Better Than Icebreakers: Three Back-to-School Activities to Get Your Students Talking in Any Class

Share a Song

Invite your students to share a piece of their personal history with Music Tells Our Stories. Bonus tip: Compile the songs they share into a class playlist and play one song at the start of class each day!

Create a Zine

Cultivate a spirit of collaboration and a culture of growth mindset through Steve Aoki and Growth Mindset, then task students with working together to create a zine on the topic of their choice.

Design an Instrument

Explore Les Paul’s musical innovations in Multitracking in the Countercultural 1960s, then challenge students to design a prototype of a musical instrument using recycled materials and everyday objects.