Virtual Meet the Teacher Teddy Bear Picnic First Day of School Distance Learning
Are you looking for an engaging lesson to use with your students for the first day of school during distance learning? Or maybe a chance for your students to virtually meet their teacher while having fun and still having the opportunity to learn?
If so, this virtual meet the teacher teddy bear picnic lesson is perfect.
What is it?
This editable activity pack contains everything you need for your students to meet you – their teacher – and the other students in their classroom. It’s a fun first lesson to have with your students to break the ice and for everyone to feel more comfortable and ready for continuing online / distance learning.
It can even be used in the classroom while maintaining a safe, social distance between students.
What’s Included?
- Slideshow with lesson walkthrough and activities for students to complete. Editable in PowerPoint and Keynote.
- Bear pancakes recipe. Non editable.
- Bear toast recipe. Non editable.
- Bear gingerbread recipe. Non editable.
- Teddy bear hat craft. Editable in PowerPoint and Keynote.
- Invitations to send home. Editable in PowerPoint and Keynote.
- Letter template to send to parents. Editable in PowerPoint and Keynote.
The Slideshow
The slideshow included is editable in Keynote and PowerPoint options for your preference. It is laid out with the following slides;
- Welcome slide.
- Visual schedule of today’s lesson.
- Put on your teddy bear hat.
- Meet the teacher slide.
- Meet your classmates slide.
- Show and eat.
- Our online rules.
- My teddy.
- Our class schedule.
- Movement breaks.
- Read the story – or click the link to watch the story.
- Design a bear – play dough.
- Stand up, sit down activity.
- Finished
How to Use
- Send home the parent letter, recipes, teddy bear hat craft and invitations.
- Students make one of the recipes ready for the lesson on the day and pre-make their hat craft.
- Students bring their favorite teddy along to the teddy bear picnic.
- Edit the slideshow in advance to include all the relevant information – you can also take out anything you don’t want to use, or add in extras.
- Join in – make your own teddy bear recipe, teddy bear hat craft and bring your own teddy along too.
- Students get a chance to; show their hat they made, what recipe/food they made and are eating now, show and talk about their teddy.
- On the day, work your way through the slideshow using an online platform – we use Zoom. You can then share your screen and have everyone viewing the slideshow with you.
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