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Five Senses

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What Am I? Icebreaker

Explore an activity that helps students to get to know one another using animal sounds.

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Listening

Animals (Zoology)

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Remembering Names

Use these fun games to help pupils remember each other's names.

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Listening

Social Skills

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First Day Celebration

Throw a "Getting to Know You" party on the first day of school.

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Classroom Introductions

Introduce yourself to your students and discuss year long objectives. Students also introduce themselves to each other.

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Similar and Different Lesson

Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different.

Subjects

Social Skills

Social and Emotional Development

Health and Safety

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Name Game

Improve students' alphabet recognition and letter-sound associations while learning fellow classmates' names.

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Self-Portrait

Help students develop a sense of self while examining race and diversity.

Subjects

Social Studies and History

World War II (1939-1945)

Suffrage and Women's Rights

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A Back-to-School Conversation

Foster trust in the classroom through this first day of school activity.

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An Autobiographical Poem

Students learn to write a formula poem, about a person. This can be adapted to any subject matter.

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Poetry

Language Arts and Writing

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Name Tags

Use name tags to help you learn students' names.

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Getting to Know Each Other Through Poetry

Students get to know each other through a poetry writing activity.

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Poetry

Creative Writing

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Skill Builders: Word Analogy Questions, Week 1

Week 1: Word analogies to sharpen students' thinking skills and prepare them for standardized tests.

Subjects:

Vocabulary

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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Squiggle Drawing

Students learn about group dynamic by creating a group picture.

Subjects

Visual Arts

Art, Music and Drama

Drawing

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How Do You Say Hello?

Children explore an online resource and learn to say hello in Spanish, Japanese, and Arabic.

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Foreign Languages

Culture and Diversity

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Communities Vocabulary

Use this vocabulary list with the "Communities" lesson.

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Animals (Zoology)

Insects

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Postcards Icebreaker

Students create postcards that reflect a summer happening. They use a pen name to sign it and the rest of the class has…

Subjects

Creative Writing

Language Arts and Writing

Writing

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Baseball Cards

Students make baseball cards as a way of getting to know one another.

Subjects

Baseball

Sports

Physical Education and Fitness

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What Is a Peaceable Classroom?

An activity to encourage your students to interact peacefully in the classroom.

Subjects

Social Skills

Social and Emotional Development

Health and Safety

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Self Portrait Class Book

Make a book of self-portraits that you can then use to compare with end of the year portraits.

Subjects

Visual Arts

Art, Music and Drama

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A Visit to the Zoo Sub Kit ( 1-2)

Use this substitute teacher kit for grades 1-2 that encourages children to explore the world of animals.

Subjects:

Animals (Zoology)

Safety

Biology

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Lesson Planning Advice from Veteran Teachers (Slideshow)

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Opening Activities

Teach students that learning begins right away in your classroom with a daily opening learning activity.

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Fantasy Vacation

Students do independent research about a vacation spot and then create a travel brochure describing this location.

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Explorers' Voyages and Travel

Geography

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