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Fabulous First-Day Ideas

Primary- and intermediate-level teachers offer suggestions for first-day-of-school lesson planning

First Week Lesson Plans

Teach behavior system & signal- Get to know students – Organize class supplies and student desks – Describe class jobs

“All About Me” Scrapbooks

This project will allow the students a creative avenue for introducing themselves to me (the teacher) and some of their classmates who may not know them.

Dear ME

The first day of school is tough and this gets the students talking, sharing and writing.

Three Truths and a Fib

Each student is given an index card and instructed to write down 3 things that are true about them, and one that is false, or a fib. They can write anything they want, but encourage them to brainstorm ideas that may be tricky for others to figure out.