Pair students up each day. The pairs can work together on homework or class projects for the day. To avoid creating segregation, change the pairings each day. This gives all the students in your class the chance to work with different people. and to help all your students get to know one another.
Set one day aside each month to allow students to take turns standing in front of the class to talk about themselves. Students can talk about their likes, dislikes, favorite movies and books -- or even where they were born and the different places they've lived. This gives all of the students in your class the opportunity to learn about others and see some of the things they may have in common with one another.
A class party with pizza and soda is a good way to allow your students to mingle and make friends. If possible, get permission from parents and the school board and hold the party outside of the school setting. An educational setting, such as the zoo or a science center, may be the way you get the school board to go along with the trip. Getting your students together outside the school setting allows them to focus on having fun, rather than working.
Spend some time in class talking about the concept of friendship. Ask students what the word means to them. Ask students to talk about who they consider to be friends and why. Have students write down the qualities they feel are important in a friend. Discuss ways your students can make friends, if they have trouble doing so. Combine this segment with one or more other friendship activities to help the children in your class feel more comfortable about making new friends.