Activity Categories: Acquainted: Community Level 1

Materials: None

Materials: Numbers printed on small pieces of paper

Put
numbers on scraps of paper so that there are doubles for each number and then
place them in a container. Each student pulls a number out from the container.
Return the container to the center of the circle. The teacher calls out a number
and the two students with that number get up and greet each other in the middle
of the circle. The students place their numbers in the container in the middle
of the circle.

Materials:
None

Take your neighbor’s hand as if to shake it and saw back and forth
as you greet each other.

Materials:
None

How To Play: Players sit in a circle. Leader establishes a
steady, 4-beat tempo. To be sure all players are clear about the tempo, count
aloud together “1 – 2 – 3 – 4” a few times and clap on each beat. While players
keep the tempo going, the leader says:

“My name is / / / / (four
beats)
I say it so:” (four beats)
{/ / / / / / / /}

{/ / / / / / /
/} represents two 4-beat measures. In that part of the chant, the player says
her name in a rhythmic way. Examples:

Materials: None

Students form an
inner and an outer circle. The inside circle faces the outside circle. Students
who are facing each other are now partners who greet each other with the
following chant. At the end of the chant, the inside circle then moves one
person to the right. Now everyone has a new partner and repeats the chant. This
continues until everyone is back in their original place.

Hello ____,
what d’ya say (wave to your partner)
It’s gonna be a beautiful day (arms
circle over head and then move down to sides)

Materials: One pair of
dice, number cards for each player

How To Play: Give each player a
number to place in front of him or her. One at a time around the circle, players
roll the dice and then say their number combinations. For example, if a player
rolls 4 and 6, the number combination could be, “4 + 6 = 10,” or “4 x 6 = 24.”
The player then greets the player who has her number combination, in the above
example, either number 10 or 24.

Plan for Success: Consider and then target
the players’ math skill level.

Materials: None

Materials: None

Have students think of a fact about
themselves which many people may not know.

Students introduce
themselves. “Good morning. My name is _____ and a little known fact about me is
_____________.”

The group responds “Good morning, (name)
.”

Continue around the circle until everyone has been
greeted.

Plan for Success:
If students need help getting ideas for their responses, brainstorm categories
such as favorite hobbies, things they are good at, family traditions,
etc.