I am a first grade teacher. What are some of the activities that are used during the first weeks of school?

Here's mine. I adapted it from a book I bought in my first year teaching, but it fits my needs quite well.

PS - The Great Fifth Grade Adventure (mentioned toward the end of the survey) is a field trip we take in the spring.

I teach 5th grade and use this survey to learn about my students' history with independent reading and Accelerated Reader.

Thank you. I'm glad you found it useful!!

Here's what I use every year.

I love all of the different parent forms. I guess this means I willa be updaing mine

Your site is great and the forms are fantastic!

I used this for the first time last year. I loved all the helpful info I got from the parents!

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This is using print shop. I tried to upload it with adobe, but the file must be too big.

Your child’s name:

1. What are your child’s strengths?
2. What do you feel is most important for your child to work on this year in school?
3. What are your child’s interests?
4. Is there any other information you feel I should know to better understand and help your child have a successful year?

Here's mine! Enjoy!

Thanks! I really like your info sheet. I have one that I used last year, but your's has some stuff that I hadn't thought about. I always get the neatest stuff here!!

http://www.msjensenclass.com/Teacher...ated_forms.htm

My absolute favorite is "In a Million Words or Less" - you get so much info usually on these.

Thanks Jourdansmom! I like your parent survey.

Here is my parent sheet. I save them and refer to them throughout the year to be sure I am connecting with student interests. Feel free to use!

I have my parents complete one on their child. It is very interesting, and can tell you right away who is involved. I learned a lot from these last year!

Here are the questions:

1. What are your child's major interests?
2. What are your child's strongest academic subjects?
3. What are you child's weakest academic subjects?
4. Which reading skill(s) would you like to see strengthened?
5. Which math skill(s) would you like to see strengthened?
6. Which writing skill(s) would you like to see strengthened?
7. Which study skill(s) would you like to see strengthened?
8. What should be your child's three main academic goals for the first nine weeks?
9. When your child receives a gift that needs to be assembled, does he read the directions first, or does he dive right in and try to figure it out as he goes?
10. Is you child more apt to complete a three-step direction if you simply give him oral instructions, or do you need to write the instructions for your child?
11. Would your child rather watch television or play outside?
12. Does your child prefer listening to music or reading a book?
13. If your child could choose the subjects he studied in school, what would he choose?
14. Which would your child prefer to do: write a story, read a story, or act out a story?
15. Would your child rather make a craft after hearing the directions, reading the directions, or watching someone make a sample?
16. Do you read to your child? If so, how often?
17. If you do read to your child, is it done on a school night, during the week, or both?

Please share your beginning-of-the-year parent surveys/information sheets!