❤️Looking for fun activities to welcome your students, break the ice, and get them laughing during the first week of school? Your students will have a blast getting to know each other and building community with these engaging movement games and printable worksheet activities!

❤️Students can move and laugh while getting to know each other, building community, practicing their writing skills, cooperation, communication skills, and fine motor skills.

❤️Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first or second grade students!

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✏️ Game 1 - "Step Forward":

• Students will line up and step forward when they answer "yes" to "get to know you" (both serious and silly) type questions read aloud by their teacher (ex. "Step forward if you have a brother.").

✏️ Game 2 - "Find a Friend":

• Students each choose a game card (or you can assign them). Students read their card and walk around the room to find a classmate (or classmates) that fit the description on the card.

• Directions and alternative game options included!

✏️ Building Community Worksheets:

• Designed for students to get to know each other, practice writing, build communication skills, fine motor skills, and incorporate movement.

• Game cards can be laminated and used over and over again throughout the school year or at the beginning of the next school year!

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✅ Included: (50 pages)

☑ "Step Forward" game cards - text only (10 pages - 60 cards)

☑ "Find a Friend" game cards - text only (10 pages - 60 cards)

☑ "Find a Friend" game cards - text & pictures (10 pages - 60 cards)

☑ Differentiated worksheets & recording sheets (20 pages)

• Find a Friend
• All About Me
• Friend Favorites
• Draw a Friend
• What I Want in a Friend
• Celebrate Differences
• Friendship Pie

✅ Bonus:

☑ Table of contents

☑ Black and white set

☑ How to play instructions

☑ Alternative game options

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