Bathroom Key I have two laminated key shapes; one marked “Girls” and one marked “Boys”. When one of my students needs to use a bathroom key, he/she does not have to ask permission. The student takes the key and then lays it on top of his/her desk. The other students and I can see at…
Autobiography Poem The 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…
Collecting/Labeling supplies I give each child a permanent marker. We go through each item on the school supply list one at a time and they write their first name last initial on each supply (if it wasn’t done already). I collect notebooks, folders, one set at a time by calling their rows. I put them…
Printable pages in both color and black and white. Glue bottles with uppercase alphabet. You can download the PDF here: Color: Glue Bottle Alphabet Black and White: Glue Bottle Alphabet
Included in this activity are eye color cards, header card, eye color labels, and graphing sheet. Cards are designed for use in a pocket chart. Great for an All About Me theme or for use during Morning Meeting. Available below in both full-color and black and white. Color: Eye Color Graphing or Black and White:…
Included in this activity are shirt color cards, header card, shirt color labels, and graphing sheet. Cards are designed for use in a pocket chart. Great for an All About Me theme or for use during Morning Meeting. Available below in both full-color and black and white. Color: Shirt Color Graphing Black and White: Shirt…
First Day Hunt To familiarize students with the school and personnel, I take students on a hunt for a certain goodie (cookies, watermelon, etc.) around the school. Before school begins I hide the goodie somewhere on campus and write out clue cards. On the first day of kindergarten we read the clues which take us…
This book was originally available at The Learning Leap website. It has since gone offline but we have a copy of the book archived here. Find more activities for The Kissing Hand at Little Giraffes. You can download the PDF here: Chester Goes to School Printable Book
This goes with a first day of school activity found at Little Giraffes Teaching Ideas. This ball of playdough is here, Full of fun for you and me. With a few squeezes and rolls, What colors can we see? As we mold and shape today, Our school year starts with cheer. Together we’ll learn and…