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__1st Day Schedule __
7:30-7:50 Students Arrival 7:50-8:10 First Day Speech/Introduction of Myself 8:10-8:40 "Get to Know You" Game (Beach ball with variety of questions on the ball and whatever question the student's thumb lands on they answer it aloud) 8:40-9:10 Read //First Day Jitters// by Julie Danneberg and do activity where the students write or draw about how they got ready for the first day of school 9:10-9:30 Classroom Procedures and Rules 9:30-9:45 Snack and Bathroom Break 9:45-10:00 School Tour 10:00-11:00- Free Centers 11:00-11:35- Lunch 11:35-12:05 Recess 12:05-12:45 Take pictures for the Time Capsule Activity 12:45-1:30 Play Educational Game in teams on the Smartboard 1:30-2:10 Time Capsule Activity [| http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3340] 2:10-2:30 Clean up and Pack up 2:30 Dismissal