The Gingerbread Man Students will learn about their school, the jobs people have, and the book, The Gingerbread...		Autumn Leaf Art Projects Students use brightly colored autumn leaves to create art pieces, in this arts & crafts...
Spider Plants Employ a series of lessons that will teach the students about plants, graphing, the Scientific...		A Guide to Library Books: The Dewey Decimal System Help students understand the categories of the Dewey Decimal System, with this chart. This is...
Self-Portrait Help students develop a sense of self while examining race and diversity.		Literary Glossary The definitions of literary terms such as memoir, tragicomedy, comedy, and more can be found in...
The Sunflower Students learn about a sunflower and other plants through observation, estimation, and...		First Day Celebration Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.
Let It Snow! Celebrate winter with an arts and crafts activity. Each student will create a snowperson for a...		Attendance and Lunch: A Simple Set-Up An easy system for taking attendance and organizing lunch at the beginning of the day.
Weather Station With a student-made weather station and/or the Internet, students measure weather in a variety...		A Back-to-School Conversation Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.
Build Your Own Stonehenge Build a replica of Stonehenge or simply record the path of the sun in this science activity for...		Decorating Tips for the Classroom Tips for creating a more comfortable classroom atmosphere.
Flower and Leaf Press Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use...		Baseball Card Interview Questions Questions to accompany the Back to School Baseball Card activity.
Herbs in the Classroom Grow herbs indoors all year by creating a mini-greenhouse.		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Making Sand Art Make plaster molds out of sand, with this activity. Then, your students can paint the molds to...		Student Baseball Cards Students make baseball cards as a way of getting to know one another.