The similar but different icebreaker activity serves a dual purpose, helping students get to know each other, while at the same time introducing and prompting discussion on some of the core values and principles of social work. It can be facilitated online or in person and is ideal for use with first-year social work and human service students during the initial weeks of a course. In addition to being a fun icebreaker, it draws attention to students’ similarities as well as highlighting their diversity and uniqueness. This serves as an impactful demonstration of the importance of recognising our shared humanity and treating each person that we work with as a unique human being, worthy of dignity and respect.