Birthday Buddies Students will prepare research projects about a famous person who shares their birthdate.		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.		Decorating Tips for the Classroom Tips for creating a more comfortable classroom atmosphere.
Hands-On Christmas Tree or Wreath Students create a beautiful display with cutouts of their hands. This is a fun arts & crafts...		A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.
Hands & Feet Reindeer Heads Students create reindeer heads by tracing their hands and feet. This fun arts & crafts...		Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.
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.
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.
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.