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Animal Introductions
On the first day of school, I pass out animal stickers to the students. I make sure that the stickers are given out in pairs so that they can be matched. The students need to find the other person in ...
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Biography Poems
I use a biography poem to get to know my students. I ask my students to write a biography poem based on themselves. On the handout given to them, I create an example about myself so that the students ...
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Birthday Cards
I have my students get to know each other by making birthday cards. They sit in groups and design a card for the person across from them. They have to find out what hobbies that person enjoys, books t...
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Can Do Challenge
Here is a fun way to help students overcome 'I can't do it' thinking. While students are sitting at their desks, tell them to: 1) Lift your right foot off the floor and make clockwise circles. 2) Now,...
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Can We Talk?
Ms. Parson’s students interview each other on the first day of school. She divides them up by their birthdays so friends don’t pair up together. Read more about her classroom interview process and the bulletin board she creates with her mini reporters.
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Class Autobiographies
This tip is something I saw done for a fellow student teacher. The host teacher put together a class autobiographical notebook to give to the student teacher on her first day. The notebook contained a...
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Creative Grouping
My students participate in many small groups throughout the semester. To learn to work in groups made up of different personalities, intellects, philosophies and learning styles, I divide the groups u...
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Family Maps
Ms. Shogren puts her students on the map! Read about how she breaks the ice at the start of school by marking where her students traveled during the summer or where their family members live on a large map.
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First Week in Kindergarten
The first week of school, I give my students a gingerbread man nametag to wear. The nametag corresponds to the bulletin board outside my classroom door. This enables the students to easily find their ...
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Five Ideas for Reaching ELL Students
Here are some ideas for working with English Language Learner students: 1) Get all of the picture dictionaries you can get your hands on, Richard Scarry books are especially good. Does he know any Eng...
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