Oral Communication Games

You've asked and I've listened. This mega bundle is now available in a zipped format, and you can find that here. If you prefer not to use a Google Drive for your files, head this way!

If you teach Core French (FSL) to grades 4-8 and struggle to engage, interest and get them excited about French, then this is the bundle for you. It contains every single Core French product from my store.

My students have been known as low-level and require high levels of engagement. My products match that and are ready to be used, require no prep and are quick and easy to project and GO.

Check out the preview to see what you'll get from this mega bundle which will cover you for the year!

Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day with this Zoomed In / Guess the Picture Game! Use this game as a no-prep St. Patrick's Day party game, brain break, icebreaker, morning meeting activity or classroom spring activity in your kindergarten, first-grade, second-grade, third-grade, and fourth-grade students! Students will love trying to guess what these Saint Patrick's Day images are!

**✨**Save 25% with the St. Patrick's Day Games and Activities Bundle!✨

**✨**Save 30% with the Zoomed In Year Long Bundle!✨

What's Included:

• 20 zoomed-in mystery pictures
• 20 answer slides (one behind each guessing slide)
• editable Google Slides template to customize your own zoomed in images
• directions slide

Some zoomed-in pictures you will see:

• leprechaun
• four leaf clover
• pot of gold
• shamrock sunglasses

More Saint Patrick's Day Resources:

Would You Rather

Find Someone Who

Scavenger Hunt

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool

This printable activity and game pack is perfect for teaching spatial concepts around Thanksgiving. It includes flash cards, booklet, cut and paste worksheets, color by code sheets, and bingo game. Spatial concepts targeted: between, on, in, next to, beside, in front, behind, below, under, above, and over.

☂️Details of what’s included:

✔️Flash Cards: 2 sets included – color and black/white versions. Great for teaching with color version, then practice by coloring black/white version.

✔️Booklet: Cut and staple booklet for each student and use it for practicing through coloring.

✔️1-step directions: Follow 1-step directions with targeted concepts through cut and paste activity. (8 pages)

✔️5 Color by Code Sheets: Identify spatial concepts then color that labeled area on coloring sheet.

✔️Spring Spatial Concepts Bingo Game: 10 Bingo Boards with calling cards. Practice concepts and recognizing print in a fun way.

✔️Bonus Coloring Page: 1 Coloring Page.

✏️How to Use: To use this resource, simply print out the flashcards, booklet, cut and paste worksheets, and color by code sheets. For color flashcards and the bingo game, laminate for durability if you plan to use them repeatedly. This pack is perfect for engaging students in small group activities and can be easily incorporated into various settings.

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Do you want some more Thanksgiving activities? Check these out:

Thanksgiving Dot, Color & Trace Fine Motor Worksheets

Thanksgiving Articulation Color by Code Worksheets

Turkey Cookie Visual Recipe

If you have any questions, contact me at hello@speechlearningplace.com.

MESSY BEDROOM Elementary PE Gym Team Game Teamwork, Cooperation, Communication

MESSY BEDROOM is a must-have activity for any elementary PE curriculum. Get your elementary students energized and engaged with this TEAMWORK, COOPERATION and COMMUNICATION game.

Designed by and for physical education teachers, this exciting activity puts a fun, fast-paced twist on the classic game of The Floor is Lava.

Students will love the challenge of this strategy and teamwork game which also gives them plenty of opportunity to work on their balance and locomotor skills.

This easy-to-play partner or small group team game is always a big hit and my fifth grade students love this game just as much as my kindergarten students because it is non-stop action and loads of fun!

Bring the excitement of this dynamic team game to your classroom and watch your students have a blast while learning important PE skills!

This resource includes:

-Eye Catching One Page Easy-to-Follow MESSY BEDROOM Lesson Plan (Perfect for easily giving to a substitute teacher, although with this game I would not, lol)

-Diagram of Game Set-Up and Play

Perfect for Students in Grades K-5

Be sure to check out my other fun and unique Elementary and Middle School PE Resources and Lesson Plans.

You can also find me at: love2teachandlearn.com

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a Blessed and Beautiful Day!

Mrs. T.

Team Building Public Speaking and Listening Card Game Activity- Connect the DotsThis: This Card Game is the ultimate public speaking team-building resource for your AVID students (or any content area) - This engaging and educational card game is designed to help students develop their public speaking skills and build teamwork in a fun and interactive way. It is perfect for AVID classrooms and beyond! It's suitable for use in AVID classrooms, as well as any classroom that values public speaking and teamwork.

Connect the dots boosts confidence, enhances communication, and fosters collaboration. Through playing this card game, students will gain the confidence and skills necessary to succeed in public speaking and work effectively in teams, setting them up for success both in and out of the classroom.

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How to Play Connect the Dots

• Print, cut, and laminate the 200 cards provided.

• Put the word cards into box or non-see through bag.

• A player picks two cards and then must immediately begin telling a story connecting both words together convincingly. The story should only be 1-2 minutes, complicated, or true!

• Once your class is comfortable with connecting two words, add to your word collection and increase the number of cards selected to three or even four.

Skills

• Moving from one idea to another smoothly, in a way that can be readily understood and followed by your audience, is a must-have public speaking skill.

• Connect the Dots gives people the opportunity to practice. Finding a way to conenct the words and practicing the ability to make those connections will become stronger and stronger.

• An added benefit of the game is listening and learning from each other.

What's Included

• Directions page
• Skills page
• Example story
• 200 word cards
• blank cards to write your own words

*This resources is available for Outschool teachers to purchase without the need for extra licenses.

Check out other AVID resources HERE!

Check out more Collaboration resources HERE!

Check out more Public Speaking resources HERE!

Are you looking for identifying feelings games to encourage your young learners to identify different feelings and emotions? These 4 games will be a great addition to your social-emotional learning curriculum. Perfect for our young learners, these vibrant Feeling Monsters will engage them as they practice identifying feelings through engaging in these identifying feelings activities.

✯ Game 1: How Do I Feel?

Three different ways to use these cards to reinforce identifying feelings. The children may act out the feeling, describe the feeling or match the Feeling Monsters.

15 Feeling Monster Cards included: (Color & B&W)

• Happy
• Sick
• Silly
• Sorry
• Angry
• Sad
• Confused
• Calm
• Tired
• Scared
• Frustrated
• Excited
• Nervous
• Bored
• Shocked

*Detailed instructions & mini-instruction cards included.*

✯ Game 2: Match the Feeling (Color & B&W)

36 Identifying Feelings Scenarios

This game invites children to listen to common scenarios that may arise at school, at home or on the playground and match a Feeling Monster to that scenario.

*Detailed instructions & mini-instruction cards included.*

✯ Game 3: Feeling Monsters Bingo (Color & B&W)

2 Different ways to play!

We all love a quick game of BINGO! The teacher calls out a Feeling Monster. The children identify the Feeling Monster and shout BINGO when they have 3 in a row or when they have all the Feeling Monsters identified.

✯ Game 4: Feeling Monster- Go Fish! (Only in Color)

12 Feeling Monster Families

Each ‘Family’ contains 3 different colors (red, blue & green)

This fun twist on Go Fish encourages the children to work towards building a Monster Family. A fun way to reinforce identifying feelings with friends.

*Detailed instructions & mini-instruction cards included.*

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Friendship Activities for Preschoolers:

Ways to Be a Good Friend

Friendship Scenario Cards

Classroom Posters: Friendship

More Than One Friend

Social Scenario: Problem Solving Task Cards

Preschool Teamwork Activities

Conflict Resolution Activities

Kindness Activities for Preschool

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Looking for a GAME that will make SPEAKING FUN in Spanish class?  This winter-themed snowball speaking activity will get students using their Spanish creatively!  This low-prep game, called Snowball Fight, will have students competing to tell stories about a winter day! Easy to differentiate and scaffold with the included teacher instructions and vocab list!

How to play:

-Students choose snowballs (each snowball has a winter-related word)

-Students must create a story with the words on the snowballs, forcing them to think on their feet and create a logical story with random words!

The variations of this game are endless and you can play it all winter long! 

❄have students choose their own snowballs or

❅have their opponent pick for them!

❆give students as much time as they need to tell their story or

❄set a time limit.  Whoever used more snowballs wins!

❅have students pick snowballs one at a time instead of all at once

❆change the verb tense

❄change their opponents

❅Try 2 v 2!

*❅❅*You can even use this as a writing practice instead of speaking!  

❄Increase your students’ ability to  produce creative Spanish!

Teacher Prep:

-Print the snowballs

-Photocopy enough snowballs sets for HALF of your class

-cut the snowballs (6 per page)  *Perfect task for a student helper!

Who can use this product?

• Students in Spanish 2 and up

How can I use this product?

• Set students up in pairs (a group of 3 could work too!)
• Students will choose snowballs.  Each snowball has a winter-related word
• Set parameters (like listed above) to create the rules of the game
• Students use the words on their snowballs to create winter day stories!

What’s included in this product?

• 36 snowballs, each with a winter-related word printed on it
• Teacher instructions
• Printable student instructions
• Scorecard
• Vocab list 
• Self-Assessment rubric
• Peer Feedback rubric
• Color version
• Black and white version

Other resources you may like:

Spanish Winter-Themed Activities Bundle for Invierno

Spanish Simulated Conversations

Christmas in Spain Digital Escape Room!

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This Describing Emotions Bundle includes six useful games and resources that can be used in small groups or as whole group guidance activities. Lesson plans are not included in any of the downloads.

Six Activities Included:

Activity #1- Describing Emotions.

What are Emotions? Explanation through posters and a worksheet.

Session #1

Activity #2- Discussing Emotions.

Students are asked to recall and describe emotional scenarios they have previously encountered. This process links arbitrary emotions with situations they have experienced. It makes the emotions understandable and relatable.

Session #2

Activity #3- Working With Emotions.

Understanding your own emotions. Students are given situations and asked to identify the emotions the situation would evoke.

Session #3

Activity #4- The Effects of Emotions.

Students learn that their emotions impact others and that other’s emotions impact them.

Session #4

Activity #5- Recognizing Other’s Emotions.

Walk a Mile in other people’s shoes as we discover how situations affect other people and start to develop empathy.

Session #5

Activity #6- Understanding All Emotions

The board game! Students solidify their understanding of emotions while playing a shoots and ladders type board game.

Session #6

To create these games you will need a printer, laminator (optional), scissors, and a few spare minutes.

I hope your students love this small group program as much as my students did!

Mrs. Bell

The Crafty Counselor

This download does not include a detailed lesson plan. This is six games that can be used in succession to build upon one another.

File downloads in ZIP file format. Please make sure you have a program to open the document before purchase.

Describing Emotions Bundle by Mrs. Bell, The Crafty Counselor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

*Depending on student abilities, this may not be useful for 1st or 5th graders.

Graphics: @Charlotte Braddock 2013

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Deck the halls with this festive Would You Rather Christmas Edition! This holiday-themed resource features 20 thought-provoking Would You Rather questions all about Christmas, Santa, reindeer, elves, and more.

Use these wintry scenarios to spark reasoning skills, class discussions, writing prompts, and critical thinking during morning work, brain breaks, centers, choice boards, and free time. Kids will love debating these playful questions with their peers!

This fun Christmas resource is perfect for:

Morning work

Bell ringers

Writing prompts

Oral language

Brain breaks

Reasoning skills

Critical thinking

Class discussions & debates

Conversation starters

Emotion Feeling Expression Puzzle Game Cards for Kindergarten

This engaging and educational resource is designed to help young learners identify and understand their emotions.

The game includes 16 emotions( Happy, Sad, Angry, Excited, Disappointed, Shy, Bored, Curious, Embarrassed, Offended, Sleepy, Scared, Silly, Proud, Confused and Surprised), each presented with 8 relatable prompts.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify and express a variety of emotions
• Develop emotional vocabulary
• Understand that different situations can trigger different emotions.

How to Play:

1. Print and laminate the emotion cards.
2. Cut out the cards along the dotted lines.
3. Mix up the cards and place them face down.
4. Players take turns flipping over two cards.

This resource can be used in a variety of settings, including:

• Homeschooling
• Early childhood classrooms
• Counseling centers
• Special education settings

I hope my products bring value to you and that your kids find joy in them as well :)❤️

This 6-page resource has 4 pages of cut-out animal cards (48 in total), an explanation slide for teachers and a visual prompt for students that I like projecting during the activity as a reminder and revision before the activity.

I teach Core French to low-level middle schoolers who need engaging, highly visual, loud, movement-heavy activities to participate and get into it and all of my Core French products fit this demographic.

Here are some others for you to check out!

⭐️ Mon café Starbucks / My Starbucks Café!

⭐️ Mon pizza party! / My Pizza Party!

⭐️Mon animal perdu! / My Lost Pet

⭐️ Je vous présente... / Presenting...

⭐️ Prof du jour / Teacher of the Day

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- Mme. Kaitlyn.

Use this printable activity to help welcome students back to school by allowing them to share experiences! This activity makes a great icebreaker, community building activity, brain break activity or Fun Friday activity.

Find someone who will help build classroom community while practicing speaking and listening skills. Students will walk around the room and try to find classmates that fit into various Spring Break-themed categories, such as "someone who slept in past noon" This is the perfect activity to allow students to socialize and catch up with their classmates after spring break.

✨After Spring Break Bundle✨

✨Spring Bundle✨

✨AVID Bundle✨

What's included:

• 1 Find Someone Who worksheet with 16 boxes for students to fill in
• Editable Google Slides file (option with and without clipart)

How to use:

• Students will walk around the room and find different classmates who fits the description in each box.
• Once they find a classmate who fits the description they will have them write their name in the box.
• Students will keep finding classmates until all 16 boxes are full.

Some examples included:

• Find someone who got sick.
• Find someone who went on a vacation.
• Find someone who rode on a boat.

More After Spring Break Resources

Activity Packet

Stand Up Sit Down

Click HERE to see our other find someone who resources!

Click HERE to see our other spring resources!

Click HERE to see more team building resources!

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool

Bottle Flip is a partner team-building card game and it's the perfect icebreaker for your AVID students (or for students in any content area) who are returning to school after winter break! This activity allows students to talk and share their experiences in a fun and interactive way. Students will take turns trying to gain points by flipping a bottle upright! When they miss, they have to answer a question and lose a chance at points.

Whether you're a teacher looking to add a fun and interactive activity to your classroom curriculum, or a team leader looking to build team dynamics and improve communication skills, the AVID team-building card game is the perfect choice!

Bundle and save over 30%:

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Bottle Flip Bundle

How to Play Bottle Flip

• Place students into random partners and give each set of partners a water bottle to flip
• Print discussion cards for each group
• Have students get out paper for scoring
• The oldest student flips first
• If they flip the bottle and it lands upright, the flipper gets 2 points, and then its their partners turn to flip
• If they flip the bottle and it does not land upright, they have to draw and answer a random question
• If the flipper answers the question, they get one point. If the student does not answer or says “I don’t know,” the OTHER student gets the point and they get to take their turn
• play for 10 minutes and switch partners!

What's Included

• Directions page
• 50 "after winter break" question cards
• blank cards to write your own words

*This resource is available for Outschool teachers to purchase without the need for extra licenses.

Check out other AVID resources HERE!

Check out more Collaboration resources HERE!

Check out more Public Speaking resources HERE!

Are you looking for a fun resource to get your young learners identifying feelings? This fun bundle contains 3 resource packs that introduce our young learners to the Feeling Monsters! The Feeling Monsters in this resource are so adorable your children will want to get to know them!

☀️This identifying feelings bundle includes so much! Please DOWNLOAD the preview and see!☀️ Save $ with this BUNDLE!

Resource 1: Identifying Feelings: Feeling Monsters

What’s Included?

✯Detailed product description with ideas & instructions on how to make the most out of these activities.

✯ Identifying Feelings Read Aloud PowerPoint Story ▻that introduces us to our 12 Feeling Monsters. These gorgeous characters describe what it is like to feel that emotion and use scenarios to further illustrate what is happening. They engage our children by asking questions to help make links to our own individual experiences.

▻Have you felt this way before?

▻What can we do when we feel this way?

The 12 emotions depicted are:

• Frustrated
• Confused
• Scared
• Nervous
• Happy
• Sad
• Calm
• Excited
• Silly
• Surprised
• Sorry
• Tired

✯ 12 My Feeling Monsters Description Cards:

These may be displayed in the classroom to reinforce and remind the children of the different characters.

✯ My Feelings Monster Recording Sheet: (2 Versions - one with lines for writing and one without)

What is your monster feeling today? Why is your monster feeling this way? Draw and Color.

✯ All About My Feeling Monsters:

Create a take-home book about our feeling monsters for your children to fill in and take home.

*Cover page & 12 Feeling Monsters pages included*

✯ My Feelings Stick Puppets:

These feeling monster stick puppets are a fun way to encourage our young learners to develop an understanding of feelings and emotions.

✯ How Do You Feel Emotions Chart:

Display this chart in the classroom to encourage children to connect and check-in.

How do you feel today?

Resource 2: Inference Pictures with Questions

Get your children identifying feelings and emotions using these 14 fun monster inference picture cards. Each scene encourages children to identify common feelings and emotions using the clues in the pictures to draw conclusions.

Each inference picture card has a set of questions to get children thinking and talking.

• What’s happening in the picture?
• How does the monster feel?
• Why are they feeling that way?
• How do you know that?

Use these inference picture cards with a small group, in pairs, or individually to help develop empathy and understanding when it comes to other’s feelings and emotions.

The feelings and emotions depicted in the cards are:

▻Happy

▻Silly

▻Sick

▻Confused

▻Excited

▻Nervous

▻Scared

▻Sad

▻Sorry

▻Angry

▻Shocked

▻Calm

▻Interested

▻Bored

▻Frustrated

Resource 3: Feeling Monsters - Identifying Feelings Games

Are you looking for identifying feelings games to encourage your young learners to identify different feelings and emotions? These 4 games will be a great addition to your social-emotional learning curriculum. Perfect for our young learners, these vibrant Feeling Monsters will engage them as they practice identifying feelings through engaging in these identifying feelings activities.

✯ Game 1: How Do I Feel?

Three different ways to use these cards to reinforce identifying feelings. The children may act out the feeling, describe the feeling or match the Feeling Monsters.

15 Feeling Monster Cards included: (Color & B&W)

Happy Sick Silly Sorry Angry

Sad Confused Calm Tired Scared

Frustrated Excited Nervous Bored

Shocked

*Detailed instructions & mini-instruction cards included.*

✯ Game 2: Match the Feeling (Color & B&W)

36 Identifying Feelings Scenarios

This game invites children to listen to common scenarios that may arise at school, at home, or on the playground and match a Feeling Monster to that scenario.

*Detailed instructions & mini-instruction cards included.*

✯ Game 3: Feeling Monsters Bingo (Color & B&W)

2 Different ways to play!

We all love a quick game of BINGO! The teacher calls out a Feeling Monster. The children identify the Feeling Monster and shout BINGO when they have 3 in a row or when they have all the Feeling Monsters identified.

✯ Game 4: Feeling Monster- Go Fish! (Only in Color)

12 Feeling Monster Families

Each ‘Family’ contains 3 different colors (red, blue & green)

This fun twist on Go Fish encourages the children to work towards building a Monster Family. A fun way to reinforce identifying feelings with friends.

*Detailed instructions & mini-instruction cards included.*

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☀️If you are looking to enhance your social-emotional learning curriculum check out my resources below☀️

Friendship Activities for Preschoolers:

Ways to Be a Good Friend

Friendship Scenario Cards

Classroom Posters: Friendship

More Than One Friend

Social Scenario: Problem Solving Task Cards

Preschool Teamwork Activities

Conflict Resolution Activities

Kindness Activities for Preschool

Gratitude Group Activities:

FREE Gratitude Activity for Preschoolers: 20-Day Gratitude Challenge Poster

Gratitude Activity for Preschoolers (PowerPoint Story & Activities)Gratitude Jar

Speaking and Listening Activities:

Activities for speaking and Listening: Early Years

Classroom Posters: Speaking and Listening Rules

Speaking and Listening Skills for Preschoolers

Identifying Feelings & Emotions:

Identifying Feelings and Emotions: Sadness (PowerPoint Story & Activities)

Identifying Feelings and Emotions: Inference Pictures

Calm Down Techniques for Preschoolers

Classroom Posters: Identifying Emotions

Identifying Feelings Worksheets

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Empathy Task Cards

Empathy Sorting Activity

What's Wrong with This Picture:

What’s Wrong With This Picture?

What's Wrong With This Picture? Silly Scenes

End of Year:

My Preschool Memory Book

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Need icebreaker games or getting-to-know-you activities for your elementary school students? These six highly engaging icebreakers and getting-to-know-you activities are perfect for your classroom or office. 

Ideal for small group or individual use, the six included getting to know you games are an amazing, low-pressure way to build rapport and better get to know your students. 

Break the ice, reduce tension, and build relationships with these cute activities. 

Here’s What’s Included:

SEVEN Getting to Know You Icebreaker Games and Activities 

• Feed the Monsters Feeling Check In
• Build a S'more While You Learn S'more!
• Out of All The Creatures In the Sea, You Have a Question For Me?
• Rank these Statements - Banana Cards
• Flower Cards - Rank these Statements 
• Rank these Statements - Car Cards
• Would You Rather?

Build rapport with students, laugh over an icebreaker game, and strengthen relationships with these engaging getting-to-know-you activities!

Other Educators Like You Said:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stacy V. says, “These are so cute and creative. My students loved using Hot Wheels cars to respond with. Questions are great and cover an array of topics to get to know your student.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Kathy G. says, “I am so excited to use these in counseling. They are so colorful and engaging.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Caralyn W. says, “These are going to be great for building rapport and getting to know my students! Thanks so much!”

Click the preview for more details and images of these fun and creative Getting to Know You Activities! 

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• How to Make a Friend Interactive Book
• Friendship Book (Friend or Frenemy)
• Will You Help Flip the Turtle?

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This find someone who back to school activity makes a great icebreaker the first day of school or first week of school, get to know you activity or brain break. Find someone who will help build classroom community while students practice speaking and listening skills. Students will walk around the room and try to find classmates that fit into various after summer break and back to school themed categories, such as "find someone who played video games over summer."

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What's included?

• 1 Find Someone Who worksheet with 16 boxes for students to fill in
• Editable version with clipart included
• Editable version without clipart

How to use:

• Students will walk around the room and find different classmates who fits the description in each box.
• Once they find a classmate who fits the description they will have them write their name in the box.
• Students will keep finding classmates until all 16 boxes are full.

Some examples included:

• Find someone who had a summer birthday.
• Find someone who has an older sibling.
• Find someone who is wearing your favorite color.

Click HERE to see our other find someone who resources!

Click HERE to see our other back to school resources!

Click HERE to see our other team building activities!

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool

Team Building Public Speaking / Listening Card Game Activity - History Snippets: This team-building card game is the perfect icebreaker for AVID students (or students in any content) who want to practice their public speaking skills in a fun and interactive way. Designed for use in a classroom or group setting, this card game challenges players to give a 1-2 minute speech about an invention or event in history using the card they draw. This engaging activity not only helps students build their public speaking confidence but also teaches them valuable skills in communication and creative thinking!

Whether you're a teacher looking to add a fun and interactive activity to your classroom curriculum, or a team leader looking to build team dynamics and improve communication skills, the AVID team-building card game is the perfect choice!

*Save 30% with this Public Speaking Bundle!

*Save 30% with this Public Speaking Card Game Bundle!

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How to Play History Snippets

• Put the 100 topic cards/papers into a non-see-through bag.

• Put players into teams of 4-6 players.

• When it's their turn a player pulls a topic from the bag. They then must give an account of the history (story) behind the thing or event they've drawn. It can be factual or false! Encourage imagination, outrageous lies, flights of fantasy...

• The goal of this public speaking game is to sustain credible fluency. Aim for 1 - 2 minutes per story.

What's Included

• Directions page
• 100 history/invention cards
• blank cards to write your own words

*This resource is available for Outschool teachers to purchase without the need for extra licenses.

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Are you in search of SEL icebreaker games and activities for your morning meetings or when getting to know new students? This cute SEL icebreaker game is perfect for breaking the ice with small groups, new students, classroom guidance lessons, or as a getting to know you activity. 

Build a S'more While You Learn S'more forces children to step outside their comfort zone and interact with others. Have endless fun with this resource when using it as a get to know me activity, back to school resource, icebreaker activity, small group activity, or rapport-building game!

Included in Download:

• 45 Grahmn Cracker Cards
• 27 Marshmallow Cards
• 27 Chocolate Cards
• 9 Tell Me S'more Free Passes

Use this SEL icebreaker game to help foster positive interactions among your students! Students will feel relaxed and at ease as they answer questions and "build" a s'more with their new friends. 

Other Educators Like You Said:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lynell M. says, "This has been an AWESOME ice breaker! Thanks SO much!! I needed something that was easy to use and transport as I am between 7 buildings."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Jacquwlinw R. says, "I love this activity because it is a non-confrontational way to build rapport. Can't wait to use it with my patients!"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WW says, "The s'more theme is perfect for back to school! I modified the game a bit to use with younger students by placing them in groups and reading the questions out loud to the whole class. They then answered the questions within their small group."

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This no-prep engaging Spanish-speaking activity is the perfect icebreaker game to welcome your students after winter break! Use it as a morning meeting activity, brain break or an engaging Spanish winter activity! Your students can practice their speaking and listening skills in Spanish while also building classroom community!

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What's included:

• 1 Find Someone Who worksheet with 16 boxes for students to fill in (one with the title in Spanish and one with the title in English)
• Editable text boxes in Google Slides so you can change the phrases to fit the needs of your own class

How to use:

• Students will walk around the room and try to find classmates that fit into various after winter break themed categories, such as "find someone who ate a gingerbread cookie."
• The first person who fills in all 16 boxes first wins!

Some examples included:

• Find someone who ate a gingerbread cookie.
• Find someone who made paper snowflakes.
• Find someone who helped bake or cook something.

Need more Spanish resources? Click the links below:

Spanish After Winter Break Stand Up Game

Spanish Winter Would You Rather Game

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool

Kick off the return from Fall Break with this engaging Bottle Flip Partner Game! This printable activity is perfect for icebreakers, team-building, or quick classroom fun. Keep students active and excited with a hands-on game designed for easy use in any classroom setting.

This activity allows students to talk and share their experiences in a fun and interactive way. Students will take turns trying to gain points by flipping a bottle upright! When they miss, they have to answer a question and lose a chance at points.

Whether you're a teacher looking to add a fun and interactive activity to your classroom curriculum, or a team leader looking to build team dynamics and improve communication skills, the AVID team-building card game is the perfect choice!

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How to Play Bottle Flip

• Place students into random partners and give each set of partners a water bottle to flip
• Print discussion cards for each group
• Have students get out paper for scoring
• The oldest student flips first
• If they flip the bottle and it lands upright, the flipper gets 2 points, and then its their partners turn to flip
• If they flip the bottle and it does not land upright, they have to draw and answer a random question
• If the flipper answers the question, they get one point. If the student does not answer or says “I don’t know,” the OTHER student gets the point and they get to take their turn
• play for 10 minutes and switch partners!

What's Included

• Directions page
• 50 "after fall break" question cards
• blank cards to write your own words
• editable cards template in Google Slides

*This resource is available for Outschool teachers to purchase without the need for extra licenses.

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