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7 High-School Icebreakers for the First Day of School
These high school icebreakers for the first day of school will help students get to know one another while having fun.
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Brenda Iasevoli is a lead copywriter at HMH. She has worked as an editor forTIME Magazine For Kids, a blogger forEducation Week, and a freelance writer forThe Hechinger Report. Her articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines across the country, includingtheatlantic.com,nbcnews.com, andTheWashington Post. Before becoming a journalist, she was a fourth grade teacher in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. She holds a master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University.
Brenda Iasevoli is a lead copywriter at HMH. She has worked as an editor forTIME Magazine For Kids, a blogger forEducation Week, and a freelance writer forThe Hechinger Report. Her articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines across the country, includingtheatlantic.com,nbcnews.com, andTheWashington Post. Before becoming a journalist, she was a fourth grade teacher in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. She holds a master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University.
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