Comments on: Getting Ready for the First Day of School http://adrianbruce.com/teacher-toolbox/getting-ready-for-the-first-day-of-school/ What's new @ www.adrianbruce.com Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:33:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jaymie http://adrianbruce.com/teacher-toolbox/getting-ready-for-the-first-day-of-school/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Jaymie Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:57:00 +0000 http://adrianbruce.com/teacher-toolbox/?p=241#comment-484 Every year I have students create "me bags". They don't necessarily have to be bags. The idea is to have students find a "container" at home and fill it with items that will tell their classmates about them. One student was a drummer, so he put his items in a snare drum. One girl used a shoe box and decorated it too. I included an ice cream scoop in mine because I love ice cream. Some include pictures, souvenires, or even books. It's all about personal preference. I like the idea of a personal poem. Anything to get kids writing and having fun doing it! It would also be a great bulletin board idea. Another project we do to start the year is make a classroom puzzle. I give each student a sturdy cardboard puzzle piece and then they decorate them for our bulletin board which read "we all fit in". The students love displaying their pieces in the hallway. PS I am very new to blogging so I hope these ideas are helpful. Good luck to everyone! :) Every year I have students create “me bags”. They don’t necessarily have to be bags. The idea is to have students find a “container” at home and fill it with items that will tell their classmates about them. One student was a drummer, so he put his items in a snare drum. One girl used a shoe box and decorated it too. I included an ice cream scoop in mine because I love ice cream. Some include pictures, souvenires, or even books. It’s all about personal preference. I like the idea of a personal poem. Anything to get kids writing and having fun doing it! It would also be a great bulletin board idea.

Another project we do to start the year is make a classroom puzzle. I give each student a sturdy cardboard puzzle piece and then they decorate them for our bulletin board which read “we all fit in”. The students love displaying their pieces in the hallway.

PS I am very new to blogging so I hope these ideas are helpful. Good luck to everyone! :)

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