The Gingerbread Man Students will learn about their school, the jobs people have, and the book, The Gingerbread...		Go on a Building Tour Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.
Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.		Classroom Introductions Introduce yourself to your students and discuss year long objectives. Students also introduce...
First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.		Self Portrait Class Book Make a book of self-portraits that you can then use to compare with end of the year portraits.
Decorating Tips for the Classroom Tips for creating a more comfortable classroom atmosphere.		Bloom's Taxonomy: An Overview Bloom's Taxonomy helps you to craft lessons that lead students to refine their thinking. You'll...
A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.		Multiple Intelligences: An Overview An overview of Multiple Intelligences theory.
Our First Classroom Book Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book.		Key Points in Multiple Intelligences Theory How Multiple Intelligences theory affects the individual.
Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.		Desk Barriers Students will create privacy shields to create barriers between desks.
Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.		Puppets Tell the Rules Use a puppet to teach students the class rules, goals, and procedures.
Name Game Improve students' alphabet recognition and letter-sound associations while learning fellow...		Classroom Timesaver: ID Numbers Assigning students I.D. numbers saves time during assignment collection, field trips, and fire...
Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...		Multiple Intelligences Chart Here is a list of activities that speak to each intelligence.