Washington Education Association
Preparing a More Useful Sub Plan for Your Substitute Teacher
Make your substitute's life easier by using the prompts on a one-page resource to a craft a profile of your classes and your daily routines. A great-first page for a substitute teacher folder.
TES Global
Tes: Fall Activities: All About Me
[Free Registration/Login Required] At the beginning of the year, early childhood students will share information about themselves. Students will complete various activities during this "All About Me" thematic unit.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Getting to Know You Bags
It is very important to build a class community where all students feel valued and safe. This activity will do just that and you will address the Common Core speaking and listening standards. Students will get to know each by discussing...
ABCya
Ab Cya: All About Me
All About Me is a great first day of school activity! Kids will answer different questions about themselves through a step-by-step process. When completed the answers will be displayed in a fun layout. The final product can be saved or...
Other
Silicon Valley Art Museum: All About Me: Self Portrait Lesson
The Silicon Valley Art Museum presents this printable pdf activity "All about Me: Self-Portrait Lesson", which guides students through the creation of their own self-portrait with a little bit of art history mixed in.
Free Reading
Free Reading: Name Game, a Phoneme Substitution
A quick activity to reinforce the students' ability to recognize different sounds. When calling children to line up or go to lunch, substitute the letter or sound of the day for the first letter of the child's name. Till, Tuzy, Tob, and...
Other
Virginia Career View: A Book About Me 1
Use a virtual pencil to write or draw likes, talents, and skills. Then print the activity when finished.
Other
Virginia Career View: A Book About Me 2
Use a virtual pencil to write or draw likes, talents, and skills. Then print the activity when finished.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Getting to Know You
The young scholars will go on an in-school scavenger hunt to get to know the many kinds of people that make up an elementary school community. They will work in small groups and use digital cameras to take pictures of the workers they...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Playing Name Bingo With
Contains plans for two lessons of get-to-know-you activities that use a Name Bingo Game to help learners break the ice with each other. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to sites used in the...
Other
How Do You play.net: How to Play Icebreaker Pictionary
Instructions for how to set up and play the game Icebreaker Pictionary. The game is designed to help students get to know one another better.
Other
Cape Breton Victoria: First Day of School Activities
Are you looking for some creative activities to get to know your students on the first day of class? This site has compiled a list of great activities, icebreakers, and team-building games to get your classes off on the right foot.
Starfall
Starfall: All About Me!
Use this interactive site for a fun way to use picture clues to help recognize words. Two of the activities are available for free.
Other
Multicultural Awareness Respect Activity
A brief article suggesting a "getting to know you" activity. Discusses the different aspects of respect and learning from our differences. SL.9-10.1d Possitive Communication Stratagies
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Crafting Themed Poetry Collections
Contains back-to-school poetry instructional activity ideas that ask students to write poems in order to get to know each other. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites...
Other
How Do You play.net: How to Play People Bingo Icebreaker
Instructions for how to play the icebreaker activity People Bingo. The game uses bingo cards that list interesting facts about people. Students must collect signatures of peers who fulfill the facts listed in the sqaures until they have...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Back to School Collection
Get ready for the start of school with some of our favorite back-to-school resources! This collection features activities and video resources to help students get to know each other and their new school routines, and lesson plans to help...
A to Z Teacher Stuff
First Days of School Activities
Several tips for teachers to try during the beginning days of the school year to get things off to a smooth start.
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: What You Need to Know About Immigration Reform
Interpret graphs showing changes over time in the percentage of foreign-born US residents and in annual deportations in this interactive from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students use the interactive and look at how...
Scholastic
Scholastic Instructor: Super Skeletons
Learn more about the bones that make up your internal framework. This site provides learning opportunities through games, experiments, activities, and songs.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: First Week of School, Day 1
Sixth graders will learn about each other from a toilet paper activity.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Simple Ways to Encourage Learning
This site offers several simple ways to encourage learning in your child.
Curated OER
Multicultural Awareness Respect Activity
A brief article suggesting a "getting to know you" activity. Discusses the different aspects of respect and learning from our differences.
AdLit
Ad lit.org: Reading Discussion Guide: Now You See Her by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Hope Shay's life is about acting. Her parents have supported and promoted her talents since she was a little girl. From community theater, dinner theater, and commercials to auditions around the country and finally a place at a...