Choose a community service project as a class and participate in it together. Gather a list of local organizations that offer volunteer opportunities appropriate for children. These might include basic office work for older students or picking up trash for younger children. Use the opportunity to teach kids about the importance of giving back to your community, and invite parents, teachers, and other classes to help you participate in the community service event.
Create a classroom book showcasing your students' favorite schoolwork. Ask students to pick the assignment that showcases their best work. For older students, have them write a reflection on this piece that includes why they feel it is their best work and what they learned from the assignment. Combine all chosen assignments and place them in page protectors. Put them in a binder and use a paint marker to write "Our Favorite Classroom Assignments" on the cover. Place it in your classroom library.
Enlist the help of your entire class to redecorate your classroom. Children feel a stronger sense of community when they feel personally connected to their environment. One way to do this is to allow students to help construct their own classroom setting. If you have a specific theme in mind, ask students to keep to this topic. If not, allow students to create and showcase their own creative ideas and artwork throughout the classroom. Provide them with a variety of art materials such as butcher paper, markers and crayons to complete this activity.
Choose a piece of children's literature from your grade's curriculum and prepare a readers' theater script. You may adapt this yourself or use a script that is prepared. Choose the script based on the grade level of your students. Keep the text simple for younger students. Assign roles to your students and practice this in your classroom. Create simple costumes and props and present this to another class in your school.