First Day Poem

[alleazer]

Before I joined, I read a poem from the teacher to the students with a bag of "goodies". Can anyone help me here? It started something like...Welcome to 3rd grade! Here is a bag of goodies...a big eraser is for the mistakes we'll make...

I am not really sure about the above, but it was something like that. I like to give my students something fun and useful at the beginning of the school year.:eek:

[KristenV]

I know what you're talking about... I'll have to search the web and see if I can run across it... I'm wanting to make a welcome packet for each one of my students and that would be a great idea... what else are you doing for the first days of school? I'm looking for good ice-breaker ideas!

[alleazer]

They receive a sucker with a placement card one it (so they know wehre to sit). This year I and into planets (I work in table groups, so each table is a planet). Last year we worked on continents, so each table was a continent. This is a quick and easy way to teach something without teaching it. I put a star pencil (because they are stars), a big eraser, crayons* (to color the world with) *Walmart has them for 20 cents this week. It seems every year I find something different to put in the box/bag of goodies.

I usually do a "Class Bingo". I make a 5 x 5 grid and place different things on it...who speaks another language...who has a sister (brother). I also like to have the students take a head silhouette and draw what they thinks makes them unique. They then have a writing lesson to write what makes them unique. I also have a "My Favorite Things" sheet for them to fill in an return for their file. I return the completed sheet on the last day of school. They generally get a kick out of it.

Also, I do a classification/sorting with shoes on Friday. If you want more directions with the shoes and you want a copy of the grid, my email is alleazer@okcps.org. I'll be happy to share what I have.

[BST_TCH]

I think what you are thinking of is called a survival kit. Here is a website with many neat ideas that I ran across hope it helps!


www.teachingheart.net/backtosurvive.html

Hope it helps!

[soflgal]

Welcome Kit

Here is a "Welcome Kit" that will win the hearts of children and parents!

• cotton ball
• Hershey's kiss
• sticker
• rubber band
• penny
• tissue
• gold star
• toothpick
• band aid
• gold thread
• eraser
• Life Saver
Place the items listed above in a gift sack or zip bag along with the note below:









"Welcome to your new classroom. Each item in this bag has a special meaning for you!"

• The cotton ball is to remind you that this room is full of kind words and warm feelings.
• The chocolate kiss is to remind you that I care about you.
• The sticker is to remind you that we will all need to stick together and help each other.
• The rubber band is to remind you to hug someone.
• The penny is to remind you that you are valuable and special.
• The tissue is to remind you to help dry someone's tears.
• The star is to remind you to shine and always try your best.
• The toothpick is to remind you to "pick out" the good qualities in your classmates and yourself!
• The bandage is to remind you to heal hurt feelings in your friends and yourself.
• The gold thread is to remind you that friendship ties our hearts together.
• The eraser is to remind you that everyone makes mistakes, and that is okay.
• The Life Saver is to remind you that you can come to me if you need someone to help you.

[nancyosu]

Is there one without candy? We cannot give out things of minimal nutritional value basically nothing that is fun.:( I would love to do something like that if there is something you can substitute for the candy. That is a great idea!

[alleazer]

Thanks for the ideas!

[teach1027]

what a great idea. I am going to use it with my class.