Daily Idea #134: Fill the Backpack

Today is our official first day of school for 2020! That doesn’t mean much of a change in our house since zoom classes for my homeschoolers don’t start until after Labor Day, but it doesn’t mean we don’t mark it with something fun.

For today’s daily idea, we are going to fill our backpacks (or as I grew up calling them, book bags). This is a great exercise in following instructions as well spacial relations. Everyone gets a bag. The leader then calls out an item everyone needs should find to put in the bag. You can make it related to school items (notebook, pencils, erasers, glue sticks, etc…) or you could make it silly by adding things like your favorite stuffed animal, or a roll of toilet paper.

Enjoy! Cheers to the first day of school! Here’s to creating something great out of this wacky year.