Name games for kindergarten

Our names are an important part of our identities. So it's extremely important to take time at during back to school season to work on our names. Kindergarten and first grade students especially need practice identifying and writing their names. Learn creative ways students can write their names, make names, read names, as well as play engaging name games. These simple name activities are easy to set up and guaranteed to be fun for your students!

Break the ice and build connections with 15+ engaging name games! Perfect for students of all ages, these fun activities make learning names easy and enjoyable. Click to explore ideas for classrooms, camps, or group events!

Play the name game with your kindergarten class to learn each other's names, while introducing print and phonological awareness skills.

Learn how to play the name game with your kindergarten class to learn each other's names, while teaching concepts of print and practicing phonological awareness skills. This beginning of the year literacy routine can be done digitally, using Google Slides, or done on chart paper. To play, children guess alphabet letters to find out who is the helper of the day or class leader. Great ideas and activities to help kids spell and write their own name while learning about letters & sounds.

Building relationships and community in the classroom from the start is key! Check out these 12 low-prep ice breaker games for kindergarten!

Name Games are a must at the beginning of the year as you learn everyone's name. But they can be used anytime to build community and foster pre-literacy skills. Check out 4 name games for circle time and get 2 bonus ones as well!

The Name Game is a fun and easy whole group game that helps children recognize and read their name and the names of their classmates! It helps kids practice letter sounds, phonics, and beginning reading skills, too.

Good ice-breaker. Learn Names in the First 30 minutes of the 1st Day

Grab these FREE name activities that are perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and early first grade students! The free printable is perfect for literacy stations, word work, and back to school! #Freebie #Kindergarten #LiteracyStations #MrsRichardsonsClass

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Becca Davis || Music Teacher on Instagram: "The EASIEST name game— comment LINK for the link to a video with more name game options! #musicteacher #musicteachers #musicteachersofinstagram #elementarymusic #elementarymusicteacher #musiceducation #teacherlife🍎 #teacherlife"

This name game for kids will help you get to know each other in the first week of school. Name games and ice breakers for kids help children feel connected in the classroom. Use this name game for your circle time activity! #namegame #icebreakers #circletime

This simple, low-prep name game for kids will help your toddler and/or preschooler learn the letters of his/her name. Grab some post-it notes and Go on a Name Hunt!!

Fun and playful learning songs to use during circle time.

We play this fun name game every day the first week in kindergarten, and then a few times a week for the first month. My students LOVE it! And yes, I explain to them that “swell” means great!...

Click through to the blog for a full list of engaging name games for students of all ages! Use these as ice breakers for new classes or rhythm circles to encourage joy, creativity, and name recognition! These name recognition activities are appropriate for groups of all ages to get the year started off right. The details are inside!

Here are our top 10 ways to teach your child their name in a creative and playful way! Fun literacy ideas for kids of all ages esp toddlers and preschool / pre-K age

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Name Games are a great way to start off your year at back to school time, but they can also be good for the entire year! Read about the different name games I do and I how it can make a difference in your classroom!