First Day of School - Ideas for the first day of school source
Back to School Bulletin Boards - Every year it's the same old question - What will I put on my hall bulletin board? Here's a collection of ideas to get you started! source
Back to School Activities - As the beginning of the school year approaches we are always looking for new and exciting activities to introduce the students to their new teacher and also their classmates. Compiled here you will find some great ideas you might like to try with your class! source
First Days of School Activities - A collection of great Proteacher ideas to help everyone get through those first days of school with a smile. source
Name Plates - A bunch of ideas for using desk plates or name plates in the classroom to label students' desks. source
2nd grade suggestions - I teach 2nd grade. I would suggest reading the book First Days of School by Harry Wong. I read it every year to freshen up on things. The book suggests waiting to get into the curriculum after you have went over all your procedures and routines. The class must be functionable or learning will not take place. Heres what I do on the first day and the first couple of weeks. I start out by...source
a busy first week - Each year I make a Welcome to Third grade folder that has all my rules, schedules, and other pertinent school information. We read this every day and learn the rules, demonstrate the rules, practice the rules. (Harry Wong is my hero!) You can give Power Point presentations on the rules (cute template at Microsoft site). I also give daily quizzes on the rules. I use sentence strips with out schedule on it and we put them in the...source
Back to school ideas - I spend the first few weeks setting the tone for the year. I usually do a unit that involves manners and character qualities. This year I am going to focus on...source
Bulletin Boards Ideas - At the beginnig of this year I had the students write Biopoems. I drew a t-shirt on a piece of paper and typed the format inside the t-shirt. After the students completed these I hung them up with clothespins on a wire that runs across my classroom. In the center of the wire is a sign that says...source
first day activities - I teach fifth grade and these are some activites I am going to use. I have them interview each other with specific quesions and then share with the class. Go over procedures, Class Code of Conduct, consequences, and rewards. Go over everything you are sending home with your students as well. Tell them your expectations then in groups of four have them ...source
first day bingo - One thing to do that accomplishes a number of objectives is to play Name Bingo. Each child is given a blank Bingo card (run off on copy machine). The students wander around the room getting different children to sign...source
First day communication activities - I am a big believer that communication is a big key to a classroom that runs smoothly. I do two activities on the first day that stress the need for clear communication. The first one is...source
first day first grade - I teach first grade, this is my second full year. I begin by going to the reading corner and playing a name game- something fun (usually a song that involves some kind of movement). I then tell them a bit about myself and we exchange...source
First day ideas - I usually try to assess all my incoming children a week or so before school begins 1:1 for about an hour. I do an informal interview then assess their reading, writing and problem solving. This gives me a chance to meet their families, and makes the first day MUCH easier. So if thats at all possible, you might try it. When the children first come in, I usually...source
first day of school - 7:50--greet early birds --theyre often there with mom and dad and I let them in on day 1--reminding them that school doesnt start until 8:00am, but they may go in for today, hang their coat and find their chair. Have something for them...source
first day (primary) - I start my day with having my students begin colouring nursery rhyme colouring pages that will eventually be made into a little book. While they are busy colouring, I can help put away supplies, greet new students, do attendance, etc., This usually takes up the first 20 minutes of the day. Once everyone is settled I thank the parents who stayed to help and let them know...source
first days of school - A 5th grade teacher at my school does an activity that I think is great and could be possible for 2nd. She makes silhouettes of students heads, they cut them out and then cut out pictures and words from magazines to fill them in with and the pictures and words represent who they think they are...source
first days of school - Your first day, week, 2-3 weeks, should focus on classroom routines, getting to know one another and doing some basic skills work so that you can get to see where they are as far as printing, counting, knowing their letters, etc., I do not worry too much about seat work during this beginning time...source
first days of school - I teach first and I agree teaching routines and rules are very necessary. However, I also want my children to want to come back to school the next day and the next, etc. In the past I have focused on rules and routines and quality of work as well as getting to know everyone. I read a lot of stories. This year I will...source
first few day ideas - My 1st graders always bring in a box of kleenex-if yours do as well, then have them sit in a circle w/all the boxes in the middle. Tell them you are going to sort them (put them into groups) and see if anyone can figure out why they are grouped the way they are. I usually do a couple different ways...source
first few days stuff - I always continue teaching the rules for the first week. 1. I give them scenarios (some are correct ways and some are incorrect) to act out for the class. The students have to tell if this was appropriate behavior or not. If not, they have to tell what they should have done. 2. I have them take a large sheet of white paper and fold it into fourths...source
Great First Day Stories - There are a couple of stories I like to read to my students on the first few days of school. The first one is "The Teacher From the Black Lagoon". The book is about a child who thinks his teacher, Mrs. Green, is a terrible green monster. We talk about the fears and expecatations my students bring with them to school...source
We Had a T-riffic Summer! -
Students love telling about their summer, so this gave them a creative way to do it! They were each given a construction paper shirt to draw and write about their summer. They were also given a piece of construction paper to create and cut out a flower for the bottom of the board. I put blue bulletin board up, painted a tree on each side, painted plant stems/leaves at the bottom, made grass at the bottom by shredding green bulletin board paper, and made cotton clouds at the top...source
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