Icebreakers

Find Someone Who

Students walk around with a grid of prompts and find a classmate who matches each one. A human bingo icebreaker for the first week of school.

  • 🎓 Grades 3–12
  • ⏱ 10–20 min
  • 👥 Whole class
  • 📦 Low prep
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How to play Find Someone Who

  1. Give each student a grid with prompts like "has a pet", "was born in another state", "plays an instrument".
  2. Students walk around and ask classmates questions.
  3. When they find someone who matches, that classmate signs the square.
  4. Each classmate can sign only one square per sheet.
  5. The first student with a full row, or the full sheet, wins.

Variations

  • ESL: require full questions ("Do you have a pet?").
  • Review: "Find someone who can name three types of rock."

💡 Teacher tips

  • You can build the grid with the free bingo card generator.
How to play Find Someone Who: printable classroom rule card with the steps, time (10–20 min), grades 3–12 and prep

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