Teaching Idea of the Day
Teaching Idea of the Day: Get kids to engage in a physical activity, then focus on a picture and describe what they see. Follow that with...Read More
Coloring! It's cool nowadays!
https://yoprintables.com/ Kids love coloring. Why? It is a novelty to them because they no longer get to do it at home. This website has a ...Read More
Class closing and opening
hand 10 scrap pieces of paper out at random. Class knows that if they get a piece of paper they have to write a comment about the class topi...Read More
Funny Would You Rather Questions for Kids
1: Would you rather have to ride an elephant or a camel to school every day? 2: Would you rather have to drink everything from your ears or ...Read More
All About Me Posters
On the first day of school, I have my students draw and color their name on a large sheet of paper. They add things about themselves, includ...Read More
20 questions
Directions for 20 Questions Game Choose a Number : Decide on the number of questions to match the number of students in the class. Select th...Read More
1/True False Quiz
On the first day of school I give my new students a T/F quiz all about me. I have silly things in there like “I like to hang upside-down fro...Read More
Classroom Jobs
Classroom Jobs: 1. ________________ Absent Student helper 2. ________________ Attendance Taker 3. ...Read More
3 things about this summer
I will read out the items and kids will raise their hand if they did that particular thing. Then discussion ensuesRead More
Maintaining Student Engagement and Community Building
Maintaining Student Engagement and Community Building To foster student engagement, I implement constant polling and integrate student-cen...Read More
Sit or Stand Getting to Know You
In past years, I’ve had kids walk around the room and do surveys at the beginning of the year to get to know each other and start building a...Read More
see things from different perspectives
Which food is better: pizza or tacos? Would you rather go on a hike or to a movie? What skill is more valuable: creativity or logic? Which i...Read More
5 word story
Storytelling Activity Directions Form a Circle or List : If possible, arrange students in a circle. If at desks, list names on the board to ...Read More
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