Games for World Languages29 opening games played in the language being learned: names and greetings, numbers, colors and dates, likes and dislikes, and questions in pairs, each with its frame in English. Point to the Color You Hear
• Number Icebreaker Game26 openers in which a number does the work: counting games, people told in numbers, estimating and guessing, and openers for a math class. Number Tag Hunt: Even, Prime, Over Fifty
• STEM Icebreakers28 openers that use the subject itself: builds from paper, guesses checked with a ruler, games with the periodic table, and computer science with no computers. Same Column, Same Family
• Music Class Icebreakers32 openers made of sound: name games on a beat, voices-only games for a choir, rhythm games and listening games. Four Voices, One Sentence
• Writing Icebreaker28 openers that are themselves short writing: one sentence of your own, pages passed around, games with words, and openers for an academic writing class. Exactly Twenty-Five Words
• Public Speaking Icebreaker Activities28 openers that get everyone saying a few sentences aloud: in pairs, in thirty-second turns, with voice and pause games, and in stories built together. Hands Behind, Then Hands Free
• End of Year Icebreakers30 closing games for a class or a staff that already knows each other: looking back at the year, awards and thanks from the group, and wishes for next year. The Class Grades the Teacher
• Problem Solving Icebreakers28 short puzzles a group solves together: on a board, told as a story, with coins and cups, or made of the people in the room. Every answer is given. O, T, T, F, F, S, S: What Comes Next?
• Icebreaker for College Classrooms30 first-day openers for a college course: with the syllabus, with the people in the next seats, for a whole lecture hall and around a seminar table. Finish the Line: I Want to Find Out
• Elementary PE Icebreakers28 day-one games for a PE class: names learned on the move, partners found in five counts, line-ups without talking, and the signals of the gym. Toe to Toe by Five
• Icebreaker Games for First Graders24 openers for six- and seven-year-olds: name games with a move, find-a-friend games read aloud, partner drawings and questions answered on the move. Three Finds 3: Number Word Partners
• Partner Icebreakers23 openers built for two: ways to pair up a room, interviews with a twist, back-to-back talks, things in common and things to make together. Listen for a Minute, Give Back Three
• Yoga Icebreaker Games23 openers on the mats: names said with a pose, partner games with no touching, questions answered in a pose and pose games for kids and trainees. Left Mat, Right Mat
• Icebreaker Games for Preschoolers24 circle-time openers for ages 3 to 5: name songs, questions answered with a moo or a face, first-day counting games and matches to find. Apple Bucket, Banana Bucket
• Icebreakers for 5th Graders5th grade icebreakers for ten- and eleven-year-olds: 25 team challenges at table groups, guessing rounds, line-ups on their feet and questions for the whole class. Roll a Question at Your Table
• Parent Workshop Icebreakers27 parent icebreakers for adults who share a school and little else yet: back-to-school night in the classroom, PTA and PTO meetings, parent workshops and single questions. Cluster by Grade, Then Send One Question Up
• Psychology Icebreaker Questions30 openers for a psychology class, each a question that shows a small effect in the room and then names it: memory, social, developmental, positive, abnormal and pop psychology. When Did You Last Lose Track of Time?
• Dinner Party Icebreakers24 openers for seated guests who have not all met: mingle games before the meal, place-card questions, table rounds between courses and games for a room of many tables. A Recommendation From Every Seat Before Dessert
• Money Icebreakers24 openers for a personal finance class or a budgeting workshop: questions about first jobs and first buys, needs and wants sorts, quick sums and games with pretend money. Line Up by the Age You First Earned Money
• Storytelling Icebreakers24 openers where a new group builds a story together, tells a short true one, starts from an object or a picture, or listens and retells. Where, What Went Wrong, How It Ended