Less than $5 Elementary School Back to School Activities

Just Print & Play! Do you need engaging classical music activities? This classical music activity pack features 6 listening activities to experience! The Star Rating and Emoji guides are included as a fun reference (color/b&w.) Also great for sub plans & sub tubs!

Featured Music:

• Tabuh-Tabuhan, Colin McPhee

Brain Break Activities:

1. Listening Sheet - There are no wrong answers! Students can note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more.
2. Weather & Feelings - Weather is a recurring theme in classical music. Does a musical piece remind the listener of a snowy day or a cheerful sunny afternoon? Students can select the weather symbols that come to mind. Is the music happy or sad? A set of emotional characters allows your group to pick the feelings that best relate to a piece of music.
3. Listen & Color a Carnival - Students can color their own carnival while listening to the selected music! Which carnival rides and activities would best fit a piece of music? Does the tempo feel like a roller coaster or a peaceful swing ride in the sky? Choose a tasty treat from the snack bar, then stop at the prize booth before finishing. There are no wrong answers!
4. Emoji Checkbox Listening - This listening sheet style is all about checkboxes! Students note how they feel and what they imagine while listening to a selected piece of music. Choose from musical instruments, nature scenes, colors, and more! Time, nature, settings, instruments, and colors are also listed. Students color in the emojis that best describe their listening experience in the emoji grid. The 'Inspiration Box' can be used for inspired drawing, journaling, notes, poetry, etc.
5. 1-5 Star Rating Guide in color
6. 1-5 Star Rating Guide in black & white
7. Emoji Rating Guide in color
8. Emoji Rating Guide in black & white
9. Word Composer - compose a list of new words using letters from the composer's name. Add a timer for an extra challenge!
10. Drawing/Writing Page - a freestyle approach to listening! Students can draw a scene inspired by the music selection or use the page as a writing space. Great for bulletin boards and displays!

Embark on a 12-month musical journey through time with the Classical Journey Bundle! ♬

Add a touch of mindful music to any season, holiday, or composer unit study. With over 150 categorized classical pieces, the Classical Journey Bundle offers an engaging printable for every occasion. Each month unlocks a curated selection of themed classical music pieces, perfectly paired with a holiday or season!

Mis cosas favoritas is a great activity that can be used as a back to school activity or "guess who game" to get to know your students even more.

Students can write or draw their favorite color, animal, food and activity. The teacher or one student present student's favorite things and the rest of the class will try to guess who the student is. My students loved this game!!!

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Back to School Activities Bundle in Spanish, Actividades de regreso a la escuela

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Enhance your back-to-school activities with our engaging, faith-centred Back-to-School Prayer Spinner! This Christian-themed prayer wheel is an excellent addition to any elementary classroom or Sunday school, designed to help students focus on their faith while having fun.

Specifications

1. Versatile Options: The prayer spinner comes with 14 different options, including 7 black and white versions and 7 colourful versions. This variety allows students to choose and personalize their prayer wheels according to their preferences.
2. Encourages Prayer and Reflection: Each section of the prayer wheel features thoughtful prayers such as blessings for family and friends, gratitude for the day, and requests for guidance and safety. It helps children start their day with a positive and prayerful mindset, reinforcing the importance of daily prayer.
3. Easy to Assemble: The prayer wheel is simple to put together with clear instructions, making it a hassle-free activity for both teachers and students. It is a hands-on project that promotes fine motor skills and creativity.
4. Faith Integration: As a Christian educator, you can seamlessly integrate faith into your classroom activities. This prayer spinner is a practical tool to reinforce Christian values and teachings in a fun and interactive way.
5. Engaging and Interactive: The spinning mechanism adds an element of excitement and engagement. Students will enjoy using the spinner to guide their prayers, making it an interactive part of their daily routine.
6. Perfect for Various Settings: Whether you are teaching in a Christian school, homeschooling, or leading a Sunday school class, this prayer spinner is a versatile resource that can be used in various educational settings.
7. Printable and Reusable: Download and print as many copies as you need. The black and white versions are perfect for coloring activities, while the color versions save time and provide vibrant, ready-to-use options.

Add our Back to School Prayer Spinner to your teaching toolkit to create a meaningful and enjoyable start to the school year. It is an ideal resource for encouraging students to engage in prayer and reflection, fostering a supportive and faith-filled classroom environment. Purchase now and watch your students' faith and excitement spin into action!

Free worksheet for your Kindergarten class!

Addition Games!

Addition Fact Fluency Games Dogs Edition includes 9 DOG themed board games. There are 9 games in color and the same in black and white. 3 pages of spinners provided in Color and B&W, and an idea/directions page.

Covers these addition strategies:

1 page with adding on practice +1, +2, +3

2 pages with 10+__ and 9+__

2 pages with 3 addends

1 page with Missing Addends Sums of 10

1 page with Missing Addends

1 page with Mixed Practice

1 page with Doubles and Doubles +1

Black & White Copies:

Print Gameboards B&W, 2 crayons, & provide spinner. Partners take turns. You are not moving markers around the gameboard as in a normal board game, just follow the path and take your turn answering questions. On your turn, spin spinner, if for example you spin 2, answer the first 2 spaces, if answered correctly color in your 2 spaces with your color. (second chances may be determined before the game starts) If answered incorrectly partner may attempt to answer correctly and color the space their color. If both players are incorrect, leave space uncolored or continue to take turns until answered correctly (get out the manipulatives to prove your answer). Then the turn goes to the next player, continue in this manner around the gameboard. When you reach the end, each player counts the number of spaces they colored to determine the winner.

Colored Laminated Copies:

Follow the directions above, but instead of coloring in spaces, use colored cubes for each player to leave on their spaces along the path. When finished they can count their cube color to determine the winner.

Crossword puzzle using words related to school. Great way to get the kids brains to begin working after the long summer break!

Get to know your students as they fill out the pages of this “All About Me” book. You can customize the book to fit your needs. Just print the pages that you want to include. Children can draw pictures, write words or dictate their responses to an adult. This is a perfect activity for the first week of school or you could send it home for children to complete with their families.

Pages:

Title Page

Self-Portrait

“I Can Write My Name”

“I Am ____ Years Old”

My birthday

My Family

My Friends

“When I Grow Up”

Favorite Color

Favorite Food

Favorite Book

Favorite Animal

Favorite Movie

Favorite TV Show

Favorite Song

“Something I like to do”

“I am good at…”

“I want to learn …”

【I Can...】stand, walk... WITH SOUND

Simple sentences, Click on SPEAKER to hear the read out

- I can crawl

- I can cry

- I can dance

- I can mop

- I can run

- I can stand

- I can swim

- I can talk

- I can walk

- I can wash

Total cards: 10 cards

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Kick off the new school year with our Editable Astronaut Name Tags! These vibrant and customizable name tags are perfect for adding a fun space theme to your classroom.

Available in black & white, orange, blue, purple, gray, and green, they come in four versatile sizes: 1 per page, 4 per page, 6 per page, and 9 per page.

Ideal for desks, lockers, bulletin boards, and more, these name tags will help keep your classroom organized and engaging.

What's Included :

• PAGE : 24 PAGES
• FILES : PPTX + PDF + PNG
• SIZE : 8.5'' x 11''

Alphabet Writing Practice | Alphabet Tracing Worksheets

Make learning letters fun and engaging with this Alphabet Writing Practice | Alphabet Tracing Worksheets! This resource is designed to help young learners develop essential handwriting skills while reinforcing letter recognition and formation.

Each worksheet includes both uppercase and lowercase letters, complete with path-of-motion guides to support proper letter formation. These Alphabet Tracing Worksheets are perfect for beginners, offering plenty of space to trace, write, and practice.

Whether used in classrooms, homeschool settings or as supplemental practice at home, this resource makes alphabet writing practice enjoyable and effective. Print the pages as full-size worksheets or reduce them for use in activity centers or as take-home practice sheets.

Give your students the tools they need to build a strong foundation in handwriting with these versatile and interactive Alphabet Writing Practice | Alphabet Tracing Worksheets!

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Kick off the school year with fun and excitement with our Back to School Bingo! Perfect for any classroom size, this engaging activity helps students get to know each other while learning essential back-to-school vocabulary.

Contents: Our Back to School Bingo set includes 30 unique bingo cards, making it perfect for any group size from small classroom settings to larger school events. You'll also receive 13 calling cards featuring vibrant images and clear names of school-related items. To add to the fun, we've included 4 pages of different colored markers for students to use, or they can opt for their own manipulatives. This comprehensive set ensures that you have everything you need to facilitate a smooth, interactive, and educational bingo game!

Why You'll Love This Product: Teachers will love the Back to School Bingo for its ease of use and the way it fosters a welcoming classroom environment. It's a perfect icebreaker activity that encourages students to interact and learn about school-related items in a fun and memorable way. Students will love the colorful images and the excitement of shouting "Bingo!" as they identify and mark off items on their cards. The flexibility of using different colored markers or manipulatives adds an extra layer of customization and engagement.

Who This Product is For:

1. Elementary School Teachers: Ideal for creating a lively and interactive back-to-school atmosphere.
2. Homeschooling Parents: A great way to kick off the new school year with a fun, educational activity that kids will enjoy.
3. Daycare Providers: Perfect for engaging young children in learning about school-related items.
4. After-School Program Coordinators: An excellent activity to help students unwind and socialize after a busy school day.
5. School Event Organizers: A fantastic addition to any back-to-school night, open house, or school fair to entertain and educate children.

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This Under the Sea Ocean Bingo or Underwater Bingo activity resource offers an engaging way to enhance your marine animal unit and can also serve as an interactive icebreaker for Back to School activities.

The beautifully designed bingo boards and calling cards feature a variety of underwater creatures and items, making learning about marine life both educational and exciting.

Whether you're teaching biology, environmental science, or simply fostering a love for the ocean, this product provides a unique and enjoyable way to connect students with the marine world.

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• 7 Bingo boards
• 24 Calling cards

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First week of school, All About Me form! To be completed at home or in class! Get to know your students better with a fun activity!

Looking for a fun way to get your young learners moving around the room during math stations? This Kindergarten October Write the Room Math Station is the perfect way to engage your students with vibrant, seasonal real-world pictures of numbers 1-10+.

Print, laminate and place the pictures around the room for students to use during math stations. Students can practice building number sense and counting while reinforcing literacy skills of letter recognition and handwriting.

Student reflection is included for students to let the teacher know if they need additional assistance. Perfect for your ELL students and young learners!

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Kick off the school year with this fun and educational Back-to-School Word Search Puzzle Worksheet! Perfect for elementary and middle school students.

Features:

• 10 School-Themed Words: Includes words like "Classroom," "Homework," "Teacher," and more to get students excited about the new school year.
• Varied Directions: Words can appear horizontally, vertically, diagonally
• Easy to Use: Simply print and distribute to your students as a warm-up activity, icebreaker, or part of a back-to-school lesson plan.

Ideal For:

• Back-to-school classroom activity
• Homework assignment
• Early finishers
• Sub plans
• Homeschooling

Engage your students with this enjoyable and educational word search puzzle. Add it to your lesson plans today and make the return to school both fun and productive!

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Glimmers, which are the opposite of triggers are those moments of pure joy and serenity that light up their lives. I use the materials to share and practice glimmers with my students & after just 3 days back the kids have already started using the term "glimmer" when something brings them joy!

The word Glimmers originates from Deb Dana, LCSW, psychotherapist, and author who coined the term. Glimmers which is the opposite of a trigger are those fleeting instances that bring us warmth and peace, offering a profound positive impact on our mental health. With gratitude & written permission from Deb Dana, I'm thrilled to share these activities with fellow educators!

Materials Included:

PowerPoint: Utilize the included PowerPoint slide show to introduce the concept of Glimmers to your students. With 40 slides featuring real-life pictures, students can begin to recognize things that bring them Glimmers. It also helps create connection and shared interests, with their classmates.

Worksheets:

8 student pages

• identify your glimmers (things that make me happy, included, helpful etc)

• I feel a glimmer when....

• track your glimmers

• Things I see, taste and hear that bring me glimmers

Bulletin Board: Colorful lettering (multiple styles) to make a bulletin board for your classroom or your school. Cards are included for students (& staff) to share the things that bring them glimmers

2 pages of "me and my Glimmer". Take a picture of your students happy with their glimmers & attach to the page. A great reminder of the things that bring us joy.

8x11 Posters: Sprinkle your class or school with five 8x11 posters. Whether it's in your classroom, hallway, or on your door, these posters serve as tangible reminders to celebrate life's Glimmers.

Exploration Beyond: Curious to learn more? Dive into the enlightening USA Today article on Glimmers and their mental health benefits: Link to USA Today Article. You can also explore more about Deb Dana and her insights on regulation at Deb Dana's Website.

Join us in extending a heartfelt thank you to Deb Dana for her gracious permission to incorporate her trademarked concept into these materials, inspiring a wave of positivity and well-being.

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❤️Looking for printable money you can use in your math centers or to help create a classroom economy this back to school season? Use back to school bucks to 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 cute animal back to school 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!

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✅Includes: (55 pages)

✅ Student Wallet: (1 page)

☑ Printable wallet (fold in half & staple)

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Ignite curiosity and exploration with this engaging back-to-school science scavenger hunt! Designed to transform your classroom into a real-world science laboratory, this resource encourages students to discover scientific concepts in their everyday environment.

What's Included?

• A comprehensive list of science-based clues suitable for classroom and playground environments.
• A printable scavenger hunt worksheet for students to record their findings.
• Answer guide for teachers.
• Secret agent badges as a reward for students.

WHY?

• Promotes critical thinking and observation skills
• Encourages teamwork and collaboration
• Reinforces key science concepts in a hands-on way
• Provides a fun and engaging learning experience

Ideal for elementary and early middle school students, this scavenger hunt is a perfect way to kickstart the school year with a focus on science exploration.

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This hands-on fun pack of Numbers 1-10 Craftivity is great for your math centers or math lessons. This Number sense activities resource comes with atleast three number sense pictures for all the numbers.

This Low-prep Craft is a perfect addition to your number of the week center.

Just print, color, trace, cut and paste.

Includes:

▪︎ Numbers 1-10 templates with tracing and number sense pictures.

⭐ Also includes #4 in traditional manuscript.

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This All About Me resource is versatile & perfect for the art room! Use these templates at the beginning of the school year to learn about your students and build community in your classroom.  Templates are designed with plenty of space around shapes to let students customize them with patterns or doodles.

This resource features 41 templates and is designed to be used throughout the year.  Start the school year with the All About Me or All About the Artist (student) templates for students to complete - drawing or writing.  Use the designated All About The Artist templates for students to show prior knowledge about artists or art movements, for formative or summative assessments, or to demonstrate learning about artists when teaching art history.    

Blank templates may be used for All About Me pages, All About the Artist pages, or assessments. Students may easily illustrate art elements, design principles, material techniques, and more. Resource includes instructions and ideas for assessment.  

This resource is in a PDF file and contains 46 pages.  It includes:

• All About Me templates with subjects (6 templates)
• Untitled all about me template with subjects (2 templates)
• Untitled all about me templates blank (2 templates) 
• All About Me blank templates no subjects (7 templates)
• All About The {student} Artist  templates with subjects (5 templates)
• All About The {student} Artist blank templates no subjects  (5 templates) 
• All About The Artist templates with student instructions {to use with artists studied} (6 templates)
• Blank templates  (8)
• Instructions to use All About Me template in art room
• Instructions to use All About Me template in general ed classroom
• Instructions to use templates as artist review 
• Instructions to use templates for assessment
• Suggestions for categories to use blank templates for All About Me 

This resource is designed for the art classroom but may also be used in general ed classrooms.  With so many template styles, this is a great multifunctional resource for your classroom. 

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