Soup, Salad, or Sandwich: Icebreaker Debate
$5.99
This ready-to-play icebreaker gets your students talking on day one without asking them to share a single personal detail. Just show the food, let them argue whether it's a soup, salad, or sandwich, and watch your class come alive.
This activity is for you if you're:
A middle school teacher who's tired of "two truths and a lie" and wants an icebreaker that actually works
Looking for something low-prep you can run in the first week with zero setup
Teaching students who freeze up or shut down when asked to share personal information
Wanting an activity that builds community while sneaking in critical thinking, reasoning, and defending a claim
Students get to be creative, problem solve, and defend their answers — and you get to learn how they think, not just what they had for summer break. Includes discussion slides and a closing prompt to keep the debate going.
Fair warning: this will get heated, and everyone will be hungry by the end.