Autumn Leaf Art Projects Students use brightly colored autumn leaves to create art pieces, in this arts & crafts...		Where Students Can Publish If you are interested in having your students' writing published, send their work to the...
Candle Decoration Students make candle decorations out of paper tubes and colored paper. This arts & crafts...		First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.
Clay Hanukkah Menorah Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.		Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.
Holiday Paper Chains In this arts and crafts lesson, children make paper chains with symbols from various holidays,...		Decorating Tips for the Classroom Tips for creating a more comfortable classroom atmosphere.
Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads Students create reindeer heads by tracing their hands and feet. This fun arts & crafts...		A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.
Hands-On Christmas Tree or Wreath Students create a beautiful display with cutouts of their hands. This is a fun arts & crafts...		Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.
An Honest Cigarette Ad? Increase student awareness of media manipulations in advertising for cigarettes as they create...		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.
Reading Games Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.		Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.
Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...		Name Game Improve students' alphabet recognition and letter-sound associations while learning fellow...
American Flag Bulletin Board Help your students learn about the U.S. flag with this bulletin board.		Self Portrait Class Book Make a book of self-portraits that you can then use to compare with end of the year portraits.