Decorating Tips for the Classroom Tips for creating a more comfortable classroom atmosphere.		Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...
A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.		Go on a Building Tour Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.
Baseball Card Interview Questions Questions to accompany the Back to School Baseball Card activity.		Classroom Introductions Introduce yourself to your students and discuss year long objectives. Students also introduce...
Student Baseball Cards Students make baseball cards as a way of getting to know one another.		Puppets Tell the Rules Use a puppet to teach students the class rules, goals, and procedures.
Sign In Use sign language to help lower the noise level in your classroom.		Books to Use When Teaching Fables Recommended books related to fables for classroom use.
Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.		Desk Barriers Students will create privacy shields to create barriers between desks.
Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.		Classroom Timesaver: ID Numbers Assigning students I.D. numbers saves time during assignment collection, field trips, and fire...
Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.		Squiggle Drawing Students learn about group dynamic by creating a group picture.
Name Game Improve students' alphabet recognition and letter-sound associations while learning fellow...		What Is a Peaceable Classroom? An activity to encourage your students to interact peacefully in the classroom.
Self Portrait Class Book Make a book of self-portraits that you can then use to compare with end of the year portraits.		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different.