Christina Cottongame

This is a fun activity that I do with my students every year on the first day of school. It lets them get up and move around the room and learn things about their new classmates. It also helps me get to know some unique things about my students and in the end, they learn that they have a lot in common with each other! It's a great motivator and community builder in your classroom. I've given an explanation of how I use this activity in my own class, right down to what I tell my kids what they