Are you looking for a fun, interactive way to build classroom community, and help students feel more comfortable connecting with you from the very beginning? Unlock Your Teacher – This or That Assumptions Game is our engaging digital Meet the Teacher activity designed to help students get to know their teacher while giving teachers meaningful opportunities to learn more about their students too.

Perfect for back to school activities, Meet the Teacher lessons, first week of school, morning meetings, classroom community building, SEL, and getting to know you activities, this interactive PowerPoint game turns teacher introductions into a playful guessing experience. Students make fun assumptions about their teacher, choose between two possible answers, and then “unlock” a follow-up question that encourages them to share something about themselves.

Using an engaging This or That game format, students make predictions about their teacher’s personality, preferences, childhood experiences, interests, and funny habits. Each choice leads to a different conversation prompt, creating natural opportunities for laughter, curiosity, communication, self-expression, and connection.

Rather than simply sharing facts through a traditional Meet the Teacher presentation, this interactive back-to-school game gets students actively involved. As students discover more about their teacher, the teacher also learns about students’ interests, personalities, preferences, experiences, and what makes each student unique.

Skills & Connections Students Will Build

Student–teacher rapport
Classroom community
Communication skills
Conversation skills
Active listening
Self-expression
Social awareness
Identifying similarities and differences
Confidence sharing thoughts and ideas
Respecting different preferences and opinions
Relationship building
School connectedness

What’s Included

Fully interactive Unlock Your Teacher This or That PowerPoint Game
Fun teacher assumption questions
Two clickable choices for each assumption
Different follow-up conversation prompts based on students’ choices
Engaging key and unlocking theme throughout the game
Lighthearted questions that help students discover more about their teacher
Student-centered prompts that help teachers learn more about their students too
Opportunities for conversation, laughter, and classroom connection
Easy-to-use interactive format for whole-class participation
Replay option for continued discussion and engagement

IMPORTANT TECH NOTE

This resource requires the desktop version of Microsoft PowerPoint (Windows or Mac). It is not compatible with Google Slides, PowerPoint Online, or Chromebooks without PowerPoint installed.