Free Year 7 Icebreaker: ‘First Day, New Start!’ (English, Spanish & French)
A free, printable classroom icebreaker for the first day of Year 7, available in English, Spanish and French. It is a 'Find Someone Who…' mingle activity that gets a new class talking within the first twenty minutes, and includes a one-page teacher guide requiring about five minutes of preparation.
The first day of Year 7 is nerve-wracking — new faces, new building, nobody quite sure where to sit. This free, ready-to-print icebreaker gets your whole class up, talking and smiling in the first twenty minutes. Grab it in English, Spanish or French.
It’s a classic “Find Someone Who…” mingle: pupils move around the room, ask each other simple questions, and write down the name of a classmate for each one. Low-pressure, no reading aloud, no “right answer” — just the fastest route to a class that feels like it belongs together. It comes beautifully designed on the Ciui brand, with a reflection box built in so it’s a proper lesson, not just a game.
The complete Year 7 Icebreaker Pack
All three language worksheets plus the teacher guide in one printable PDF. Free to download, free to photocopy for your class.
Choose your language
Teaching MFL? The Spanish and French sheets keep the same friendly questions with small English hints underneath — a confident, low-stress way to meet the language on day one.
English
Spanish
French
📋 One-page teacher guide included
Everything you need to run it brilliantly: timings, the golden “sign-once” rule, share-back prompts, differentiation and SEND ideas, extension tasks, and curriculum links for PSHE, tutor time and MFL.
How to run it in five minutes’ prep
- Hand out a sheet and read the ten prompts together so everyone knows what they’re hunting for.
- Set the challenge: find a different person for each box and write their name next to it.
- Start an 8–10 minute mingle — pop some upbeat music on and let them go.
- Stop, and everyone fills in the reflection box on their own.
- Share-back: three or four pupils tell the class the most surprising thing they found out.
Starting Year 7 Spanish or French?
This icebreaker is the perfect first lesson. When you’re ready for the next step, our structured, exam-ready courses take pupils from their very first words to real confidence — the Ciui way.
Year 7 Spanish starter guide →
Browse all courses
Free for teachers and parents to print and use. Made with 💚 by Ciui Training — learn anywhere, achieve everything.
Common questions
- What is a 'Find Someone Who' icebreaker?
- It is a mingle activity where each pupil holds a grid of statements and must find a classmate who matches each one, writing their name in the box. It forces brief conversations with many different people rather than only the nearest neighbour.
Related Blogs
How Much Spanish Do You Really Need Before Moving to Spain?
A practical guide for British people relocating to Spain, setting out how much Spanish is genuinely needed bef...
Jul 22, 2026
Feeling Confident at School as an EAL Student
Written for pupils who are new to a UK school and do not have English as a first language, this article gives...
Jan 29, 2025
The Summer Slide Is Real: How to Keep Your Teen GCSE-Ready in Just 20 Minutes a Day
This article explains the 'summer slide' — the loss of learning over a long school break — and why it matters...
Jul 22, 2026