The first day of Year 7 is nerve-wracking — new faces, new building, nobody quite sure where to sit. This free, ready-to-print icebreaker gets your whole class up, talking and smiling in the first twenty minutes. Grab it in English, Spanish or French.
It’s a classic “Find Someone Who…” mingle: pupils move around the room, ask each other simple questions, and write down the name of a classmate for each one. Low-pressure, no reading aloud, no “right answer” — just the fastest route to a class that feels like it belongs together. It comes beautifully designed on the Ciui brand, with a reflection box built in so it’s a proper lesson, not just a game.
The complete Year 7 Icebreaker Pack
All three language worksheets plus the teacher guide in one printable PDF. Free to download, free to photocopy for your class.
Choose your language
Teaching MFL? The Spanish and French sheets keep the same friendly questions with small English hints underneath — a confident, low-stress way to meet the language on day one.
📋 One-page teacher guide included
Everything you need to run it brilliantly: timings, the golden “sign-once” rule, share-back prompts, differentiation and SEND ideas, extension tasks, and curriculum links for PSHE, tutor time and MFL.
How to run it in five minutes’ prep
- Hand out a sheet and read the ten prompts together so everyone knows what they’re hunting for.
- Set the challenge: find a different person for each box and write their name next to it.
- Start an 8–10 minute mingle — pop some upbeat music on and let them go.
- Stop, and everyone fills in the reflection box on their own.
- Share-back: three or four pupils tell the class the most surprising thing they found out.
Starting Year 7 Spanish or French?
This icebreaker is the perfect first lesson. When you’re ready for the next step, our structured, exam-ready courses take pupils from their very first words to real confidence — the Ciui way.
Free for teachers and parents to print and use. Made with 💚 by Ciui Training — learn anywhere, achieve everything.
