Engage your classes from day one! This resource provides 5 interactive and 100% no-prep icebreaker activities designed specifically for secondary school students. Perfect for building community, reducing start-of-term anxiety, and fostering a safe, inclusive environment.

What’s included?

1. Would You Rather?: Fun scenarios and quick acting.

2. The Shelter: Group survival challenge with school bags.

3. 2 Truths & 1 Lie: Advanced level to discover stories.

4. Speed Interview: Get-to-know-you questions in 60 seconds.

5. Time Machine: Musical exchange and personality.

• Teacher’s Notes: No-prep instructions and engagement tips.

Academic Benefits

• Stimulates critical thinking: Through creative problem-solving and decision-making.

• Develops oral expression: Encourages quick argumentation, debate, and group presentations.

• Increases participation: Reduces initial anxiety and establishes a safe, judgement-free environment.

• Fosters active listening: Students analyse information to make deductions about their classmates.

An ideal back-to-school resource that fosters connection and teamwork. Ready to print and use immediately!

**Educational Standards Alignment:

UK National Curriculum (Spoken Language): Promotes listening and responding appropriately to peers, articulating and justifying answers and opinions, and participating actively in collaborative conversations.

European Framework (Key Competences for Lifelong Learning):

Personal, Social and Learning to Learn Competence: Develops the ability to work effectively with others, manage social interactions, and build empathy in a safe environment.

Citizenship Competence: Encourages respectful debate, active participation, and community building within the classroom.