Subject: Beginning of the Year

Skills: Partner Work Interviewing Listening & Speaking Writing

Description: Time for the class to get to know their new friends for the year! This can be done virtually using the printable PDF or using the Google slides version. Students will interview a new friend in the class and create a newspaper page to tell all about their partner.

Skills: Speaking and Listening Getting to know you/class building

Description: Introduce yourself to your students with this fun editable Jeopardy game. Great digital resources for the beginning of the year. Can be used virtually or in person.

Skills: Speaking and Listening Class Building

Description: This year instead of having your students do the typical "find someone who" grid activity, play this Jeopardy game that has facts about each of your students. It will be a fun way for students to get to know their new classmates. This is a digital resource and can be done virtually with your students or in person.

Skills: Social Studies - community Beginning of Year- class building activity Listening & Speaking Writing/Reading/Social Emotional

Description: Begin building your "class family" by creating a keepsake class quilt. Adaptable for grades K-5. Students will learn about each other and connect their lives together with this activity. Can be done virtually or in person. 

Skills: Listening & Speaking Getting to Know You/Class Building Writing/Reading/Social Studies

Description: The beginning of the year is all about learning about your classmates to foster a class community. Help your students to share about their families and learn about their classmates' families with this family tree activity. Adaptable for grades K-5.  

Skills: Listening & Speaking Class Building

Description: Great back to school activity to build classroom community. Help students learn about their fellow classmates using this "All About Me" BINGO game. **This activity can be done virtually or in person.