For this ice breaker activity, each student will need their own small container of play dough. Since students are most likely not able to share supplies, they can keep this in their desk or with their supplies to use again and again.
This is one of my absolute favorite first day of school activities. I love to have it on the students’ desks ready for them to start when they first arrive. Having an activity that they jump right into that doesn’t require them knowing anyone is a great way to ease the first day jitters.
Have students build something out of playdough that represents them or shares something about them. Here’s some examples of what could be built:
● Your favorite animal
● Your favorite food
● Something that shows your hobby or something you like to do
● If you were an animal, what animal would you be? Build it.
● Build something that represents your favorite TV show.
● Build something that shows what you did over the summer.
● What you ate for breakfast.
After students build, then have a share time where students show what they built and tell how it relates to them. This activity could easily be repeated every morning during the first week of school, or longer, using a different build prompt each time.
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