Substitute Teacher Icebreakers Middle School | Grades 7-8 Advisory Activities
Give any substitute — or your own advisory, homeroom, or transition period — 10 ready-to-run icebreakers built specifically for seventh and eighth graders, not recycled from an elementary set.
Middle schoolers shut down activities that feel babyish. This 36-page guide respects that. Every activity gives students a real choice, a reason to think, and the option to pass — no forced sharing, no performing in front of the room.
What's Inside:
- 10 complete activity pages with scripts, step-by-step directions, prompts, and closing lines
- A 60-Second Quick-Choice Chart to pick an activity in under a minute
- Every activity includes a quiet/written alternative and an inclusion & accessibility adaptation
- Printable cut-apart cards: Take a Side, Would You Rather, Consensus-Building, Rank It, Solve the Scenario, 60-Second Expert
- Substitute Reflection Page + Student "Class Connection Snapshot" worksheet
- "No Supplies? No Problem!" one-page emergency reference
- 12 Five-Minute Fillers for early finishes and schedule gaps
Perfect For: substitute teachers, advisory/homeroom periods, first week of school, transition times, or any teacher who wants a calm, no-prep way to open class.
This is Book 3 of a 3-part series (Grades K–3 and Grades 4–6 also available) — bundle all three for classrooms and buildings that span multiple grade bands.
