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Useful as either an individual or group activity, this icebreaker activity packet includes:

  • 24 corny "back to school" jokes on colorful cut-and-laminate cards
  • A "write your own back to school joke" activity for small group or individual use
  • Directions for running the icebreaker and activity with either the whole class, small groups, or individual students.

This icebreaker for the classroom will get your students moving, laughing, interacting, and getting to know each other on the first day of school! They'll break the ice and have fun telling each other a selection of corny school-themed jokes, and will practice some writing and thinking skills with an activity centered around creating their own back to school joke!

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Heather Aulisio

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Heather Aulisio (B.S., M.S. Ed.) is a 5th grade math and science teacher. She has been teaching in a public school setting for 19 years. Heather has previously taught third… Read more

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