September Resources

It's the first week of school and you are anxious to meet your students and begin the school year. You are looking for great lesson plans and ideas to get everyone off to a good start. This web site for you! Here you will find links to great sites to help you and your students begin the school year in style:

Autumn Handout - Create your own handout for any subject in Microsoft Word.
There Is Only One First Day of School - This is a reprint of an article by Harry and Rosemary Wong. Contains valuable information about the seven things students want to know when they first meet their teacher.
5-Minute Fillers: Volume 14 - Quick activities when you have five minutes to spare - What I Learned Today - builds reflection and writing (journaling) skills; Wheeling Words - builds spelling and vocabulary skills; Vocabulary Memory Game - builds vocabulary and memory skills; PixPuzzles. Check back weekly for more ideas!
5 Minute Fillers: Volume 15 - Details! Details! -builds skills such as following directions and describing details; I Dig It! - builds creativity skills; Think It Through! - builds critical thinking skills; Analogy Puzzles.
Great Books Get School Off to a Great Start! - Reading aloud to students is an important activity. Read about some teachers' favorite read-aloud books.Click here for additional information about the titles referenced in the article and for a few other titles that might make entertaining reading.
Back at School? Don't Forget to Hinky-Pinky! - What do you call a simple, fun, creative, useful multidisciplinary back-to-school icebreaker activity for all grade levels? A hinky-pinky! And they make a great display for "Meet the Teacher" evening!"