There is so much excitement surrounding the first week of school! It's such an important time to build relationships, go over routines, set expectations and begin learning together! These llama inspired activities will make your first week of school a whole LLAMA fun! Be sure to download the Free Llama Printable here!
I always make an effort to have a back to school gift for my students with a note attached about how excited I am for our year together! These llamas are absolutely adorable and you can download the gift tags for free here. Just use some baker's twine to attach the tag to the llama. These are perfect to hand out on the first day of school or if you have a meet the teacher night before the year begins!
Shop It
I like to fill our first week of school with lots of hands-on learning! Directed drawings are a great way to integrate art into the classroom! They are also great for listening and following directions—two skills that are important to discuss and practice the first week of school. Students enjoy doing these and I always love how they all turn out so uniquely, even though we are drawing the same thing. You can get the directions for free and read more about how to do the Llama Directed Drawing here.
Make the Project
There are so many exciting things that happen during the first week of school! This Llama Writing Craft is a fun way to celebrate all of the great things you did together in your classroom. You can learn more about this llama craft and grab the writing printable for grades Kindergarten - 6thgrade for free here.
Make the Project
School is a LLAMA fun and so is this llama inspired farmhouse style bulletin board! I am a big fan of the shiplap bulletin board paper and chalkboard borders! You can make the board before school starts and then add the llama writing craft afterwards. I love making bulletin boards that display student's work. Read all of the details about how to make your own "School is a LLAMA Fun!" Bulletin Board Here!
Make the Project
It's so important for students to get up and moving, especially during that first week of school. My first graders and I are a huge fan of GoNoodle and this Llama Brain Break is so much fun! If you're looking for more classroom brain break ideas, be sure to check out five of our favorite brain breaks Here!
Try the Brain Break
I believe it is so important to read aloud to our kids all year long, but I especially like to pick out some extra special books for our first week together! I enjoy introducing my kids to great series, and these Llama Llama books are always a hit. The themes of the Llama Llama books allow us to have great conversations about families, sharing, friendship and school as we get to know each other and build relationships in our classroom!
See the Books