Making It A First Day to Remember by Todd Schmidt, Ed.D. https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017 What are some fun activities you can do on the first day to get students engaged and excited about the upcoming school year? en-us 2017-08-20 16:31:54 UTC 2023-06-26 21:39:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Teampedia tsschmidty https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/181765366 Here is a website with a whole bunch of collaborative icebreaker challenges]]> 2017-08-20 17:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/181765366 Marshmallow Challenge tsschmidty https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/181765385 A great activity where students compete in teams to create the largest free-standing tower using dry spaghetti and marshmallows (the marshmallow has to be at the top of the structure!]]> 2017-08-20 17:28:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/181765385 STEAM Team Building tsschmidty https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/181765758 A whole bunch of really cool activities that combine team-building and STEAM!]]> 2017-08-20 17:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/181765758 "Doh" be shy https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182736649 I want them to be creative and this is an idea I'm considering, using the mini tubs of play doh (comes in a bag of 80 on Amazon).]]> 2017-08-25 04:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182736649 The Cup Challenge owalls https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182913312 http://www.rundesroom.com/2015/06/introducing-student-led-classroom.html]]> 2017-08-26 00:25:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182913312 BreakoutEDU - Teamwork https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182947404 The class will be divided into teams to solve different challenges. Some require the assistance of one group in order for another group to finish their puzzle. Incorporates all 4 Cs. ]]> 2017-08-26 20:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182947404 Icebreakers That Rock by: Jennifer Gonzalez https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182948401
The following are ideas we can do during the first week that are not “cheesy” or won’t embarrass students and help them recognize things they have in common. 

Have students line up:
*alphabetical order by first or last name
*same color of eyes
*methods of getting to school (bus, walk, or car)
*birthday months & date starting with Jan. 

]]> 2017-08-26 20:43:48 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182948401 https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182948461 2017-08-26 20:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182948461 https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182983639 2017-08-27 16:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182983639 First Day Activities: https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182984288 *"Find a Friend" person scavenger hunt- highlights different interests that students have
*A lot of Energizers that are active for students but, showing unique qualities of students- use "Just like Me!"
*Brain Breaks/Go Noddle 
*Read Aloud A Bad Case of the Stripes, after creating class chain
*Talking about what students are excited to learn about this year- hear their expectations (post-its/chart)]]> 2017-08-27 17:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/182984288 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMGCDrk3nqQ https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/183014082 First Day Jitters is a book about the first day of school, but there's a twist at the end. The main character, Sarah, is actually the teacher, who is suffering from first day jitters. Very cute story.]]> 2017-08-28 01:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/183014082 https://www.thoughtco.com/class-meetings-responsible-ethical-student-behavior-2081548 https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/183014383 What is Community Circle?

]]> 2017-08-28 01:06:01 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/183014383 http://minds-in-bloom.com/back-to-school-snowball-fig/ https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/183014531 This is a first day getting-to-know-you snowball fight.

]]> 2017-08-28 01:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/183014531 Mind Field or Land Mines https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/183017827 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er92AWG3Ho4]]> 2017-08-28 01:36:45 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/183017827 Activities for the first day: https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/183087605 *Parachute game
*Classroom scavenger hunt
*Introduce Robot Dash to students and have students work in teams of 2 to complete the maze.

]]> 2017-08-28 12:21:38 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/183087605 First Day Activities: https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/183322236 *Music/Movement*
-Whose got the bean bag: students pass the bean bag until the music stops the students will say who is holding the bean bag. 
-Color Hop: use chalk and draw various colored circles in a circle the student will hop to each color until the music stops they will say the color they are standing on. Can do with color, shapes, number, words, etc. 
-Scavenger hunt: color, shapes, letters, numbers that are hidden around the room. ]]> 2017-08-29 07:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/183322236 First Days of School Activities - Ryan O'Donnell ltung https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/372289808 https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1vOsD2DM0cBwPifkQFT663o8rcRdVjOjXlFY5taOjTbg/preview]]> 2019-07-25 15:08:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tsschmidty/firstdayHVE2017/wish/372289808