A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.		Name Game Improve students' alphabet recognition and letter-sound associations while learning fellow...
Decorating Tips for the Classroom Tips for creating a more comfortable classroom atmosphere.		Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...
Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.		Self Portrait Class Book Make a book of self-portraits that you can then use to compare with end of the year portraits.
Baseball Card Interview Questions Questions to accompany the Back to School Baseball Card activity.		Classroom Introductions Introduce yourself to your students and discuss year long objectives. Students also introduce...
Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...		Go on a Building Tour Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.
Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.		Multiple Intelligences: An Overview An overview of Multiple Intelligences theory.
Sign In Use sign language to help lower the noise level in your classroom.		Bloom's Taxonomy: An Overview Bloom's Taxonomy helps you to craft lessons that lead students to refine their thinking. You'll...
Student Baseball Cards Students make baseball cards as a way of getting to know one another.		Puppets Tell the Rules Use a puppet to teach students the class rules, goals, and procedures.
Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.		Key Points in Multiple Intelligences Theory How Multiple Intelligences theory affects the individual.
Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.		Desk Barriers Students will create privacy shields to create barriers between desks.