Fun Morning Breakfast
Starting the day with something fun and out of the ordinary, can make the beginning of school exciting! I normally let Little Man pick what he wants, which could be donuts, pancakes/waffles with sprinkles, or like last year, he chose yogurt with m&m's. These are things he doesn't get to eat all the time, so it makes days like this special.
1st Day of School Picture
These are a normal activity for those starting school. My sister got a chalkboard sign this year for Little Man that I can't wait to use!
And speaking of pictures, I try to take a bunch of photos of what we did on the first day of school. When you look back, you'll see just how much progress your child has made. There's a picture I took of Little Man writing August in huge awkward letters at the beginning of the school year last year, and I love comparing it to how well he writes now!
At least 1 fun, hands on project or activity
My son loves all things arts and crafts, so this really helps set the tone for the rest of the school year. Whether it's a craft, Lego structure, or food creation, your kids will love 'learning' with their hands.
Some fun things we are doing on our first week of school (trying to do one of these around one a
day this week):
Layers of the Earth pudding cup for science
Lego American flag for history
Skip counting songs for Math
Mystery watercolor words for Spelling
(These are a couple of fun things we did on the first day of school last year and the year before-Apple sort and count in preschool, and dyeing material for Kindergarten-So fun!)
This is what we do, and I would love to hear what you do! Some other ideas include: not actually doing 'school' the first day, but maybe an about me or just do a fun activity, decorate folders or binders (we normally do this ahead of time), gift of school supplies or books (Little Man got 2 phonics readers for his first day of school, last year.
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