Chapter 3 had several interesting ideas that teachers should incorporate into their lesson plans for the first day of school. I absolutely love the Scavenger Hunt idea which encourages students to work together in teams while also getting accustomed to the classroom setting. They begin to figure out how the classroom is organized. Atwell introduced another game called Beach Ball Icebreaker. This game is played by having a huge beach ball with personal questions written all over it, tossed around the room and the student that catches the ball, answers the question that is closest to his or her thumb. This game is a fun way to learn more about the students personally, in addition they start to know their classmates. (68) One of the great ideas
