Spotlights

Well, I'm kind of stuck on First-day stuff so here is some ideas for spotlights that you can have the kids make. Of course, these can be used throughout the year. The sunflower spotlight would be a good one for the first day for everyone to make at the same time and then share them. The other spotlight is probably better to give to 1 student a week or something.

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2 Truths 1 Lie

Classic getting to know you game for pretty much any grade (except maybe the younger grades like kindergarten or first grade). It's even good for high school students!

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I am...

So this a getting to know you thing that you could have the kids make then share with the class. It is probably for grades that are slightly higher (probably grades 3-6). First graders may not be able to come up with many things that they are, but it could be tweaked so that they don't have to write as many things, like in the picture. I think that this is a really good because it not only helps the kids to be able to to learn more about each other, I think it helps them to learn more about themselves because they really have to think about what they are not just what they like.

Me in a Nutshell

This is a fun way to help your kids find out a little bit more about each other. Plus, it lets them be creative and gives the other kids of visual way of learning about another student.

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