Assign each child a number, making sure each number repeats at least once.
Ask the children to find their counterpart or counterparts with the same number.
Write down a list of questions on the board, and have the counterparts question each other. Include questions about a child's name, age, favorite food, family life, or anything else you'd like the children to know about one another.
Have the children stand up one at a time to introduce their partner or partners and tell a little about them based on what they just learned.
Ask all of the children to stand in a clump in the center of the classroom.
Have them hold hands with whomever they wish. Preferably, each person should be holding the hand of two different people, sometimes crossing other hands and arms to do so. Encourage the participants to get as tangled up with one another as they like.
Ask the students to untangle themselves without letting go of each other's hands. This teaches children to cooperate and work together. If you really want to challenge them, ask the children not to speak during the activity.
Have one child sit with his back turned to the rest of the class.
Ask another child to be "the friend." Have her disguise her voice and present three facts about herself.
Give the child in the chair three guess to figure out who the "friend" is.
Ask the students to sit in a circle, and one student to sit in the middle with his eyes closed.
Have one student leave the room.
Tell the child to open his eyes.
Give him three guesses to figure out who left the room. This is a great way to promote classroom unity and help students better learn each other's names and faces.