Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different.
Go on a Building Tour Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.		Remembering Names Use these fun games to help students remember each other's names.
Name Game Improve students' alphabet recognition and letter-sound associations while learning fellow...		Snail, Snail Build community with younger students while playing the "snail" game.
Classroom Introductions Introduce yourself to your students and discuss year long objectives. Students also introduce...		Make a Rainbow Bulletin Board Students describe their helpful behaviors and create a bulletin board.
Self Portrait Class Book Make a book of self-portraits that you can then use to compare with end of the year portraits.		Appreciation Cards Students make "Appreciation Cards" for people who have jobs that impact their lives.
Puppets Tell the Rules Use a puppet to teach students the class rules, goals, and procedures.		Career Bulletin Board Create a "Career Collage" and display it on a bulletin board.
Desk Barriers Students will create privacy shields to create barriers between desks.		How Do You Say Hello? Children explore an online resource and learn to say hello in Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic.
Classroom Timesaver: ID Numbers Assigning students I.D. numbers saves time during assignment collection, field trips, and fire...		"Hi" in Hieroglyphics Children explore an online resource and translate names and common words from English into...
Squiggle Drawing Students learn about group dynamic by creating a group picture.		Wave Bottle Students will create wave bottles and observe the motion and patterns of waves. This lesson is...
What Is a Peaceable Classroom? An activity to encourage your students to interact peacefully in the classroom.		How Big Is a Blue Whale? Students will practice their predicting and measuring skills by comparing the size of a blue...