This was a fabulous article on how to break the ice with the kids on the first couple days of school. It was geared more toward the younger kids and the kids just starting kindergarten that may not know many people if an in that school. My favorite ice breaker was to blob. Where the kids make themselves into a blob based on their likes and characteristics.

http://www.cultofpedagogy.com/classroom-icebreakers/?utm_content=buffer4c985&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer