Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...		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.		Remembering Names Use these fun games to help students remember each other's names.
Classroom Introductions Introduce yourself to your students and discuss year long objectives. Students also introduce...		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different.
Go on a Building Tour Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.		Snail, Snail Build community with younger students while playing the "snail" game.
Books to Use When Teaching Fables Recommended books related to fables for classroom use.		Make a Rainbow Bulletin Board Students describe their helpful behaviors and create a bulletin board.
Puppets Tell the Rules Use a puppet to teach students the class rules, goals, and procedures.		Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in...
Desk Barriers Students will create privacy shields to create barriers between desks.		The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details.
Classroom Timesaver: ID Numbers Assigning students I.D. numbers saves time during assignment collection, field trips, and fire...		Conflict Dissection Students will be able to identify the characters, and analyze the setting, problem, and...
Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...		Five Elements of a Story The five elements of a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and...
Squiggle Drawing Students learn about group dynamic by creating a group picture.		Event Map Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic...