Clay Hanukkah Menorah Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.		Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.
Hands-On Christmas Tree or Wreath Students create a beautiful display with cutouts of their hands. This is a fun arts & crafts...		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.
An Honest Cigarette Ad? Increase student awareness of media manipulations in advertising for cigarettes as they create...		Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.
Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads Students create reindeer heads by tracing their hands and feet. This fun arts & crafts...		Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...
Reading Games Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.		Go on a Building Tour Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.
Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...		Name Game Improve students' alphabet recognition and letter-sound associations while learning fellow...
American Flag Bulletin Board Help your students learn about the U.S. flag with this bulletin board.		Classroom Introductions Introduce yourself to your students and discuss year long objectives. Students also introduce...
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.
First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.		Puppets Tell the Rules Use a puppet to teach students the class rules, goals, and procedures.
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.