James and the Giant Peach Students love James and the Giant Peach, an action-filled fantasy that will amuse and encourage...		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.
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.
What Are the Modern Olympics? Introduce students to the history and locations of the Modern Olympic Games.		Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.
Punctuation: Periods How to use periods properly.		Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...
Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.		Classroom Introductions Introduce yourself to your students and discuss year long objectives. Students also introduce...
First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.		Go on a Building Tour Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.
A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.		Desk Barriers Students will create privacy shields to create barriers between desks.
Student Baseball Cards Students make baseball cards as a way of getting to know one another.		Classroom Timesaver: ID Numbers Assigning students I.D. numbers saves time during assignment collection, field trips, and fire...
Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.		Books to Use When Teaching Fables Recommended books related to fables for classroom use.
Sign In Use sign language to help lower the noise level in your classroom.		Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...