Use these free printable first day of school interview worksheets to create your own school memory boxes for your kids! Just print the free questionnaire and have your kids fill it in as a fun keepsake. Super cute "All about me" first day of school printables!
The ultimate roundup of free back to school coloring pages for preschoolers and older kids - Free coloring sheet downloads!
Use these free printable first day of school interview worksheets to create your own school memory boxes for your kids! Just print the free questionnaire and have your kids fill it in as a fun keepsake. Super cute "All about me" first day of school printables!
The best beginning of the year STEM challenges have 3 things in common: 1.) They help students get to know one another and start building teamwork and collaboration. 2.) They allow students to start practicing classroom procedures. 3.) They are incredibly fun and get students excited about STEM!
Get ready for an engaging and productive start to the school year with our Self Portrait First Day of School Worksheets. These worksheets are designed to spark creativity and self-expression in students, allowing them to delve into their unique identities and share their experiences with their new classmates. Whether you're a teacher looking to facilitate interesting icebreaker activities or a parent wanting to encourage your child's self-confidence, our Self Portrait First Day of School Worksheets are the perfect tools to foster a positive and inclusive classroom atmosphere.
I can’t say I’m a big fan of icebreakers myself, at least the get-to-know-you type. Students may be grouped in a different way from the previous year, and there are always new students to the schoo…
This Jitter Juice recipe is perfect for the first day of school! Pair it with the fun back to school book, "First Day Jitters."
5 fun and engaging ways to celebrate the first day of school in STEM class: STEM name tag, Quick STEM challenge, All About Me STEM
Oh, the first day of school! It's such a fun, but chaotic day. Most of my first days are a little bit of a blur. This is why I have to write very detailed lesson plans or I'll forget everything from that day. I always try to have the same activities for that first day
Free Printable First Day of School Sign {Pencil}. Preschool, kindergarten, and first grade through high school first day of school picture signs.
Free first day of school printable signs for that perfect back-to-school photo. Also includes matching last day of school sign printables!
This geometry activity for the first day of school is a great way to assess students' prior knowledge. It is a fun and free way to pre-test them! Click to..
Customize your very own editable first day of school signs for taking awesome back to school photos! Then get matching last day of school signs too!
If you are anything like me, the first 10 days are a struggle. You have so many new ideas for the new year, so many things you want to implement, and you feel pressure to start on the very first day. Here’s my number one tip: DON’T. Just don’t. In special education, and more specifically […]
Why I don't review the syllabus on the first day of class in high school and what I do instead. Fun first day of school activities and icebreakers!
The best beginning of the year STEM challenges have 3 things in common: 1.) They help students get to know one another and start building teamwork and collaboration. 2.) They allow students to start practicing classroom procedures. 3.) They are incredibly fun and get students excited about STEM!
It’s that time of year again, when parents are frantically—yet with great relief—preparing their children to go back to school. And teachers are preparing just as frantically to have their classrooms ready: an inviting space that is offers structure, but not rigidity, beautiful and engaging displays, and equipment ready to be manhandled by a new
A simple way to teach your students classroom procedures and expectations at the beginning of the school year
These first day of school activities and printables are so much fun! Great for homeschooling or traditional schooling and free to print and use, too!
Kick off the school year with fun Name Games! Foster classroom camaraderie and help students break the ice on the first day.
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Free first day of school signs. Print in color or black and white. Preschool through High School! All grades included
Chrysanthemum First Day of School FREEBIE and lots of ideas for the book by Kevin Henkes and using it for back to school.
These All About Me first day of school free printables for every year make the perfect school days keepsake!
This geometry activity for the first day of school is a great way to assess students' prior knowledge. It is a fun and free way to pre-test them! Click to..
I've rounded up a handful of my favorite engaging science activities for the first days of school that will grab your middle school scientists by their brains and help you to get to know them!
These first day of school tips and ideas for teachers are perfect for back to school! Grab your freebies for second grade today!
Document that all important first day of school with these adorable FREE printable chalkboard signs for preschoolers through high schoolers!
This paraprofessional training binder has you covered from the first day of school until the last. Everything you need to support staff in the special education setting.
This is an awesome activity to use during the first week of school. You can use it as morning work or as a group activity as you are going over school rules for your class. Be sure to download it here! You Might Also Like:Free Internet Scavenger Hunt for Constructive and Destructive ForcesSet of Six ... Read More about School Rules Freebie!
This is a big puzzle piece for students to fill in and cut out as a get to know you activity for the first day of school. Each puzzle piece is approximately 7 inches by 7 inches. All students are an important piece of the puzzle! Give each student a copy of the puzzle piece. They can decorate however they want. Cut out puzzle pieces and glue/tape them together to form a wonderful classroom mural. I always print extra for those they mess up. I also cut a few out in advance in case there are students who have trouble with scissors. Don't worry about your puzzle being a perfect rectangle. Print the extra puzzle pieces to fill in the missing pieces or cut blank puzzle pieces and scatter them. If new a student enter your classroom you can always add to the puzzle. It's never "complete." I typically find a big roll of paper and start with my puzzle piece in the upper left corner. Kids can share something about their puzzle piece or they can partner up and share something about each other. After sharing, they connect their puzzle piece to one that is already on the big roll and glue it down. Idea: Have paraprofessionals, Admin, custodians, classroom volunteers, etc. fill out a puzzle piece. Everyone is important!! Please check out Our Classroom Quilt for another great community building activity.
(This post contains affiliate links. For more information, see my disclosures here.) Free Printable First Day of School Flags – Pencil Here’s a set of free printable First Day of…
Get ready for the first day of school with these Kissing Hand activities. These back-to-school printables are perfect for preschool and kindergarten classrooms!
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Fun Art Lessons for the First Day of School. 12 ideas to choose from to make students first art lesson fun and memorable.
This week was our first week back and, boy am I tired! My class is great though...very inquisitive and eager to learn. They take their work seriously and are actively working most of the day. Who could ask for more?? We did quite a few things this week, but I want to share with you one "get to know you" project we did that really came out great. I seriously can't stop staring at it! I saw this pin on Pinterest. I love how it looks and thought it would make a great welcome sign. Now, on the pin, the hands seemed to be just colored in. I wanted something a bit more. So we started with creating Circle Maps about ourselves. What made us special? What are some things that have shaped us? Where did you go in your life? etc....Most of the kids finished these Circle Maps in class on the first day of school. I then asked the students to trace their hands and arms on a piece of 11 x 17" piece of paper. They then had to draw, write, decorate, etc...the traced in hand with items from the Circle Map. The goal was to teach their fellow classmates about themselves in a visual way, without giving away too much information (ie: I didn't want them to write paragraphs.) That is pretty much how far we got in class. So, the first homework assignment the students had to finish the project at home. I gave them this sheet so that they could be a bit more focused on their project and add a bit if they wanted. (but if you are going copy-less, just forgo this. They can write the information on a sheet of paper instead.) The next day, the hands came back to school...and they were great! I had the kids get into groups and share what they decided to put on their hands and why. The kids learned a lot about each other in that 15 minute session! You can see some of them used words as well as pictures to tell about themselves. I love the one directly in the center of this picture! Others just used pictures, like the one in the middle here. When I went to put them around a piece of poster board, like in the original pin, they didn't fit :( I think if I had used a smaller piece of paper to trace their hands to begin with they might have. Oh well! I decided to put them up as if the hands were all in a line, raising up.....and it came out great! I overlapped the hands, so I was able to get 5 or 6 on one piece of large construction paper. I then mounted them on my wall. I love it! All in all, this was a fun little project that served as a great way for the kids to get to know each other and make a nice display! What is something you do during the first week of school to help the kids get to know each other and for you to learn a little about them? Follow me on Snapchat for even more teaching ideas!
Head back to school with The Kissing Hand book by Audrey Penn. Pair it with activities and crafts to go along with the theme of the book or even buy Chester
