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Building Community in the Classroom
Students build a sense of community within the classroom. In this community lesson students create individual pieces of a puzzle that when put together represent the community within their classroom. The central piece is "community".
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Kindergarten Scavenger Hunt
Students participate in a scavenger hunt. In this icebreaker lesson, students are given Scavenger Hunt Sheets and search their new classroom for the objects.
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"All About Me Book" Lesson Plan
First graders study their teacher. In this first day of school activity, 1st graders listen to a book created by the teacher that details the characteristics of the teacher (likes, dislikes, who he/she is, where he/she lives, etc). They...
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My Goals
In this first day of school activity instructional activity, students discover what a goal is and then record their goals for the coming school year on the 8 provided lines.
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My First Day of School
In this first day of school learning exercise, students draw a picture to illustrate what they did on the first day of school. Students enhance their drawing skills with the activity.