Ice Breaker Brainstorming

The first days of school are always crazy. For me, I have a lot of shuffling of kids. My Intro to Art classes are the largest, and mostly new students that I haven't had yet. This activity was for me to get to know the students. I took pictures of all of them the first day (this helps me remember names). The students cut their picture out then glued it to another sheet of paper. They created a thought bubble and inside that bubble they were to doodle about themselves. Each student presented their final brainstorming to the class. The result was really nice, and I got to know the new students (names and interests), plus I got to see a little preview of their abilities!