Student Back to School Worksheet Community Building Questions Self Advocacy
$3.50
Description
This fun, interactive, no-prep icebreaker resource allows students to get to know one another while incorporating movement, as well as opportunities for debate!
Students will choose between two options in a set (ex. Summer vs. Winter) and move to either the left or right side of the room depending on their choice. At the teacher's discretion, students could then volunteer to defend their choice to the class.
Use this for...
- Back-to-school ice breakers
- Brain breaks
- Relationship-building
- Argumentative writing reinforcement
- Debate practice
- ...and more!
Our "This or That" resource includes a 21-page presentation with written and visual elements on each slide - perfect for meeting the needs of learners at various levels. Students will be engaged as they choose between various options, ranging from the standard "Cats vs. Dogs" to the silly "Toilet paper...over or under?!"
Please note that this presentation CANNOT be edited.
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October 15, 2026While I absolutely enjoy this resource, I had some initial difficulty getting my students to actually be able to work on it individually. First, it is online only through google slides; so, I made a copy as instructed. However, the mistake I made was sharing that copy with all of my students. When they accessed it, they were all editing the same copy. I had to make a copy for each of my students and share it with them individually. Second, I had to give each student editor permission (I only missed this step twice). That being said I do love the resource as it self-checks, enabling students to get a 100% and complete the picture. I plan to us it again.
Reply from Surviving in Secondary
Hi Velma, thank you for letting us know you liked this resource. Typically, once you create your own copy, we recommend sharing that through your schools Learning Management system and then there is typically a spot to click that creates individual copies for students. Hopefully that can streamline that process for you for future use!
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Hi Marissa, thank you so much for this feedback! That is the exact question we were trying to answer when we were designing this resource!
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Hi Kelly, thank you so much for the review! That’s exactly what we were going for when making this bundle! So happy to hear it worked well for your classroom!
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Thank you so much for the review! I love that you used this as a back to school activity!
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Hi Kelly, Thank you so much for the review! We agree that activities that gets students moving with a purpose are excellent activities for the classroom!
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