People Search Ice Breaker and Writing Activity. When you go back to school, use this icebreaker at the beginning of the year as a "getting to know you" activity. Find someone who is a people search. Give this to the students and give them time to find people on the grid and have them sign the box when they do. It's fun, and a good way for students to get to know each other. Afterwards, they will do a writing activity about the experience. (You can assign this online as an Easel Activity.) You wi