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\nDedication  \nAbout the Author  \nIntroduction  \nFAST, EFFECTIVE, AND FREE  \nPART ONE: Getting Personal  \nChapter One: Getting to Know You: Introductions  \nStress-Free Introductions  \n1. The Adjective Game  \n2. Autograph Collectors  \n3. Are You Kidding?  \n4. Business Card Creations  \n5. Flash Figures  \n6. Getting to Know You  \n7. IHave to & I Can’t  \n8. I Never Would Have Guessed  \n9. Magic Eyes  \n10. Me in a Bag  \n11. Do You See What I See?  \n12. Name Cards  \n13. Right or Left Brain?  \n14. Wave Your Flag  \n15. Standby Your Music  \n16. Would You Ever?  \nChapter Two: Working Together: Assigning Pairs Partners  \nMaking Sure Nobody Is Left Out  \nTransition to Tasks  \n17. Card Sharks  \n18. Animal Pals  \n19. Personality Matches  \n20. Comics Coworkers  \n21. Pick-a-Stick Partners  \n22. Puzzle Partners  \n23. Story Segments  \nChapter Three: Body Brain: Kinesthetic Activities  \n24. Beanbag Topic Toss  \n25. Birthday Circle  \n26. Brain Boosters  \n27. Find Your Folder  \n28. Keep It Up  \n29. Hello, Stranger!  \n30. Make Your Move  \n31. Meet and Greet  \n32. Name Game Ball Toss  \n33. Name Tag Search  \n34. Shall We Dance?  \n35. Symbol Search  \n36. Slow, Fast, Slow  \n37. Verb Mania  \nChapter Four: How We Do Things: Routines Rules Routines Reduce Behavior Problems  \n38. Class Chant  \n39. Call-and-Response  \n40. Crazy Quiz  \n41. Cleanup Time  \n42. Give Me Three  \n43. Noise-o-Meter  \n44. My Kind ofClass  \n45. Rules Bingo  \n46. Seat Scramble Signal  \n47. We’re Going Reading  \n48. You & Me Pact  \nChapter Five: Teamwork: Building Classroom Communities  \nLaughter is Good for the Brain and the Heart  \n49. Find the Teacher  \n50. Team Classroom Concentration  \n51. First-Day Feelings  \n52. Finish the Story  \n53. Juggling Teams  \n54. Our Class Puzzle  \n55. Multi-Balloon Float  \n56. Paper Turnover  \n57. Team Trivia  \n58. Unusual Measures  \nPART TWO: Sticking to the Subject  \nChapter Six: Mathematical Possibilities  \n59. Balancing Act  \n60. Count My Fingers  \n61. Matchstick Puzzles  \n62. The Number Game  \n63. People Shapes  \n64. Rhythm & Words  \n65. 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