Be a School Expert! {Beginning of the Year Activities}

This school packet was designed to help you create a safe classroom environment that encourages students to be respectful, try their best, and have fun! Many of the activities in this packet can be done as a whole group, in small group, in pairs, or independently. I encourage you to have your students act out different scenarios and take part in meaningful discussions.  In this packet, you will find:• BEGINNING OF THE YEAR CHECKLIST The beginning of the year craziness can be a bit overwhelming. To help alleviate some of the stress, I made a checklist of common rules and expectations that are often gone over during the first few weeks of school. Just simply check each rule/expectation as you model it in your classroom. • LETTER FROM PRINCIPAL SKEETER Principal Skeeter is opening a new school, Klickitat Elementary. The principal and teachers at Klickitat are eager to begin a new school year, but they’ve forgotten one very important thing: RULES FOR THE SCHOOL! Mr. Skeeter writes a letter