For the beginning of the year

We will not be getting our tablets until, earliest, day 5 of school. Bummer! So all of the get-to-know-you things that I was planning on doing the first few days of school are out the window. I'm now looking for other materials to use because what I did last year was not nearly fun enough.

• Fraction getting to know you: "Students use their knowledge of fractions to complete this getting-to-know-you activity"- on teacherspayteachers.com
• Beginning of the year student letter: Students fill in names of current best friends, things that they are nervous about (great for 6th graders just entering middle school), things they are looking forward to, and something that they hope to learn by the end of the year. The teacherspayteachers.com author likes to file them away and have students pull them out at the end of the year!
• Name Glyph: Directions for coloring name that are specific to each student based on their siblings, where they live, etc. I think that this could put many students at ease on the first day of school, especially sixth graders, because it is easy and should be relaxing. It also provides student work that can be displayed early on! 
• Beginning of the year scavenger hunt: This would be specific to each classroom, based on the materials that are available to the students. Mine might consist of the location the trash cans, tissues, stapler, hole punch, class library, coloring materials, off-limits locations (my desk), where they turn in their homework, etc. It can be a review on Day 2 of what is discussed on Day 1. 
• Make a teacher binder: I love keeping things organized (you wouldn't know that, walking into my room) and fun dividers and headers can make that so enjoyable! Check out this teacher binder on TpT, made by Project Second Grade.