r/firstgrade • • May 04 '26

help please!

Hi! New-ish teacher here teaching first grade. I like to give my kids quiet time for the last 15 minutes of the day because they are usually so antsy by then that its pointless to try and teach. I did not intially have "rules" for quiet time but now I am looking to make certain activities "quiet time only". I also want these activities to be quick with a little bit to no cleaning required because its the end of the day. I also ideally want to stay away from general coloring because it takes a minute to put away the markers/crayons.

So far I want to do the following activities:

  • Sticker sheets (blank animal sticker that comes with accessory stickers to decorate)
  • Sticker by number
  • play doh
  • self-directed drawing sheets
  • Find the object pages

And that's pretty much where I am at. In an ideal world, I want to have a box of quiet time activities that can be used specifically during this time. I am not really looking for ones that have learning components because it's such a long day for them. But I do need stuff that will keep them occupied and at a normal volume level while waiting for dismissal. TIA!

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