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.
Go on a Building Tour Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.		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...		Snail, Snail Build community with younger students while playing the "snail" game.
Puppets Tell the Rules Use a puppet to teach students the class rules, goals, and procedures.		Make a Rainbow Bulletin Board Students describe their helpful behaviors and create a bulletin board.
Books to Use When Teaching Fables Recommended books related to fables for classroom use.		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.		Five Elements of a Story The five elements of a story (introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and...
Classroom Timesaver: ID Numbers Assigning students I.D. numbers saves time during assignment collection, field trips, and fire...		Event Map Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic...
Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...		Conflict Dissection Students will be able to identify the characters, and analyze the setting, problem, and...
Squiggle Drawing Students learn about group dynamic by creating a group picture.		The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details.