Stained Glass Sun-Catchers Reinforce students' learning of geometric shapes and colors by making tissue paper sun...		National Park System of the United States A chart listing U.S. National Parks.
Wax Paper Window Art Students create window art by ironing crayon gratings between wax paper.		Reading Games Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.
Tongue Twisters As a fun way to practice reading and pronouncing words, try these tongue twisters with your...		Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...
Birthday Buddies Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.		American Flag Bulletin Board Help your students learn about the U.S. flag with this bulletin board.
Autumn Leaf Art Projects Students use brightly colored autumn leaves to create art pieces, in this arts & crafts...		First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.
Candle Decoration Students make candle decorations out of paper tubes and colored paper. This arts & crafts...		Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.
Clay Hanukkah Menorah Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.		A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.
Holiday Paper Chains In this arts and crafts lesson, children make paper chains with symbols from various holidays,...		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.