Paper Games
The teens can help others learn about themselves by writing down facts and hobbies about themselves on index cards. Each teen should write down two interesting facts about himself and two of his favorite hobbies on an index card. The teens should not write their names on the cards. Read the cards aloud to everyone and have the teens guess who wrote each card. The teen who guesses the most correctly wins the game. Teens can also play a game of icebreaker bingo. Fill out blank bingo grids with descriptions like "has on a blue shirt" or "plays guitar" in each square. They must walk around the room finding other teens that fit the description. The first teen to bingo wins a prize.
Name Games
Ask the players to sit in a circle and have each teen say her name. After everyone says their name, give one teen a softball, such as a beach ball or plush ball. The player must say the name of someone in the circle and toss the ball to that player. If she is correct, she earns a point; if not, she earns no point. They cannot repeat any names. The player with the most points once everyone has their name called out wins the game. Alternatively, have the player who catches the ball name the teen who tossed the ball to her. This game helps the teens get to know each other's names.
Small Group Games
Teens can learn common facts about one another by dividing into teams of three or four. When you say "Go," the teams must come up with three common facts each player on the team has in common. Tell them not to use easy facts like hair, eye color and gender. They can use facts such as each player on the team has a brother or each player on the team plays football. The first team to name three facts wins the game. Allow each team to finish the game and have one player from each group share the team's facts with everyone. Switch up the teams and play again.
Order Games
Divide the players into teams of four or five players. When you call out a type of criteria, the teams must line up in order. For example, if you say "Age," the players on each team must line up according to their birthdays. If you say "Height," the players must line up in order by height. Award prizes to the teams who do this the fastest. Make the game more difficult by creating larger teams. You can also have the players do this challenge without speaking.