Wives and Children of U.S. Presidents A chart listing the wives and children of the U.S. presidents.		Go on a Building Tour Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.
Overview of the Presidents: Basic Facts & Figures This chart lists U.S. presidents' birth places, parties, and birth and death dates. Use this...		Name Game Improve students' alphabet recognition and letter-sound associations while learning fellow...
U.S. President's Cabinet An article explaining the roles of the U.S. president's cabinet.		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.
Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.		Classroom Timesaver: ID Numbers Assigning students I.D. numbers saves time during assignment collection, field trips, and fire...
Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.		Occupations with the Largest Job Growth, 2004–2014 Predictions about careers that will be popular in the near future.
Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.		Squiggle Drawing Students learn about group dynamic by creating a group picture.
Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...		What Is a Peaceable Classroom? An activity to encourage your students to interact peacefully in the classroom.