Learn Names in the First 30 minutes of the 1st Day

Here is a post especially for classroom teachers. I played this game with my 2nd graders on the first day of school (the very first whole group activity). I think it’d also work well for lots of different grade levels.

1. Everyone sits in a circle. The kids can be wearing name tags or not.

2. Go around once and everyone says their own name.

3. Kids roll a ball to each other and say each other’s names. Caution the children to just roll the ball as opposed to throwing it in the air.

4. The teacher plays as well.

5. At the end, the teacher goes around and says everyone’s name without looking at the name tags.

I found that it made the rest of the day go more smoothly because I could refer to the kids by their name. On the second day of school, I would get a little confused with a couple of the kids because they were wearing different shirts, but the game is still great for learning names quickly.

These directions are also included in this “First Week of School Toolkit” resource:

Have a wonderful first day!
-Carrie

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