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Lesson Plans - Kindergarten

Creating Class Rules: A Beginning to Creating Community

This activity encourages students to become contributing, consensus-building members of their classrooms.

A Getting-Acquainted Activity Using My Teacher’s Secret Life

Children thrive in an environment where they are active participants in their learning. Working at home with their parents, students draw glimpses of their personal lives on a planning sheet, and use it in the class to create stapleless books about their lives that they then share with their classmates.

Assembly Themes

The following are Welcome Back Assembly themes that I have used for an elementary school (grades K-8).

Personalized Backpack Tags

This is a really fun way to carry around permanent pictures of your child and their best friend, or a way to display their favorite cartoon character.

Peekaboo Apple Paper Plate

Kids will love this colorful back-to-school craft. Make a bright red apple with a friendly worm that pokes through to say hello!