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Make back-to-school time exciting and engaging with this "Stand Up, Sit Down" Get to Know You game! This interactive back-to-school activity is designed to help teachers create a positive and inclusive classroom environment from day one. With over 70 slides packed with fun and thoughtful prompts, students can discover common interests, reflect on their summer experiences, and build connections with their classmates.

Why Should Teachers Buy This Resource?

1. Fosters Classroom Community: This game is an excellent tool for helping students feel comfortable and connected in a new environment. As students stand up for shared experiences, they’ll quickly find common ground with their peers, making it easier to form friendships and build a supportive classroom community.
2. Engaging Icebreaker: Perfect for the first week of school, this activity serves as an engaging icebreaker that gets students moving and interacting. It’s a great way to break the ice and reduce first-day jitters, making everyone feel more at ease.
3. Customizable and Flexible: With over 70 fully editable slides in PowerPoint, you have the flexibility to tailor the prompts to fit your unique classroom needs. Whether you want to add new questions or adjust the existing ones, this resource allows you to make it your own. Additionally, a PDF version is included for easy printing and immediate use.
4. Versatile Use: Beyond the first week, this game can be used throughout the year as a morning meeting activity, brain break, or even as a way to re-engage students after a long break. It’s a versatile resource that can adapt to various classroom situations.
5. Visually Appealing: The slides are designed with vibrant, student-friendly images that capture attention and keep students engaged. The visually appealing design helps make the game more enjoyable for younger students, ensuring they stay focused and involved.
6. Time-Saver for Teachers: This ready-to-use resource saves you valuable prep time. Simply open the PowerPoint or PDF, and you’re all set for a fun and interactive classroom activity. No need to spend hours coming up with icebreaker ideas—everything you need is right here.

Invest in this "Stand Up, Sit Down" Get to Know You game to set a positive tone for the school year, help your students build connections, and create a welcoming classroom environment. Whether you're teaching in-person or virtually, this game is a must-have for any elementary teacher looking to make the first days of school memorable and impactful.

CALENDAR CARDS! These Calendar Cards are filled with student's favorite Book Characters! They'll get a kick out of noticing characters from their favorite literature! This is a set of 1-31 (5 times) FAVORITE CHILDREN'S LITERATURE CHARACTERS inspired Calendar Cards. There is not one set assigned per month, you can mix and match and use as you like. You also get the 12 month headers. Calendar cards are great for pocket chart calendars, pattern sequences, calendar time, morning meeting, math time and just great class decor! The cards are approximately 2 1/2" x 21/2" sized.

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This product includes:

12 MONTHLY HEADER cards

Cards 1-9 (5 sets of mixed characters)

Cards 10-18 (5 sets of mixed characters)

Cards 19-27 (5 sets of mixed characters)

Cards 28-31 (5 sets of mixed characters with empty cards included)

*Some images are repeated.

155 Calendar Cards in all!

The variety allows you to pick and choose the sets you like, or just mix them up from month to month.

The cards without numbers and/or blank cards can be used to write in student's birthdays, Holidays, or Special Events.

You can also use these cards during MATH TALK/NUMBER TALK or MATH SMALL GROUP. Teacher holds up a numbered card, asks students questions.

One More?

One Less?

Ten More?

Ten Less?

Double it

Double +1

Double -1

Take 3 cards and order them.

Counting on the next 3 numbers

Counting backwards to 1

Even vs. Odd

Begin at this number and skip count forward by 3, 5, 10

Before & After

etc...

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TERMS OF USE

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Take a break!

After a while on task, especially when sitting, everyone needs a little break. Get your students up and moving while sharing opinions. Students will choose their preferences to multiple choice topics and then get up and move to a corner labelled with the answer of their choice.

This could also be completed as a seated activity with choice cards.

Games included in this product:

• Getting to know you
• School Time
• Sports
• Candy
• Books

What's included:

• Teacher instructions.
• 1, 2, 3, 4 printable posters.
• 1, 2, 3, 4 printable cards.
• Printable topics for teachers.
• Link to Google Slides of topics (customizable).

How is this product useful:

• Low prep for teacher.
• Quick break for class.
• A little bit active which allows for quick return to task.
• Customizable.

This Shoe Tying Life Skills activity is an engaging unit that teaches students the essential skills of tying knots and shoelaces, promoting fine motor development, independence, and basic life skills. Through hands-on activities, students will learn how to tie basic knots and progress to mastering the "bunny ears" method for Shoe Tying. The lessons are designed to be fun, and interactive, and build confidence as students practice knot-tying techniques, lacing, and shoe-tying step-by-step. This unit is perfect for young learners, helping them develop coordination and practical life skills while making learning fun!

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Help young learners explore and understand emotions with this fun and engaging Gingerbread Man Themed Emotions Matching Activity! This set features 16 different emotions illustrated on gingerbread men, including mad, silly, loved, surprised, sad, tired, happy, and more. Alongside each emotion, there is a matching scenario card that explains when the gingerbread man might feel that particular emotion. Students will match the scenario to the correct emotion card, helping them build emotional awareness and empathy.

Contents:

• 16 emotion cards, featuring feelings such as mad, happy, worried, proud, and more
• 16 matching scenario cards that explain situations the gingerbread man might experience
• Visual representations of each emotion to help young learners identify feelings

How It’s Used: Students will select a scenario card and match it to the gingerbread man showing the corresponding emotion. This hands-on activity helps students learn to recognize different emotions in themselves and others, encouraging them to express how they feel and understand the feelings of those around them.

Why You’ll Love It: This activity makes emotional learning fun and approachable for young children. The playful gingerbread man theme adds a seasonal or storybook element, capturing students’ attention while teaching an important life skill. Perfect for classroom discussions on emotions, social-emotional learning, or as part of your gingerbread-themed activities. The activity encourages self-reflection and empathy, skills that are vital for early childhood development.

Features:

• 16 unique gingerbread man emotion cards
• Matching scenario cards for real-life context
• Designed for social-emotional learning
• Fun, gingerbread man theme to engage young learners
• Helps develop emotional understanding and empathy

Who This is For:

• Preschool and kindergarten teachers looking for social-emotional learning activities
• Homeschoolers wanting to introduce emotional awareness through fun and creative activities
• Teachers incorporating gingerbread-themed lessons or seasonal units
• Parents seeking tools to help children understand emotions
• Daycare and after-school programs focusing on emotional development

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Teachers, stop spending tons of money on classroom boarder! Just print on cardstock, laminate if you want and you are good to go!

These boarders will go with your boho classroom dreams!

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Perfect for the first day of school, this PDF presentation is designed to help students get to know each other in a light-hearted and enjoyable way. With a series of carefully crafted slides, students are prompted to choose between two options on each slide, encouraging participation and sparking conversation.

What’s Included:

• 15 "This or That" Slides featuring diverse and relatable choices like "Pizza or Pasta?" and "Cat or Dog?".
• **File Types: PDF, PPT, GOOGLE SLIDE
  **The PPT and Google Slide are both editable (You can add new slides, texts, and elements) but the This or That ready-made content is non editable.
• Teacher’s Guide with step-by-step instructions on how to use the presentation, including suggestions for different participation methods.
• Full-Screen Viewing Tips to ensure a seamless presentation experience.

Why You’ll Love This Resource:

• Easy to Use: Simply download, open, and you’re ready to go!
• Engaging: Encourages students to interact, share preferences, and find common ground with their peers.
• Time-Saving: Ready-to-use presentation that requires no prep time.

Perfect For:

• Back-to-school activities
• Icebreakers and team-building exercises
• Homeroom or advisory periods
• Virtual classrooms

Get your students talking, laughing, and learning about each other with this easy-to-use, engaging icebreaker activity. Ideal for teachers looking to create a positive classroom environment right from the start!

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"My students loved choosing between the different options, and it gave me a great opportunity to learn more about their interests. The layout is clean and visually appealing, and it made my job so much easier on the first day. Highly recommend!"

❤️Looking for printable money you can use in your math centers or to help create a classroom economy? Learn about counting money, adding & subtracting money, the value of money, responsibility, and how different items cost different amounts of money according to their value!

✏️Great for implementing a classroom management system at the beginning of the school year!

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✅Money sheets, coin sheets, and printable student wallets come in both color and black & white. You can opt to print on colored cardstock or have students color their money!

✅Seven class cash designs to choose from or mix and match!

✅Use the blank design to create your own by adding stickers, your students' faces etc. to the middle of the bills!

✅Create the student wallet by folding the sheet of paper in half and stapling the left and right sides, leaving an opening at the top.

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⭐️How to Use:

• Assign students little classroom jobs (line leader, calendar manager, caboose etc.) and decide how much class cash they can earn each day.

• Then, reward your students once a week (or as often as you choose) by allowing them to choose prizes from a prize box!

• Prizes can be physical, like stickers, pencils etc. or use prize coupons, like "Eat lunch with the teacher." or "Wear slippers for the day."

• You can also choose to deduct class cash for negative behavior, rather than taking away things like recess time, which is important for students.

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⭐️This resource is low prep and will save you time! Simply print on cardstock and cut!

⭐️Check out the preview for a sneak peek!

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✅Includes: (55 pages)

✅ Student Wallet: (1 page)

☑ Printable wallet (fold in half & staple)

✅ Coins: (5 pages)

☑ 1¢, 5¢, 10¢, 25¢, 50¢

✅ Class Cash: (49 pages)

☑ $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100

✅ Bonus: (58 pages)

☑ Black & white set (55 pages)

☑ Table of contents (2 pages)

☑ What you need to know (1 page)

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Empower your middle school classroom with our comprehensive "Empathy Lesson Plan," expertly crafted for teachers focusing on Social Emotional Learning (SEL), character education, and behavior improvement. This versatile resource is designed to resonate with students across all subjects, including Special Education and intervention programs. This is the perfect lesson set for the new school year of 2024!

What's Inside?

• Engaging Empathy Video & Discussion Prompt: Start your class with an inspiring video about empathy, followed by thought-provoking questions to engage students right away.
• Differentiated Reading Texts: Includes leveled texts on empathy featuring Fred Rogers, Malala Yousafzai, and Doctors Without Borders, perfect for 4th, 6th, and 8th-grade reading levels. Each story exemplifies empathy in a relatable and inspiring way, tailored for diverse learning needs.
• Reflection Writing Prompt: Encourage deep thinking with a text-to-self connection writing prompt, helping students relate the lessons of empathy to their own lives.
• 'Walk in My Shoes' Coloring Activity: A creative exercise where students share aspects of their lives and perspectives, promoting empathy and understanding among classmates.
• Empathy Interviews: Foster meaningful conversations with guided empathy interviews, allowing students to explore and understand each other's experiences and emotions.

Key Features:

• Behavior and Character Development Focus: This resource is specially designed to address classroom behaviors by nurturing positive character traits through empathy.
• Adaptable Across All Subjects: Ideal for middle school teachers of various subjects, looking to integrate character education into their curriculum.
• Ready-to-Use: No prep needed, available in easy-to-use formats, perfect for busy educators. Choose between a print-and-go PDF or an editable Google Slides version.

Perfect for creating a more empathetic, understanding, and supportive classroom environment, this lesson plan is an essential tool for enhancing student behavior and emotional intelligence. Whether you're resetting for a new school year, dealing with challenging behaviors, or aiming to strengthen your students' character, this empathy-focused resource is tailored to make your teaching experience more impactful and rewarding.

Check out the other resources in this series:

• Character Education Middle School: Teamwork SEL digital lesson, video, writing (TeachShare.com)
• Character Education Middle School: Resilience SEL digital lesson, video, writing (TeachShare.com)

Get your festive on with these fun and bright holiday themed posters! This set includes 5 posters in PDF form that can be printed out on cardstock or regular paper to make a simple but festive holiday bulletin board!

Start your year and everyday with a positive and welcoming tone!

Good Morning! Would you like a big bear hug? A happening high five? Or just a simple smile and hello? These morning greeting allow your students to choose how they would like to be greeted every morning!

These colorful and clever signs will create a positive learning environment and allow you to build relationships with your students before they even enter the classroom! What a motivator to learn!

Post in on the door as you welcome student into class. They will point to their greeting of choice as they enter the room. They can choose from these greeting gestures: hug, wave, high five, fist bump, hand shake and smile.

What makes these unique? Each greeting comes with a whimsical alliteration description!

Great for Back to School!

(Make sure to "View Preview" to see what makes this resource unique and to take a sneak peek)

Included:

• 10 "Good Morning" Header Options
• 18 Greeting Choices on Pastel Circles- Regular and Social Distance Choices
• 4 Print & Go Posters with "Good Morning" and 6 Greeting Choices

Embark on a captivating journey to discover the essence of Thai language with our set of 90 Flashcards. Dive into the vibrant world of Thai vocabulary, organized into three engaging categories: fruits and vegetables, delicious foods, and fascinating animals. Each flashcard is thoughtfully designed to enhance your learning experience, making it an enjoyable and effective way to explore the richness of the Thai language.

Editable Student Name Tags

I have been using these name badges in my classroom for the past 3 years. I love the feedback I get from Substitute Teachers when they tell me how much they appreciate having students names at the ready. Personalised Name Tags for each student makes for clear communication. Classroom management goes so much more smoothly when everyone knows each other's names.

And we all know, a happy Sub will keep coming back! And in these crazy times, that means everything!

Who can use these name tags:

Teachers of any grade from K-6 can definitely benefit from having these names at the ready. New teachers learning student names at Back To School time. Teachers on long term contract may want these handy name tags when they know they will only be around a few weeks.

I keep a note in my Substitute Emergency plans to let them know where to find the Clip-on Tags in my room.

Where to keep them:

I keep mine attached to student cubby bins so that they know where to find their stuff at the beginning of the year when we are just getting accustomed to the new classroom.

They are so proud the first time they put them on! They feel so 'professional'!

How to use the name tags:

-Open the file

-Fill in Teacher name and room number on the first slide

-Immediately click on the slide, right click, and duplicate slide so you have enough cards for your number of students

-Now fill in student names, copy, cut, and laminate

-using a hole punch make two holes just below the top line side by side

-slip through a snap clip so students can clip the tags to their clothes

If you love this resource:

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***2. French Decodable Reading

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***4. French Number Line

***5.French Attention Grabbers

Some of the Benefits of this resource:

1. Students identify themselves to new teachers so even those who lack confidence can be identified
2. Substitute teachers feel comfortable when they have all the student names available
3. Safe communication during emergency procedures
4. Students who are out of the classroom can be safely returned to class by other staff members
5. Students can be identified by visiting guests and presenters

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Christmas BINGO Class Game : Just print and ready to go for 30 Students!

Kit includes :
* 30 different BINGO Cards
* 5 Caller Sheets
* Instructions

INSTRUCTIONS: Print and go!
Print all five Calling Cards for the BINGO caller. Each piece may be cut apart and tossed into a hat, or remain on the sheet for the caller to pick out the letters.

Print 30 BINGO cards. Each card should be at least slightly different, as they were hand-scrambled digitally. (You may still be likely to have more than one BINGO at a time.)

Use anything you have on-hand to cover the BINGO cards : peppermints, buttons, erasers, small candy pieces, pennies, etc.

Great for indoor recess or substitute plans!

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Use our All About Owl Theme Activities Begining of the year for students to celebrate themselves! Print and distribute this wonderful activity sheet anytime!

Create a personal connection in your classroom with these owl all-about-me Back to school worksheets, These sheets are an excellent resource for teachers to learn more about their students, fostering a deeper understanding of each child’s unique personality.

This collection includes a range of activities, from filling out favorite hobbies and family details to drawing self-portraits and mapping out personal goals. Each worksheet is designed to encourage students to share aspects of their lives, promoting a sense of self-awareness and community in the classroom!

If your class enjoyed this Back to school Activities then have a look at some more resources to :

Back to School Science Reading Comprehension | First Day of School Activities

Back to School Science Reading Comprehension | First Day of School Activities

First Day of School Activities, Back to school Coloring Pages First Week

back to school activities reading & writing skills, Math, Grammar, Vocabulary

back to school activities reading & writing skills, Math, Grammar, Vocabulary

back to school activities reading & writing skills, Math, Grammar, Vocabulary

First Day of School Crown |Queen of Pre-K Kindergarten Preschool 1st & 2nd Grade

First Day of School Crown | King of Pre-K Kindergarten Preschool 1st & 2nd Grade

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Routines in the classroom make class time more enjoyable and productive. Get this free morning routine outline to make your morning time with the kids enjoyable and engaging.

Use this tool to help kids with social-emotional learning. In this worksheet, you will find space for your students to draw how the specific feeling looks to them, space for writing about when they experienced that feeling, and a space for them to write and draw what that feeling is associated with.

Looking for Testing Do Not Disturb signs? These quiet testing signs are perfect for your door! Also included are teacher break & finished testing signs. Bold text makes it easy to read with a picture to help younger students walking by.

You'll love that they also come in black & white to help you save on printer ink.

This testing door sign set comes with:

• 12 editable signs
• "Shhh... Testing in progress." (test)
• "Shhh... We are working to show what we know." (test)
• "Shhh... Work Zone Testing in progress" (construction image)
• "Quiet Please Testing in progress" (girl image OR boy image)
• "Do Not Enter Testing in progress" (stop sign)
• "Help Question or teacher break" (question mark & toilet)
• "Question" (question mark) flip to read "Need a break" (girl in float OR boy in float)
• "Question" (question mark) flip to read "Need a break" (toilet)
• "We Are Finished Testing" (happy face OR confetti)

Each poster is also editable! You will need Powerpoint to edit the text. Please note, ONLY the text is editable. The background image can not be moved.

Prep is quick and easy!  Just print, and hang!

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A simple icebreaker to get students moving, engaged, and connected with one another! Number the four corners of your classroom then follow the prompts on the presentation. Exit Ticket/Discussion included!

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SAVE $$$ and Grab these 3-Part cards as part of the Community Helpers and Tools 3-Part Cards Bundle

This set features vocabulary related to a police officer. It can be used for a community helper unit.

This set includes:

- 10 vocabulary words with real photos

- 10 picture cards

- 10 word label cards

List of vocabulary:

- Police officer

- police station

- police car

- police badge

- whistle

- police dog

- handcuffs

- motorcycle

- police hat

- walkie talkie

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