
My Favorite Activities for the First Week of School
​I love the first week of school. I am excited, the kids are excited and everything is new. It is a chance for everyone to start fresh. The first week of school is a great time to build a classroom community, practice routines and procedures and just help everyone get to know each other better.
Below I have listed a few of my favorite activities to do with my class at the beginning of the school year. These activities are easy and fun but they give me a structured way to p

3 Back to School Icebreaker Games
I love playing Ice Breaker Games at the beginning of the year. It is so fun to see my students starting to get to know each other and develop relationships that are going to last the rest of the year. However, when I was looking for Ice Breaker Games to play with my firsties many of the games were too complicated or involved too much writing. So, I developed a list of three Ice Breaker Games that are easy and fun for young students. As an added bonus they require very few