Back to school classroom activities

An engaging back-to-school writing activity. Use Skittles to help students brainstorm things to introduce themselves during back-to-school.

The First Week Back Activity Pack is stuffed full of activities for your first week of 2nd grade. To make it all make sense, I've included a free PDF of lesson plans for the first week of school that blends the activities from this pack with the routine and procedure lessons you need to teach! Click to download your FREE lesson plans for the first week of school, and have your best first week of school, EVER.

It's that time of year again...back to school season. You're busy setting up your Pinterest-worthy classroom, focusing on every detail. Y...

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Get to know your students this back to school season with these ideas and freebies. Start your first day of school with these the perfect ice-breakers and activities. You'll love these… More

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Need a fun and easy activity to build relationships with your students? You’ll love this getting to know you first week of school activity!

Are you looking to add some excitement to the first day of school? Look no further than the Back to School Escape Room for 1st or 2nd grade! This fun and engaging activity will help your students break the ice, build teamwork, problem-solve, and promote critical thinking skills. Then, make a fun and delicious pencil cookie for a first day snack.

First Week of School FREEBIES! Click to learn more, Fun NEW ideas for back to school. Virtual Ice Breakers & Get to Know you activity for back to school. Perfect digital All About Me Editable Template for Distance Learning Hybrid, or Classroom Setting. Fun ideas & activity for older students. Upper elementary Middle School, Junior High, & Secondary High School Students use in Google Classroom. Build SEL , connection, team work, Grit Growth Mindset. First Day Bulletin Board Idea Classroom set…

This 'All About Me Sneaker' activity is a great back-to-school activity or transition activity that kids will love! Children complete their sneakers with facts all about themselves, helping you get to know them, and especially what's important to them.

FREEBIES included click on the link to learn more! Fun NEW ideas for back to school. Virtual Ice Breakers & Get to Know you activity for back to school. Perfect digital All About Me Editable Template for Distance Learning Hybrid, or Classroom Setting. Fun ideas & activity for older students. Upper elementary Middle School, Junior High, & Secondary High School Students use in Google Classroom. Build SEL , connection, team work, Grit Growth Mindset. First Day Bulletin Board Idea Classroom set…

Hello, friends! Today's post is my annual "back to school" post. It includes a few classroom photos (nothing too exciting this year, give...

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I’m sharing 5 tips for a successful first week of school. Check out my first week of school lesson plans for Kindergarten - 2nd grade that will help you with various activities. My early elementary students love my community-building activities. Don’t forget to lock in those classroom procedures with your students. As an elementary teacher, list goals for the first week. Learn more about the first week kit that will help you with the first 5 days!

Nearly 400 teachers weighed in on their favorite back-to-school activities and ice breakers - and here are their top picks! The most popular, practical, and unique back-to-school activities loved by teachers around the world!

Fun and engaging ideas for the first week of first grade!!

First day of school icebreaker activity

There are probably tons of apps that will help your kids learn to tell time, but why not skip the screen for this one? For the sake of getting crafty and going back to basics, try one of these time-telling crafts instead. Thankfully, the internet has loads of fun ideas that will make learning to tell time feel more like an art project or a game than homework.

The first week of school can be a daunting time. Not only are you getting a brand new group of students that you need to get to know, you are dealing with paperwork, classroom organization and management issues, AND your specials usually haven't started yet. This means that getting into a routine can be T.O.U.G.H. I have five activities that can help make that time a little bit easier.