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Lesson Plans - 8th Grade

Fabulous First-Day Ideas

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

“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.

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.

Mapping Your Identity: A Back-to-School Ice Breaker

How can students create identity maps to introduce themselves to their peers?

Erase It! Acid Rain

Students learn what causes acid rain and understand the harmful affects it has.