Starring Me!
This is what I use for my Star Student in the beginning of the year. Students have a chance each week to share about themselves. They can draw a self-portrait of themselves and then fill in the blanks to help them share about themselves. They are also allowed to bring in one item from home that they would like to share. I would have one student share per week and post their "Starring Me!" page for everyone to see!
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name_glyphs.pdf | |
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"Me!" Bags:
This is a fun and creative get-to-know-you activity for students to do in the beginning of the year. Give students either a paper bag or have them bring in a gift bag from home. They can decorate the outside of their bag by drawing themselves, their home, their family, or their hobbies. Students will then take their bag home and bring it back with five items. The items must be able to fit in the bag, cannot be edible, and cannot spill. Choose students at random throughout the first few weeks to share their "Me!" bags. If you assign students certain days to share, they may forget to bring in their bag, so it might be best to select students at random (as long as they have brought their bag in).
PHOTOS COMING SOON!
PHOTOS COMING SOON!
me_bag_whats_in_the_sack_poem.pdf | |
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Find Someone Who...
This activity is great for the start of the year. Students normally come in very shy and nervous. This activity helps students move about the room and get to know many other students. First graders in the beginning of the year often are just beginning to read or only know their letter sounds, so this activity is best used with simple words and pictures. The 1st pdf below uses pictures and the 2nd pdf uses words only. This activity can also be modified for other topics throughout the year such as family, communities, maps, etc.
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feelingsbooklet1.pdf | |
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feelingsbooklet2.pdf | |
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feelingsbooklet3.pdf | |
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feelingsbooklet4.pdf | |
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feelingsbooklet5.pdf | |
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feelingsbooklet6.pdf | |
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feelingsbooklet7.pdf | |
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whoami....color.pdf | |
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Person Outline
The PDF's below can be used for many different activities. Students can color the outline to match themselves. These can be used especially for building a community in your classroom.
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This Is Me! - Fingerprinting
This is one of my favorite morning or center work for the beginning of the year. Students can get their creative juices flowing by using their fingerprint to create many self-images. Students will take various colors of washable paint and fingerprint a piece of paper. Then, once their paint dries, students can add to their prints by drawing and writing about them. For instance, a student may have fingerprints that say "I like to draw", "I like soccer", "I am happy", etc.
PDF coming soon of paint example with color!
PDF coming soon of paint example with color!
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All About Me - Lotus
The PDF below is called a lotus graphic organizer. Normally there is a statement or title in the middle rectangle. Students then have the option of drawing pictures about themselves and their likes/dislikes in the surrounding rectangles, or if they can, write words/phrases to go along with their drawings. I always encourage my students to give me quality work that is their best. Encouraging students to do so will turn out colorful and detailed lotuses.
STUDENT EXAMPLES COMING SOON!
STUDENT EXAMPLES COMING SOON!
allaboutme...lotus.pdf | |
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friendslotus.pdf | |
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A Picture of Me!
Students can draw a picture of themselves at the beginning of the year and then another at the end of the year. They then compare how much better they can draw and how much detail they add to their pictures at the end of the year.
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"I am special because..." - Lotus
Students can use this lotus to help them organize their thoughts of why they are special. Some students may just draw pictures, some may draw and write a word or two, and some may draw and write sentences.
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"I am special because..." - Class Book Page
Use this to create a class book of why each student is special. They can complete the sentence "I am special because..." and draw a picture of what makes them special.
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"All About Me!" - Partially Filled-in Lotus
Use this partially filled in lotus to help your students think about what some of their favorite things are (pets, food, toy, etc.).
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"What Makes Me Unique" - Lotus
Use this lotus to help students think about what makes them unique and special.
What Makes My Heart Happy - Mini-Lesson & Lotus
First, take a large red construction paper heart. Then say a few things that make your heart sad. Then allow students to share ideas of what makes them sad. Each time someone shares something, fold the heart. Keep going until you cannot fold it anymore. Then explain that this is what happens when we do or say things that make others sad. Do the same thing now, but with what makes your heart happy. Each time someone shares unfold the heart until it is back to the big heart shape.
Then, have students fill out the lotus about what makes their heart happy!
Then, have students fill out the lotus about what makes their heart happy!
whatmakesmeunique_lotus.pdf | |
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whatmakesmyhearthappy_lotus.pdf | |
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I can be a good friend by...
bubble_map_i_can_be_a_good_friend_by.pdf | |
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