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Get to Know Your Teacher with this Printable

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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.

 

Have you read?

Easy Pen and Paper Games for Road Trips and Beyond

When my daughter was younger I would spend a lot of time trying to come up with activities she could do in the car on long road trips and things to entertain her when we were waiting at restaurants and things that didn’t involve screens. 

But it turns out there are a lot of great activities you can do with just a piece of paper and a pen. 

What Do We Do All Day has a great collection of pen and paper games, including some that can be done with just one person, though they’re all more fun if you have at least two. 

There are some classics on here like hangman and dots and boxes, but there are also quite a few I hadn’t heard of before. 

I don’t want to spoil the whole list for you because you should definitely click over there and look around, but I will share about the one that you see pictured above. 

This game is called Bridges, and you start by making the big random shape and the dividing it into a bunch of sections (the post says 30-50 sections is ideal but I think this one is smaller than that). 

Each player gets their own color marker and you take turns drawing bridges from one space to another, crossing a third. Once there’s a bridge, no other bridges can start, end or cross in those spaces. Keep going until no more bridges can be built, and the person who makes the last bridge wins. 

Check out the post over at What We Do All Day for more great ideas for no or almost-no prep games you can play with your kids or that kids can play together. I’d love to know if you have a favorite paper and pen game, whether it’s on this list or a different one. 

[Photo: What We Do All Day]

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