Spider Plants Employ a series of lessons that will teach the students about plants, graphing, the Scientific...		Baseball Card Interview Questions Questions to accompany the Back to School Baseball Card activity.
The Sunflower Students learn about a sunflower and other plants through observation, estimation, and...		Student Baseball Cards Students make baseball cards as a way of getting to know one another.
Let It Snow! Celebrate winter with an arts and crafts activity. Each student will create a snowperson for a...		Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.
Flower and Leaf Press Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use...		Sign In Use sign language to help lower the noise level in your classroom.
Herbs in the Classroom Grow herbs indoors all year by creating a mini-greenhouse.		Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.
American Flag Bulletin Board Help your students learn about the U.S. flag with this bulletin board.		Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.
First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.		Opening Activities Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning...
Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.		Name Game Improve students' alphabet recognition and letter-sound associations while learning fellow...
A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.		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.		Go on a Building Tour Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.