Name games for kids

Break the ice and build connections with 15+ engaging name games! Perfect for students of all ages, these fun activities make learning names easy and enjoyable. Click to explore ideas for classrooms, camps, or group events!

Click through to the blog for a full list of engaging name games for students of all ages! Use these as ice breakers for new classes or rhythm circles to encourage joy, creativity, and name recognition! These name recognition activities are appropriate for groups of all ages to get the year started off right. The details are inside!

Name games are a great way for you and your students to remember everyone in class. They also build community, vocabulary and connection!

Our names are an important part of our identities. So it's extremely important to take time at during back to school season to work on our names. Kindergarten and first grade students especially need practice identifying and writing their names. Learn creative ways students can write their names, make names, read names, as well as play engaging name games. These simple name activities are easy to set up and guaranteed to be fun for your students!

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Many years ago when getting my master's degree, I had to take a theater course. Don't ask me why! To this day I still don't get it. It was a theater class focused on using theater and games in the classroom. One of the games the professor showed us was Name It! I have actually played this game for many years with my friends. It is a fun favorite. Let me tell you how it is played. It begins with a set of cards that have various topics written on them. Have all your friends stand in a circle…

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We play this fun name game every day the first week in kindergarten, and then a few times a week for the first month. My students LOVE it! And yes, I explain to them that “swell” means great!...

If your students enjoy playing "Simon Says" they are sure to love this game! You've probably all heard of the old song "The Name Game" that goes "Shirley, Shirley, bo birley, banana fanana fo firley, fee fi fo mirley, Shirley." Well, this name game is a little different, but just as much fun

This fun and physical name game for kids is sure to keep them entertained while learning! Do it in or outside and get your kids moving!

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Learn how to play the name game with your kindergarten class to learn each other's names, while teaching concepts of print and practicing phonological awareness skills. This beginning of the year literacy routine can be done digitally, using Google Slides, or done on chart paper. To play, children guess alphabet letters to find out who is the helper of the day or class leader. Great ideas and activities to help kids spell and write their own name while learning about letters & sounds.

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Easy name games for elementary music? Yes! I’ve got some to share with you! Because if you want a successful teaching experience, you’ll want to play name games throughout the school year. EASY NAME GAMES FOR ELEMENTARY MUSIC

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The Name Game is a fun and easy whole group game that helps children recognize and read their name and the names of their classmates! It helps kids practice letter sounds, phonics, and beginning reading skills, too.

Let's do English ESL warmer, filler, cooler. Students come up with 5 words within the category before they can roll the dice agains.