2. Share some good first-day activities you have observed or heard about.
The first day is the prime time to introduce yourself to the kids through a powerpoint presentation and/or a bulletin board about yourself. Students love to get to know more about their teacher! It is also a great day for everyone to learn their classmates' names. You can do this by playing a name-learning song game where one student will put another student's name in the song, and that student gets to put someone else's name in the song until everyone has been named. The first day is also the perfect time to practice routines and introduce the school rules.
4. Design three non-threatening introductory activities for students of various ages.
1) Students can draw a self-portrait of themselves, including something of interest to them. Hang them on a bulletin board in the classroom so students can get to know each other better.
2) Design a scavenger hunt activity where students look for things in the classroom like the pencil sharpener, trash can, bathroom pass, posters of rules, class pet, classroom mailboxes, etc. Place a letter on each thing in the scavenger hunt and have the students unscramble the letter for a secret message. If you have the students work in groups, they get to know each other as they do this fun activity.
3) Play "Snowball." Ask students take out three pieces of paper and write something about themselves on each piece. Then, have them crumple up the paper into a ball and stand on opposing sides of the room. When the teacher says, "Snowball!" everyone throws their balls of paper across the room. Each person picks up three new balls of paper and sits down. The teacher calls on students to read what is written on their paper and the class tries to guess who wrote it. This is a fun way to learn something new about other classmates.
The first day is the prime time to introduce yourself to the kids through a powerpoint presentation and/or a bulletin board about yourself. Students love to get to know more about their teacher! It is also a great day for everyone to learn their classmates' names. You can do this by playing a name-learning song game where one student will put another student's name in the song, and that student gets to put someone else's name in the song until everyone has been named. The first day is also the perfect time to practice routines and introduce the school rules.
4. Design three non-threatening introductory activities for students of various ages.
1) Students can draw a self-portrait of themselves, including something of interest to them. Hang them on a bulletin board in the classroom so students can get to know each other better.
2) Design a scavenger hunt activity where students look for things in the classroom like the pencil sharpener, trash can, bathroom pass, posters of rules, class pet, classroom mailboxes, etc. Place a letter on each thing in the scavenger hunt and have the students unscramble the letter for a secret message. If you have the students work in groups, they get to know each other as they do this fun activity.
3) Play "Snowball." Ask students take out three pieces of paper and write something about themselves on each piece. Then, have them crumple up the paper into a ball and stand on opposing sides of the room. When the teacher says, "Snowball!" everyone throws their balls of paper across the room. Each person picks up three new balls of paper and sits down. The teacher calls on students to read what is written on their paper and the class tries to guess who wrote it. This is a fun way to learn something new about other classmates.
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