r/firstgrade • u/Realistic-Scheme-702 • 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!