Attendance Adventure Poster

(This bright, engaging poster will be displayed at the front of the classroom to introduce our attendance lesson.)

BIG TITLE: Attendance Adventure!

VISUALS:

• Colorful school bus driving over a bridge toward a friendly school building with smiling children waving out the windows.
• Cartoon footprints leading to the school door.
• Sun shining in the corner to symbolize a bright start to the day.

KEY QUESTIONS:

1. Why do you think coming to school every day is important?
   
   
   
2. What will you learn when you’re here?
   
   
   
3. How do your friends feel when you’re at school?
   
   
   

FOOTER:

• Friendly reminder: “Let’s make every day an Attendance Adventure together!”
• Small icon space at the bottom right for adding the class mascot (optional).

Daily Attendance Chart

(Displayed near the circle area to track daily attendance pledges.)

How to Use:

• Each morning, after sharing your on-time strategy, each student places a colorful star sticker under the current date on the chart.
  
  
  
• Over time, watch our chart fill up as everyone makes attendance an adventure!

Chart Template:

Add or remove rows to match your class size. Use this chart all month to celebrate daily attendance successes!

Arrival Time Role-Play Cards

(Print and cut out each card along the dotted lines. In pairs, pick one card, read the scenario aloud, then act it out. Practice at least two strategies to arrive on time.)

Card 1: The Overslept Alarm

Scenario: You wake up and discover your alarm didn’t ring. It’s 10 minutes before the bus arrives!

1. What caused you to oversleep?
2. Act out how you would get ready quickly.
3. Brainstorm two strategies to prevent this tomorrow (e.g., setting a backup alarm, placing your clock across the room).

Drawing/Writing Space:

Card 2: The Forgotten Backpack

Scenario: You rush out the door and realize you left your backpack on your bed.

1. What will you do right now? Act it out.
2. How could you remember your backpack earlier?
3. Practice laying out your backpack the night before.

Drawing/Writing Space:

Card 3: The Missing Shoe

Scenario: You find one shoe, but can’t find the other. The bus comes in 5 minutes!

1. Show your partner how you search quickly.
2. Discuss where you might put shoes at night to avoid this.
3. Practice gathering shoes and setting them by the door.

Drawing/Writing Space:

Card 4: The Spilled Cereal

Scenario: You spill your cereal all over the floor and you still need breakfast.

1. Act out how you clean up and eat quickly.
2. Brainstorm a quick breakfast plan (e.g., grab a granola bar the night before).
3. Practice getting your breakfast ready the night before.

Drawing/Writing Space:

Card 5: The Traffic Jam

Scenario: The school bus is stuck in traffic, and you’re worried you’ll be late.

1. Show your partner what you can do to stay calm.
2. Discuss an alternative plan (e.g., leave earlier, ride with a neighbor).
3. Role-play leaving home 5 minutes earlier.

Drawing/Writing Space:

Card 6: The Lost Homework

Scenario: You remember you left your homework on your desk at home.

1. Act out calling for help or asking a sibling.
2. Share two ways to pack your homework the night before (e.g., use a checklist, lay it next to your backpack).
3. Practice packing your homework and backpack together.

Drawing/Writing Space:

Friendship Attendance Scenario Cards

(Print and cut out each card. In small groups, read the scenario aloud, then discuss and write or draw your ideas.)

Card 1: Missed Three Days

Scenario: Your friend, Alex, was sick and missed three whole school days. Today Alex comes back to class.

1. How might Alex feel about missing school? Draw or write below:
   
   
   
   
   
   

2. What kind words can you say to welcome Alex back? Write below:
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. What can you do to help Alex catch up on work and fun? Brainstorm two ideas:
   
   
   
   
   
   

Card 2: Missed Art Project

Scenario: Your partner, Maya, missed art day when the class painted pictures for the school bulletin board.

1. How might Maya feel about missing the art project? Write or draw:
   
   
   
   
   
   

2. How could you help Maya learn what she missed? List two ways:
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. Role-play inviting Maya to paint with you during free time. Write your invitation message:
   
   
   
   
   
   

Card 3: Missed Your Birthday Celebration

Scenario: You invited a friend, Jamal, to your classroom birthday party, but he was absent that day.

1. How might you feel if a friend missed your birthday? Draw or write:
   
   
   
   
   
   

2. What can Jamal say or do to show he cares now that he’s back? Write two ideas:
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. Plan a special way to celebrate together today. Describe your plan:
   
   
   
   
   
   

Card 4: Missed Group Science Challenge

Scenario: Your team partner, Zoe, was absent during a fun science experiment and missed the group challenge.

1. How might Zoe feel about missing the experiment? Write or draw:
   
   
   
   
   
   

2. What can you do to include Zoe in the next step of the project? List your ideas:
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. Role-play showing Zoe what you’ve done so far. What will you say? Write below:
   
   
   
   
   
   

Card 5: Create Your Own Scenario

Scenario: Think of someone who misses school for any reason—family trip, appointment, or rest.

1. Describe their situation in one sentence:
   
   
   
   
   
   

2. How might they feel returning after the absence? Write or draw:
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. What can you and your classmates do to help them feel happy and caught up? List two ideas:
   
   
   
   
   
   

Attendance Adventure Cool Down

Name: ______________________ Date: ___________

1. Write one reason why coming to school every day is important to you:
   
   
   
   
   
   

2. Which strategy will you use every morning to arrive on time? (e.g., set an alarm, pack your backpack):
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. Draw or write one way you can help a friend come to school regularly: