The first day of school is so exciting! The kids are full of energy, ready to see their friends, and share lots of stories. Of course the first day of school also brings with it a lot of listening of routines, procedures, and expectations. I do my best to alternate all of the the listening with fun activities to get the kids using their new supplies and provide opportunities to visit and get to know new classmates. Pictured below is an art activity to go along with the book "My Many Colored Days" by Dr. Seuss. The book describes many different feelings that we can all relate to on different days. The idea for this art project was found at: http://teachkidsart.blogspot.com/2009_08_01_archive.html.
Some of the other activities of the day included surveying our teachers about their eye colors and then making a bar graph of the results. We found that 5 of our teachers surveyed have blue eyes! We also started a social studies unit on maps by talking about the purpose of maps, what kinds of maps there are, and when we use maps. We're off to a great start!
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