Folder Poems

Folder Poems is a sit-down icebreaker activity that requires art supplies.

Preparation
For this activity, you will need to supply folders that can be decorated by your students, as well as art supplies such as crayons, markers, and colored pencils.

Directions
Have each student write their name vertically down the left edge of their folders in big letters. Then have each student come up with adjectives or phrases that describe them; one that begins with each letter in their name (in the same way as an acrostic poem). For example, a student named Dan could write out Dashing, Awesome, Never Late (or something).

After the students have finished filling out their names, have them decorate their folders! These folders can then be used to collect their writing.