First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.		Name Game Improve students' alphabet recognition and letter-sound associations while learning fellow...
Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.		Self Portrait Class Book Make a book of self-portraits that you can then use to compare with end of the year portraits.
U.S. Weights and Measures A chart of the United State's weight and measure system.		Go on a Building Tour Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.
Prime Numbers Between 1 and 1,000 A chart of the prime numbers.		Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...
Metric Weights and Measures A chart on the metric system of measurement.		Classroom Introductions Introduce yourself to your students and discuss year long objectives. Students also introduce...
Decorating Tips for the Classroom Tips for creating a more comfortable classroom atmosphere.		Bloom's Taxonomy: An Overview Bloom's Taxonomy helps you to craft lessons that lead students to refine their thinking. You'll...
A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.		Multiple Intelligences: An Overview An overview of Multiple Intelligences theory.
Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.		Puppets Tell the Rules Use a puppet to teach students the class rules, goals, and procedures.
Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.		Key Points in Multiple Intelligences Theory How Multiple Intelligences theory affects the individual.
Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.		Desk Barriers Students will create privacy shields to create barriers between desks.