GET TO KNOW YOU ACTIVITY GAME All About You Back to School First Day School SEL

Are you looking for a highly engaging back to school activity that helps students build classroom community, get to know one another, and feel connected from the very first week of school? Our Choose Your Door is our interactive Getting to Know You This or That Game designed for Grades 4–8 that transforms relationship building into an engaging adventure.

Students choose between two doors, reveal a surprise question, and share their answers as they discover more about themselves and their classmates. Perfect for back to school activities, classroom community building, all about me lessons, school counseling, SEL lessons, and morning meetings, this digital game makes getting to know one another fun, memorable, and meaningful.

Designed for upper elementary and middle school classrooms, school counselors, social emotional learning, advisory periods, homeroom, small groups, and back to school classroom community activities, our interactive PowerPoint game encourages communication, confidence, active listening, positive peer relationships, and meaningful classroom conversations.

Skills Students Will Practice

• Communication skills
• Active listening
• Classroom community building
• Conversation skills
• Self-expression
• Confidence speaking in groups
• Social awareness
• Perspective taking
• Friendship building
• Respecting different opinions
• Positive peer relationships
• Team and classroom connection

What’s Included

• Fully interactive PowerPoint Getting to Know You This or That Game
• Interactive Choose Your Door navigation throughout the game
• Fun All About Me discussion prompts for Grades 4–8
• Perfect for back to school activities, classroom community, morning meetings, school counseling, SEL lessons, and advisory classes
• Encourages meaningful conversations while helping students feel welcomed, valued, and connected from the very beginning of the school year

Our Choose Your Door – Getting to Know You This or That Game is a fun, relationship-building activity that helps students build classroom community, strengthen friendships, celebrate individual differences, and create positive classroom connections that last well beyond the first weeks of school.

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.