First Day Jitters Lesson

It's the first day of school and we all may have some 1st day jitters. Use this lesson to break the ice with your students on the first day of school!

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​First Day Jitters

Poll

Do you think teachers get nervous about the first day of school?

• Yes

• No

Look at the book cover "First Day Jitters" and make a few guesses what the story is about.

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​Make a prediction

Multiple Choice

How do you think the character feels?

• Excited

• Happy

• Nervous

• Angry

Dropdown

How can you tell?


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Select answer

Hotspot

What do you think the character is nervous about?

Option 1

​​Teacher Read First Day Jitters to the Class

Option 2

​​Use this First Day Jitters YouTube Read Aloud

Now that you have heard the story "First Day Jitters", I want to hear your thoughts about the story.

Take a moment to answer a few questions in Quizizz about the book, First Day Jitters.

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Open Ended

First Day Jitters is about...

Dropdown

I was surprised when I learned that Sarah is a

Select answer

and not a ​

Select answer

Open Ended

The story ends when...

Audio Response

Finish the story, how do you think Mrs. Hartwell's first day will go?

Open Audio Recorder

Reorder

Place the events of First Day Jitters in the correct order (order in which they happened)

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Draw

As you can see from the story, everyone gets nervous for the first day of school, draw a picture of your "First Day Jitters"

Poll

When you feel nervous what do you do to calm yourself down

• Count to 10

• Think of something that makes me happy

• Take deep breaths

Video Response

What are you most excited to learn or do this year and why?

Open Video Recorder