First Day Activity for Students...Photo Prop Booth

I struggled with coming up with a first day activity for my students this year.  It's looking like I will have 30 students, and I really wanted to do something fun.  It finally struck me during my 2 year-old niece's birthday party.... A PHOTO BOOTH.

So, I thought that I would create a bulletin board that looks like a theater-style stage. Students will choose some props on the first day that represent who they are, and I will take their pictures.  They will do a little writing activity or create a headline for their picture, and I will hang them up.  This will be a fun way for them to introduce themselves to me and their classmates.

So, I spent a lot of time finding FREE photo booth props online (thanks Pinterest and Google).  There were tons of great ones out there.  I was able to download and print them on card stock and laminate them.  Thankfully I have an amazing husband who helped me cut them all out. 

Then, I created the bulletin board, which wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be.  I used the large rolls of paper that come on a cart.  Here is the bulletin board (pre-photos).

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Back to School Student and Parent Surveys

There's so much to do this time of year if you're a teacher.  Many of you have already gone back to school, and many of us will be heading back very soon.  One thing that is important to every teacher who I've ever met is getting to know their students' interests inside and outside of school and what they like to learn about.  That's what this post will hopefully help with. 

These are back to school surveys for students and parents (separate).  Although the pictures show 5th Grade, the actual product that I created to share includes pages for 3rd-6th grades.  I also took out my name, but left it in the pictures to show you what they look like.  Click here to get the student surveys and here to get parents surveys for FREE!!!!  Please let me know what you think of them.  Happy School Year!

Student Survey

 

 

Parent Survey