United StatesAttendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up
Grade Levels: K - 8
Objectives
- The teacher will streamline attendance taking and lunch preferences.
- Students will learn to take responsibility for themselves.
- Students will gain a sense of the classroom culture.
Materials
- Poster Board (to be laminated after Step 1)
- Clothespins
- Morning activity materials (for journal writing, math practice, quiet reading, etc.)
Procedures
- Divide the poster board into five sections. Label each: buying lunch, buying alternate,
milk only, lunch from home and home.
Today’s Lunch
Buying Alternate
Lunch from Home
Milk Only
Buying Lunch
Home
- Laminate it for protection.
- Write each student's name on a clothespin and place them in a cup near the poster.
- On the first day of school have each child place the clothespin with
his/her name on it next to the appropriate box.
- After that, instruct the students to sit down and begin doing the morning activity you have selected.
- Explain that every morning will begin in this same manner throughout the school year.
While the children are doing the activity, you can record lunch and roll by seeing where the clothespins have been placed. The clothespins that were not moved reflect the children who are absent. Through this simple procedure, the children have just taken roll and lunch count plus they've gotten into a purposeful activity to start the day. Obviously you can create a different poster to reflect your school's lunch procedures.
Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month
May is Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month! Don't overlook this opportunity to study and enjoy activities about the history and culture of Asian-Pacific American communities.
The recent rash of tornadoes in Oklahoma, which killed at least two dozen people, may have your students wondering why such natural disasters occur, how they may be affected by them, and what they can do to help. Use these resources to teach the geography of Oklahoma and the Southwestern United States, to explain tornadoes, and to discuss the resulting crises with your class.
Top 10 Galleries
Explore our most popular Top 10 galleries, from Top 10 Behavior Management Tips for the Classroom and Top 10 Classroom Organization Tips from Veteran Teachers to Top 10 Free (& Cheap) Rewards for Students and Top 10 Things Every Teacher Needs in the Classroom. We'll help you get organized and prepared for every classroom situation, holiday, and more! Check out all of our galleries today.
May Calendar of Events
May is full of holidays and events that you can incorporate into your standard curriculum. Our Educators' Calendar outlines activities for each event, including: Backyard Games Week (5/23-29) and Memorial Day (5/27). Plus, celebrate Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Month, Clean Air Month, and Physical Fitness & Sports Month all May long!
Common Core Lessons & Resources
Is your school district adopting the Common Core? Work these new standards into your curriculum with our reading, writing, speaking, social studies, and math lessons and activities. Each piece of content incorporates the Common Core State Standards into the activity or lesson.
