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Get to know you bags

I supply a white paper bag for them to fill with five items that will tell the class a little about them. They fill the bags with pictures, magnets, small stuffed toys, medals, past report cards, awards, etc. Throughout the first day each student will share what’s in their bag and why.

Back to School Back Pack

After the students have arrived, we sit together on the floor to get to know each other.

Autobiography Poem

he first day of school I tell my students that their first assignment will be to write a poem. I usually hears moans and groans at this point, especially since I teach Math. I say that this will be the easiest poem they have ever written because it will be about themselves.

The Art of Me

Students create a work of art that expresses the most important things they want others to know about them.

Going Back to School Can Be Expensive!

In this homework activity, parents help students figure the costs of going back to school.