The Story of Labor Day Article describing the origins of the Labor Day Holiday in the United States.		Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.
U.S. Census Statistics from 1790-2010 Census data for the United States.		First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.
Activities for Any Book Enhance your students' reading of any book with activities designed to aid comprehension with a...		Student Baseball Cards Students make baseball cards as a way of getting to know one another.
Make Way for Ducklings Make Way for Ducklings is the ideal book to entertain and teach with. This lesson plan...		A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.
Labor Day Newspaper Students learn about the history of the Labor Day holiday and write a newspaper about the...		Sign In Use sign language to help lower the noise level in your classroom.
Charlotte's Web Extend this well-loved book with enrichment ideas and resources.		Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.
Wives and Children of U.S. Presidents A chart listing the wives and children of the U.S. presidents.		Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.
What Are the Modern Olympics? Introduce students to the history and locations of the Modern Olympic Games.		Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...
Olympic Leaders Students will write a one page report from the point of view of an Olympic athlete and present...		Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.
Punctuation: Periods How to use periods properly.		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.