Birthday Buddies Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.		Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.
Candle Decoration Students make candle decorations out of paper tubes and colored paper. This arts & crafts...		A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.
Clay Hanukkah Menorah Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.
Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads Students create reindeer heads by tracing their hands and feet. This fun arts & crafts...		Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.
Holiday Paper Chains In this arts and crafts lesson, children make paper chains with symbols from various holidays,...		Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.
An Honest Cigarette Ad? Increase student awareness of media manipulations in advertising for cigarettes as they create...		Name Game Improve students' alphabet recognition and letter-sound associations while learning fellow...
Reading Games Students participate in reading games and enhance their reading abilities at the same time.		Self Portrait Class Book Make a book of self-portraits that you can then use to compare with end of the year portraits.
Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...		Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...
American Flag Bulletin Board Help your students learn about the U.S. flag with this bulletin board.		Go on a Building Tour Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.
First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.		Classroom Introductions Introduce yourself to your students and discuss year long objectives. Students also introduce...