Make Way for Ducklings Make Way for Ducklings is the ideal book to entertain and teach with. This lesson plan...		Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie Laura Joffe Numeroff's humorous book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie tells the story of a...		First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.
Charlotte's Web Extend this well-loved book with enrichment ideas and resources.		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...		Student Baseball Cards Students make baseball cards as a way of getting to know one another.
James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage...		Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.
Research Paper: Take Notes How to identify important information and take useful notes for a research paper.		Sign In Use sign language to help lower the noise level in your classroom.
Olympic Leaders Students will write a one page report from the point of view of an Olympic athlete and present...		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.		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.
Reading Textbooks Tips for reading and retaining information from textbooks.		Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.
Punctuation: Periods How to use periods properly.		Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...