Not sure what to do the first week of school in kindergarten and first grade? Here are some fun and simple ideas!

Fun and engaging ideas to get to know your students at the beginning of the school year. Build a strong classroom community with these free resources.

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Between teaching routines, testing, testing and more testing, it is also important to have fun and get to know your new students! Because I start the school year with students of all levels, including ELLs,

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I can’t say I’m a big fan of icebreakers myself, at least the get-to-know-you type. Students may be grouped in a different way from the previous year, and there are always new students to the schoo…

The first week of school can be a daunting time. Not only are you getting a brand new group of students that you need to get to know, you are dealing with paperwork, classroom organization and management issues, AND your specials usually haven't started yet. This means that getting into a routine can be T.O.U.G.H. I have five activities that can help make that time a little bit easier.

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Finding the right first day of school activity is hard. This activity is memorable and gives kids a chance to tell their hopes for the year.