Get to Know Your Teacher with this Printable

The start of a new school year is full of fresh faces, new routines, and plenty of curiosity. Kids always wonder about their teacher—what they like, what they do outside of school, and whether they prefer the beach or the mountains! This Get to Know Your Teacher printable worksheet is a creative way to turn those questions into a fun classroom activity.

How the Worksheet Works

Students make their best guesses on questions like:

What is your teacher’s favorite color?
How long has your teacher been teaching?
Does your teacher have pets?
Would your teacher rather live at the beach or in the mountains?

Then, as the teacher shares their answers, kids can check off whether they were correct. At the end, they tally up their score out of 10.

Why Teachers Love This Icebreaker

This printable goes beyond just “favorites.” It:

Encourages active listening skills
Builds personal connection between teachers and students
Adds a touch of humor (some of the guesses can be pretty wild!)
Works for a variety of ages—whether you teach elementary or upper grades

Perfect for Back-to-School or Anytime

First Day of School: Start the year with a lighthearted guessing game.
After a Few Weeks: See how well your students have been paying attention.
Open House Night: Have families guess the answers too.

Tips for Using the Printable

Print on cardstock and reuse year after year.
Let students come up with an extra bonus question at the end.
Pair it with a “Get to Know Your Classmates” activity for double the fun.

Download the Free Printable

You can download and print the Get to Know Your Teacher worksheet for free from The {4th Grade} Journey. Keep a stack on hand for new students or substitute days—it’s an easy way to spark conversation and laughter.

Leif Erikson Day is celebrated on Oct. 9, and it’s a great time to learn more about the Vikings and why we still remember Erikson all these years later.

If you don’t know about Leif Erikson (sometimes spelled Eriksson), he’s believed to have been born in Iceland, and is considered the first European to set foot on continental America, more than 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

123 Homeschool 4 Me has a printable mini book about Leif Erikson and the Vikings for kids to read and color. It talks about who the Vikings were, what kind of ships they used, how they got to America and more. It’s a good overview for younger kids to use.

A good unit study is available from Simple Living Creative Learning, which includes a page where kids can write what they know, what they want to learn and what they learned through the unit, as well as information on the Vikings, longships, helmets, clothing and more.

Get a printable Viking unit study with reading passages, comprehension questions and other activities aimed at grades 4-8 from Creative Classroom Core at Teachers Pay Teachers. (And see more Vikings content from TPT here.)

Tina’s Dynamic Homeschool Plus has some great unit study ideas, too, including suggested books and videos. The post includes information about the Viking voyages, society, mythology and ships, as well as some vocabulary and a list of famous Vikings. While you’re over there also check out her free printable lapbook, which includes mini books on ships, a timeline, a Viking women coloring page, draw your own Vikings, geography, ancient runes and more.

Piqolo Kids has a lesson on Viking women with (available for purchase) worksheets about a day in the life of Viking women. Even if you don’t grab the printables there’s some good resources on that page and a link to a video on Viking women.

Learn how to draw a Viking ship with instructions from Drawing How to Draw, or grab Vikings coloring and labeling worksheets from Kids Puzzles and Games.

There’s a Leif Erikson Festival annually in Norway, Michigan, which you can learn more about here.

How the Worksheet Works

Why Teachers Love This Icebreaker

Perfect for Back-to-School or Anytime

Tips for Using the Printable

Download the Free Printable

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