What a "Can-Do Attitude" Can Do for You Students use a Web resource to increase their sense of confidence and competence by learning...		Desk Barriers Students will create privacy shields to create barriers between desks.
Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.		Classroom Timesaver: ID Numbers Assigning students I.D. numbers saves time during assignment collection, field trips, and fire...
Create a Scrapbook Icebreaker Creating scrapbooks about themselves can lead students to studying autobiographies.		Snail, Snail Build community with younger students while playing the "snail" game.
Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.		All About Communities Students practice creative thinking by applying their knowledge of community to create a quiz.
Sign In Use sign language to help lower the noise level in your classroom.		Communities A visit to a virtual honeybee hive illustrates what it takes to make a successful community.
Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.		Cooperative Challenges Students work in groups on activities that require cooperation.
Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...		Fantasy Vacation Students do independent research about a vacation spot and then create a travel brochure...
Go on a Building Tour Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.		Postcards Icebreaker Students create postcards that reflect a summer happening. They use a pen name to sign it and...
Puppets Tell the Rules Use a puppet to teach students the class rules, goals, and procedures.