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.
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...
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.
Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.		Desk Barriers Students will create privacy shields to create barriers between desks.
Sign In Use sign language to help lower the noise level in your classroom.		Classroom Timesaver: ID Numbers Assigning students I.D. numbers saves time during assignment collection, field trips, and fire...
Personal Space Use numbers to ensure students have personal space and help them keep track of their things.		Squiggle Drawing Students learn about group dynamic by creating a group picture.
Name Tags Use name tags to help you learn students' names.		What Is a Peaceable Classroom? An activity to encourage your students to interact peacefully in the classroom.