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Featured Lesson Plans: Kick-off Activities

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Unique activities to kick off the new school year, tested on real students and shared by teachers in the Teachers.Net Lesson Bank! To start, get out a roll of toilet paper…

Toilet Paper Icebreaker

An interesting way to motivate kids to introduce themselves.

Game. Level: Middle
Posted by Tina
East Ave Middle, Livermore, CA
Materials Required: Roll of toilet paper

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/3780.html

Kick off English activity

A great way to introduce the idea of poetry as applicable to students’ lives.

Literature. Level: Senior
Posted by R Hardy
Dreher High School , Columbia, SC
Materials Required: Poetry Anthologies

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1615.html

Ways to Kick Off the New Year

A collection of teachers’ favorite ways to kick-off a new school year.

Level: all
Posted by Jody Trimble
Bret Harte Elementary, Burbank, CA

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1789.html

Literature, level: Elementary

Posted by Shelley

Ideas for use with the book, The Best School Year ever, compiled from Teachers.Net

Books & Literature Chatboard

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/528.html

Beginning the Year (for teachers)

An activity to use with teachers near the beginning of a school year.
Posted by Cindy Flesher
Centerville Elementary School, Centerville, GA
Materials Required: Book: Mrs. Spitzer’s Garden, by Edith Pattou, daffodil and tulip bulbs

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2662.html

Getting to know each other

Writing prompts that will help older students reflect and open up to new teachers and peers.

Level: Senior
Posted by Rose
Canada

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/563.html