$5 - $10 3rd Grade Back to School Activities (by date, oldest first)

In this accessible, simple learning sequence, explore SEL with children through yoga and mindfulness.

10 slides total, including links to download or learn the activities and printables referenced for FREE

mindful glitter jar

breathing activities

powerful poses

mantra/positive affirmations

CASEL's SEL framework

Can be used for PD or with students on a smartboard or on devices, or print individual slides

On a smartboard on via personal device, share a morning yoga routine with your students.

We have shared this at school assemblies across the US for all grade levels pre-k-8th grade

Welcome to the back-to-school bundle, designed to foster a positive and engaging classroom community from day one! This comprehensive set includes six thoughtfully crafted resources that will help you kickstart the school year with excitement, creativity, and connection.

Here’s what’s inside:

1. Food Pair Partner Cards

Make partner activities a breeze with these fun and interactive Food Pair Partner Cards! Each card features a food item that pairs with another, making it easy for students to find their partners. Perfect for icebreakers, team-building activities, and group projects.

2. All About Me: Favorite Things

Encourage self-expression and creativity with the "All About Me: Favorite Things" activity. Students can fill out pages with their favorite things, color in images, or use the digital version to type their answers. It’s a fantastic way to get to know your students and let them learn about each other.

3. Back to School One Pager

Help students reflect and set goals for the new school year with the Back to School One Pager. This versatile activity comes with different templates, including blank versions and partially completed ones, allowing students to express themselves in a creative and structured way.

4. Open House Bookmarks

Welcome your students with these adorable and motivational Open House Bookmarks! Featuring cute, catchy phrases and vibrant designs, these bookmarks are perfect for the beginning of the school year or open house events. They come in multiple styles, including color-your-own options, to add a personal touch.

5. Growth Mindset Puzzle

Promote a positive classroom culture with the Growth Mindset Puzzle. This engaging activity encourages students to think about their goals, reflect on their achievements, and embrace a growth mindset. It’s an excellent way to start discussions about perseverance and self-improvement.

6. Get to Know You Bingo Cards

Break the ice and build connections with the Get to Know You Bingo Cards. Each bingo sheet contains 25 unique prompts that encourage students to mingle and learn fun facts about their classmates. This activity is perfect for the first week of school and helps to create a warm and inclusive classroom environment.

Why Teachers Will Love This Bundle:

❤️ Versatile Activities: Suitable for various classroom settings and adaptable to different teaching styles.

❤️ Time-Saving: Ready-to-use resources that save you preparation time while delivering high-quality, engaging content.

❤️ Community Building: Each activity is designed to foster a sense of community, helping students get to know each other and feel comfortable in their new classroom.

❤️ Creative and Fun: Encourages creativity, self-expression, and positive interactions among students.

❤️ Flexible Formats: Includes printable and digital versions to suit your classroom’s needs, whether in-person or remote.

When to Use This Bundle:

• First Week of School: Perfect for getting to know students and establishing a positive classroom environment.
• Open House Events: Use the bookmarks and other activities to welcome students and parents.
• Throughout the Year: These resources are versatile and can be used for various activities, reflections, and team-building exercises.

What’s Included:

• **✅**Food Pair Partner Cards (x cards)

• **✅**All About Me: Favorite Things (black and white, black and white with colored background, full color, and digital versions)

• **✅**Back to School One Pager (various templates)

• **✅**Open House Bookmarks (multiple styles including color-your-own)

• **✅**Growth Mindset Puzzle

• **✅**Get to Know You Bingo Cards (three unique sheets)

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Jumpstart your school year with the Ultimate Back to School One Pager Bundle! This comprehensive bundle includes three engaging one-pagers: Back to School About Me, Reflection Goal, and Summer Reflection. Designed to foster creativity, self-expression, and reflection, these activities are perfect for the first weeks of school. With flexible templates and thought-provoking prompts, students can share their stories, set goals, and reflect on their summer adventures. Teachers, get ready to build a connected, motivated, and enthusiastic classroom from day one!

Key Features:

✨ Interactive Learning Tools: Each one-pager combines creative expression with academic reflection.

✨ Flexible Templates: Multiple versions included to cater to different classroom needs.

✨ Student-Centered: Focuses on student interests, goals, and reflections.

✨ Visual and Written Elements: Encourages a blend of drawing, writing, and creativity.

✨ Detailed Rubrics: Clear expectations for students' work, making assessment easy.

What's Included:

• Back to School About Me One Pager:

  • Blank version with just the rubric for starting from scratch.
  • Template with just a border for those who don’t want to draw.
  • Template with the title and borders for easy fill-in.
  • Version with the title and no border for ultimate creativity.

• Reflection Goal One Pager:

  • Blank version with just the rubric for starting from scratch.
  • Template with just a border for those who don’t want to draw.
  • Template with the title and borders for easy fill-in.
  • Version with the title and no border for ultimate creativity.

• Summer Reflection One Pager:

  • Blank version with just the rubric for starting from scratch.
  • Template with just a border for those who don’t want to draw.
  • Template with the title and borders for easy fill-in.
  • Version with the title and no border for ultimate creativity.

Why Teachers Should Purchase:

• Problem Solved: Need engaging activities to start the school year? This bundle turns those first-day jitters into genuine connections and reflections.
• Value Add: Helps teachers understand their students' personalities, goals, and summer experiences, creating a foundation for a positive classroom community.
• Top Reason: Finally, back to school activities that won't make your students (or you) yawn!"

When to Use This Resource:

• Beginning of the Year: Ideal for icebreakers and getting to know students.

This bundle offers a comprehensive set of tools to kickstart the school year, helping students and teachers connect, reflect, and set the stage for a successful year ahead.

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Get the best of both worlds with this Partner Cards Bundle! This comprehensive set includes 40 Food Pairs Partner Cards, 40 Antonym Partner Cards, and an additional 22 Antonym Partner Cards, offering endless opportunities for student engagement and learning. This bundle provides a fun, interactive way to pair students for activities, encouraging collaboration and teamwork.

Why Students Will Love ❤️ It:

• Diverse and Fun Activities: A variety of cards keep the activities fresh and exciting.

• Interactive and Engaging: Combining different themes ensures students stay interested and involved.

• Collaborative Learning: Encourages teamwork and social interaction in a playful setting.

Why Teachers Will ❤️Love It:

• Ultimate Versatility: With over 100 cards in total, you’ll have a wide variety of options for pairing students and conducting interactive activities.

• Educational and Fun: Combines language practice with engaging gameplay, keeping students motivated and involved.

• Long-Lasting Quality: All cards are printed on cardstock and laminated for durability, ensuring they withstand frequent classroom use.

Key Features:

✨ 100+ Total Cards: Includes 40 Food Pairs, 40 Antonym Pairs, and 22 Additional Antonym Pairs.

✨ Diverse Themes: Combines food pairs and antonyms to offer a range of interactive activities.

✨ Bright and Colorful Design: Eye-catching visuals that appeal to students and make the activities engaging.

✨ High-Quality and Durable: Print cards on cardstock and laminate for long-lasting use.

✨ Versatile Applications: Suitable for icebreakers, academic practice, and team-building exercises.

✨ Enhanced Engagement: Keeps students motivated and involved with a variety of fun and educational activities.

This bundle is perfect ❤️ for any classroom looking to enhance student collaboration and engagement with enjoyable, educational activities!

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The Back to School Mega Bundle is the ultimate package. I have included 3 of my back to school products for one low price. The Mega Bundle includes: My Back to School Teacher Starter Pack, Beginning of the Year Activities, and a different version of the Take Home Folder Bundle. Below is a breakdown of items included in each product. The Back to School Teacher Starter Pack includes: (4) Variety of Color Desk Name Tags (4) Variety of Color- Cubbies' Name Tags or can be used as supply labels. (1) Classroom Job Chart (1) Classroom Behavior Ladder Chart -All materials are editable- insert a textbox and insert the names of students, etc Beginning of the Year Activities includes: -Let me tell you about ME activity comes with Instruction page, questionnaire handout. -My School Year Goals- Hanging Mobile. -Classroom Scavenger Hunt. -Each activity comes with a great instruction page. Start the school year off Right! Take Home Folder Bundle Includes: -Nightly/Weekly Homework Log - Parent/Teacher Communication Log - Digital Clock-Reading Log Please check out my Common Core Interactive Math Bundle Please rate and comment. Thank You!

Use this team building no-prep icebreaker emoji picture phrases game during morning meeting, brain breaks, indoor recess and more! Improve your student's critical thinking skills and vocabulary by having them decipher some of the most commonly spoken summer phrases shown in a series of picture characters. Some emojis can be combined without the use of words to create a new word or phrase! For example, a dog emoji that is combined with a house emoji translates to "doghouse."

⭐Get 9 games and save 30% with our back to school games/activity bundle!⭐

⭐Save 30% with our emoji phrases year long bundle!⭐

What's Included:

• 40 Emoji picture guessing slides
• 40 Answer slides (one behind each guessing slide)
• 1 directions slide
• 1 editable directions slide template
• 1 editable emoji phrases slide template for you to customize your own phrases

How to play:

• Students will guess the summer phrases or words based on the emoji pictures provided.
• Reveal the answer by moving to the next slide.
• Consider splitting the class into teams to see who can guess the most phrases!

Click HERE to see our other emoji picture phrase games!

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*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool.

This set of 180 picture writing prompts inspires daily creativity and excitement in your students. These quick writes build writing skills through describing and inferring 180 engaging photos. Perfect for daily journaling, morning meeting activities, literacy centers, morning work and more! Encourage descriptive storytelling, expand vocabulary and boost critical thinking as students create quick narratives from diverse images all year long!

What's Included:

• 180 Pictures (1 for each school day) with "who? what? where? when? why?" Guiding Questions.

Uses:

• morning writing
• journaling
• creative writing class
• ELA
• literacy centers
• small group
• whole group
• homework writing assignments
• collaborative writing
• quick writing prompts
• paragraph writing practice
• extensions for GT, or accelerated learners
• teaching writing skills (Leads, paragraphs, grammar, editing)
• substitute activities
• and much more!

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Spruce up your classroom with our Math Zone Bulletin Board Kit. This vibrant math bulletin board and classroom door decor will inspire your students to become problem solvers and embrace the joy of math. Perfect for back-to-school, it encourages meaningful math talk and celebrates all the reasons to love math. Your students will love it, and you will too!

Included with this digital download:

—3 Different Sayings in 3 Different Color Choices

(Solid Black, Multicolor, & Black Outline)

—Bulletin Board Banner

—Bulletin Board Decor

—Bulletin Board Borders

—PDF (8.5x11)

—JPEG files for Cutting Machines

—Editable Nametags

Use this kit to decorate any size display area!

You can easily enlarge or shrink any of the decor pieces or letters during printing using Adobe Reader(free to download if you dont already have) it.

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Using cootie catchers (fortune tellers) to get students speaking to each other and to help them get to know their classmates better is a great idea at any time of the year. Your students already love them, and cootie catchers are the perfect ice breaker activity for back to school. This resource is in English and is suitable for any teacher who wants his or her students to interact and learn fun facts about each other.

This file includes ten different ice breaker cootie catchers. The file also contains 2 blank templates for making your own cootie catchers (a perfect activity for test review questions). Each version includes 8 fun questions for a total of 80 getting to know you questions. Some of the questions are really silly while others demand more reflection.

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10 different cootie catchers, each has 8 questions for a total of 80

Color and black and white copies are included

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Instructions on how to fold cootie catchers

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This bundle is perfect for the beginning of the school year! Use this bundle for your first grade, second grade, and third grade students during the first week of school. In this bundle you'll find 8 printable icebreaker activities, 9 math activities with editable templates and 9 coloring pages! Use for getting to know you activities, whole group lessons, icebreakers, morning meeting activities, writing centers, math centers, bulletin board displays and more!

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What's Included

• 9 back to school math activities + editable versions for most activities
• 8 back to school icebreaker activities
• 9 welcome back to school coloring pages

Back to School Activities for 1st-3rd Grade

• 3 Friendship Puzzles: Students work with a friend to color the puzzle pieces. Then they work with their friend to build the puzzle by gluing the pieces to the grid page.
• 3 My Friends Bingo: In each box is a description. After you read the description, students find a friend who fits the description and then they let them write their name in the box on the line. Have students complete all the boxes like a blackout in Bingo or just 3 in a row.
• 3 Student Surveys:
  - Option 1: Choose 1 out of the 3 surveys for students to complete.
  - Option 2: Let students choose 1 out of the 3 surveys to complete. - Option 3: Students can fill out all 3 of the surveys.
• My Class Friends Book: Students will interview a friend with the interview page. Collect and turn into a class book using either the color or black and white cover page. (color and black & white options included for the cover page!)
• My Backpack: Students write their names on the line and decorate their backpacks with pictures of all their favorite things to represent them. Have students share their backpacks in small groups or with a partner.
• 3 Crowns & Extenders: Print on cardstock and allow your students to color the crown and extender pieces. Glue the extender pieces (or sentence strips if you have them) on the crown and wrap them around students' heads. Staple to keep in place. (color and black & white options included!)
• Friendship Bracelets:
  Print and cut the color or black and white friendship bracelets. Students can write the name of the friend they interviewed on the line and color. Wrap around students' wrists and glue in place. They can wear them home to share with parents. (color and black & white options included!)
• Bus Craft & Writing: Students color and cut out the school bus. Then they respond to the writing prompt on the following page and cut out the response. Glue both to a separate page and use for a hallway display if desired.

Math to School Activities for 1st-3rd Grade

• Editable Teacher Slideshow: Edit the templates in Google Slides and share them with your students so they can get to know their new teacher using numbers.
• Figure Me Out Math: Students will introduce themselves to the class by creating math equations that give clues about themselves. Includes an editable template!
• My Grade in Numbers: Students will examine the numbers in their lives while expressing themselves creatively through personal illustrations and coloring. Includes an editable template!
• Math Goal Setting: Students set a goal for math and make a 3 action step plan to reach their goal for the school year.
• Math Survey: Students color in an emoji face that best represents their feelings about each math topic. Includes an editable template!
• Math Bingo: In each box is a description. After you read the description, students find a friend who fits the description and let them write their name in the box on the line. Includes an editable template!
• Classroom Math: Students will take a tour around the classroom. They will locate the items, and write the number of each that they can find. Includes an editable template!
• Math Tool Exploration: Students will take notes as you introduce different classroom math tools. They should write the name of the math tool, draw a picture, and answer the question in each box.
• Mathematicians: Students fill out what mathematicians can do and use. Then they draw a picture of themselves as mathematicians.

9 Welcome Back Coloring Pages

• Preschool page
• Kindergarten page
• 1st grade page
• 2nd grade page
• 3rd grade page
• 4th grade page
• 5th grade page
• 6th grade page
• Welcome back to school page

*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool.

More Back to School Resources:

100's Chart Mystery Picture

Gift Tags

Birthday Crowns, Certificates & Pencil Toppers

Back to School Roll & Read Games:

CVC, Blends & Digraphs

CVCe Long Vowels

Long Vowel Teams

R Controlled Vowels

Back to School Roll & Race Math Games:

Addition & Subtraction Within 10

Addition & Subtraction Within 20

Happy Back To School Season! This first week of school mini bundle is perfect for the first few days at the beginning of the academic year. It is totally no prep, so it will save you lots of time and it is super affordable! Some of the prompts included will also make you the perfect back to school bulletin board.

This bundle has lots of fun engaging activities and worksheets as well as an all about me craft that will give an idea about your students' likes and dislikes, their favorite memories, etc...

This Resource Includes:

1 Boy All About Me Template

1 Girl All About Me Template

1 FREE Back To School Word Search

16 colored getting to know you task cards

16 black and white getting to know you task cards

1 answer sheet for students to record their answers

1 Blank First Week of School Best Instashots Template

1 Prompted First Week of School Best Instashots Template

1 Blank Mission Possible Goal Setting Prompt

1 Lined Mission Possible Goal Setting Prompt

1 blank Summer Highlights Template for Drawing

1 Lined Summer Highlights Template for writing.

If you'd like to check out the resources separately, here you go:

Back To School Summer Highlights Activity

All About Me Craft Activity

Back To School Goal Setting Writing Template

First Week Of School Best Instashots Activity

Back To School Task Cards

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Kids will LOVE this pack of 30 Days of Silly STEM Building Challenge Task Cards based on silly stories! There is a printable PDF, as well as Google Slides perfect for distance learning and back to school. Pair these problem solving cards with the STEAM / STEM activities and use them in a variety of ways. Use them in Makerspaces, morning tubs or centers, as an activity for early finishers, or rewards for a great day!

**Perfect for classrooms, distance learning, homeschool, and even parents just looking for a fun, adventure filled activity for their children.**

⭐ This is Set #1. You can purchase the Bundle of 90 days, all 3 available sets, for 20% off here: BUNDLE of 90 Days STEAM | STEM Silly Challenge Task Cards Distance Learning

Distance Learning Compatible: This product can be downloaded as a printable PDF or copied into Google Slides. This will allow you to send the product to your students as an editable document. Download as a PowerPoint to upload to Microsoft Teams.

What’s included in the 21 page PDF download, as well as the 38 Google Slides:

PDF

• 7 pages of 30 unique full color challenge task cards
• 2 STEAM / STEM worksheets in full color for early and upper elementary
• Instructions Page
• Terms of Use
• Black and white copies of the instructions, task cards, and STEM / STEAM printables

Google Slides

• 30 Individual Google Slides for each daily challenge
• 5 STEM / STEAM slides for discussion, with space to type in responses to the questions
• Instructions
• Terms of Use

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How can you use these task cards?

• Have the task cards available in makerspaces, centers, tubs, busy boxes, morning baskets, or available for early finishers to complete using ANY available materials. Students can even draw their creations instead of building them!

• Use one card a day during morning time. Have students fill out a STEAM / STEM worksheet or discuss and use the Google Slides as a class.

• Use them for public speaking practice. Allow students to build and then show and tell with the class or their parents. They can discuss what they made, liked, what they would improve, and how it solved the problem on the task cards. They can practice speaking and listening skills, using loud and clear voices, and giving full attention to the speaker. Encourage students to ask questions to their classmates.

• Ideally the goal is to do one challenge a day, but you could certainly allow students to do more than one.

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Why do I think you will love this product, and what makes my challenge set unique?

I love silly stories that bring humor and adventure to life for kids, but also that force them to use their imaginations in fun and exciting ways. This challenge task set does exactly that through the loose wacky stories where they are the main character. Silly scenarios, adventure and disaster, problem solving, and learning, are all part of the experience when building these challenges.

Most building challenge task cards are independent from each other. “Build a boat,” or “build an airplane,” are common themes among the cards. While those are fantastic, and we have done many of them ourselves, I wanted to do something different and more cohesive and engaging for kids.

The only rule is to HAVE FUN and allow those imaginations to soar!

**Please note that while the intent is for these to be independent, early readers may need some assistance in reading the cards.**

**This is not an editable document.**

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This printable back-to-school Scavenger Hunt for kids is a winning combination of treasure hunt clues and riddles! This printable kids' game includes 10 riddles and hiding spots for kids to venture around the classroom looking for clues. Each riddle reveals a new hiding spot and code word. Get your students acquainted with the classroom at the start of the school year!

Gameplay: 20-30 minutes Ages: 7-10

This fun and engaging classroom mystery quest will be a huge hit for kids ages 7 - 10. Whether you're looking for a fun way to acquaint your new students with the classroom, greet your new students in a fun, friendly way (so they are excited to come back!), or a way to give a reward, this activity is perfect for you.

HOW IT WORKS: A “secret mission” is read, and Clue # 1 is handed to the “treasure seeker, " leading to Clue 2 in a different location. All you have to do is print the clues, cut them in half, and hide them in the classroom exactly as directed! All hiding spots are common classroom locations. The list of hiding spots can be found inside your download and in the listing below. The final prize is up to you! Maybe it’s a small candy or toy reward, or a title in the classroom (such as "the winner gets to be teacher's helper for the week"). The possibilities for what you choose to hide in the final location are endless.

INCLUDED IN THE INSTANT DOWNLOAD

• PDF Scavenger Hunt (8.5 x 11)
• 10 Riddle clues
• Recording sheet
• Set up instructions
• Hiding locations (lost & found, coat area, whiteboard/chalkboard, under teacher & students' desks, closet/storage room, cubbies, curtains/window, cabinet, supplies bin/closet)
• Frequently Asked Questions

PERFECT FOR:

☑️ Classroom party games

☑️ Rainy day activities

☑️ Classroom tours

☑️ Introduction to the school year

☑️ Collaborative games

☑️ Getting to know fellow students

☑️ Behavior rewards

☑️ Report card reward

How long does this activity take to complete?

It really depends on a lot of things. Estimated completion time is 20 minutes but it’s based on the kids’ riddle skills, group size, and age. It is also HIGHLY based on how difficult it is to find the clue cards. We always suggest folding the riddles and hiding them really well, out of plain sight!

How many kids can play at once?

Kids can play individually, with friends, or with their siblings. For a larger group, you’ll likely want to print and hide multiple copies of each clue.

How do I set up the Scavenger Hunt?

To set up the Scavenger Hunt, you will need to cut the clue cards in half and hide them in the appropriate location. The PDF includes the correct hiding spots for each clue. All hiding spots are common household places such as under the bed, bathroom sink or in a closet. The harder the clues are to find, the more fun the kids have! If clues are hidden in plain sight, the hunt would be completed too quickly.

Where do kids begin?

You may begin in any location of the classroom. Together, the “mission” is read out loud to get your kids hooked. Kids are then handed the first clue card. Each clue card contains a riddle that will lead them to the location of the next clue.

How do I set up the activity?

Just print, cut, hide and play! Everything you need is included in your download.

Do I have to print out the game materials for every kid?

Nope! You ONLY have to print out the answer sheet for each kid or group. Just one set of the actual clue cards is all you need!

Each of the four Who What Where When Why Differentiated Worksheets comes with a digital WH question version of the story. Students will read the Fall&Autum, Back to School, Thanksgiving, and Halloween-themed short stories and then answer the Who What Where When Why guided questions.

In the differentiated worksheets, students have the option to fill in the answers or choose from multiple-choice options. The Google Slides digital version has audio support for questions and answers, multiple-choice answers, and self-checking.

This resource includes:

• 1 Back to School-themed (September) digital short story with guided, self-checking WH questions with 2 printable version worksheets with two differentiated reading comprehension levels (with answer key)
• 1 Halloween-themed (October) digital short story with guided, self-checking WH questions with 2 printable version worksheets with two differentiated reading comprehension levels (with answer key)
• 1 Thanksgiving-themed (November) digital short story with guided, self-checking WH questions with 2 printable version worksheets with two differentiated reading comprehension levels (with answer key)
• 1 Fall & Autumn-themed (also found in the four seasons bundle) digital short story with guided, self-checking WH questions with 2 printable version worksheets with two differentiated reading comprehension levels (with answer key)

Common Core State Standards: RL.2.1

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This Social Skills Empathy Lesson and Activity Bundle, is a comprehensive and versatile resource designed to enhance social-emotional learning and promote the development of essential social skills. Students will enjoy the activities included in this bundle while building critical friendship skills.

Included:
☑Social Narrative
☑Game
☑Task Cards

►Print and Laminate this set for repeated use year after year!

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Have you tried my monthly tear art crafts and ready for more? Looking for a fun, no-prep fall or back to school themed center or craft all in one place?

Look no further, I have bundled my September, October and November kindergarten tear art monthly packs into a great fall bundle. Use this tear art bundle to work on fine motor skills with a fall twist! Students use their hands to tear pieces of paper and glue on to the picture for fun autumn crafts! Perfect for a reading station or center, craft time or to use with a thematic fall unit.

Tear art makes great classroom decor all while having fun working on those fine motor skills!

A total of 19 easy to use sheets plus a BONUS Back to School sheet for your young learners! This bundle includes:

September Tear Art Crafts

October Tear Art Crafts

November Tear Art Crafts

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Transform your classroom into an exciting jungle adventure with this easy to print Wild Animals Classroom Decor & Editable Labels and Desk Tags pack. Packed with cool decorations and fun wild animal images such as lions, leopards, cheetahs, giraffes, elephants, rhinos, monkeys and crocodiles, this themed decor pack will ignite imaginations and inspire learning. Whether you are decorating a preschool, pre-K, kindergarten, or first and second-grade classroom, these beautiful tones of green create a Pinterest-looking class that's both cool and fun. Unleash your creativity with editable name tags, round name tag designs, days of the week, months of the year, and group tags, and turn your learning space into an engaging and adventurous oasis. (Please note Days of the Week & Months of the Year are not editable)

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• Editable name tags,
• Editable round name/desk tags,
• Days of the Week,
• Months of the Year,
• Editable group tags.

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Back to School Apples - Themed Worksheet Activity Packet including BINGO game, word search, writing prompts, language arts, math, speech, sped and fun!

This 66-page packet provides a variety of levels to reach each individual student. Please see preview pages and descriptions below . Worksheets include lined paper for easy handwriting practice:

67 Pages Total Include:

1. TABLE OF CONTENTS

2. Word Search page (20 apple words)

3. Word Scramble page (10 apple words to unscramble)

4. Spelling Words : 10 apple-words plus 1 Bonus, on lined paper

5. * * * Spelling Test : blank, lined paper

6. ABC Order : 20 apple-words to place in order

7. * * * ABC Order : Answer sheet

8. Syllables : Divide the 20 words into syllables

9. * * * Syllables : Answer Sheet

10. Food Traits : Cut out the traits & paste the correct ones with the character

11. * * * Food Traits : Paste sheet

12. Writing Prompt : with apple- shaped lined paper :…..

13. Compare & Contrast Venn Diagram: apples Vs. oranges

14. Opinion Journal: What did you think? What would you change?

15. Design & Detail illustrating page …..

16. Apple Contractions : 9 contractions to combine, or separate

17. Apple Contractions : 9 MORE contractions to combine, or separate

18. Follow the instructions : coloring, addition/subtraction using apples

19. Follow the instructions : counting apples_, left/right_

20. Follow the instructions : First/Second/Third/Fourth ; Counting photos graph

21. Step by Step : with shape illustrated areas

22. Acrostic Poem : APPLES

23. Word Maker : How Many Words Can You Make From SUNLIGHT

24. * * * Word Maker Answer Sheet

25. Apple Math : 12 simple addition problems

26. * * * Math : answer sheet

27. Apple Math : 12 simple multiplication problems

28. * * * Math : answer sheet

29. Apple Labeling : Cut & paste 10 words onto the correct picture

30. Seek, Find, Color : color the 15 images by instruction

31. Apple Senses : Feels, Smells, Looks, Sounds, Tastes

32. Fruit Book Report : Choose your favorite book about fruit & fill out the report 

33. Apple Writing Craft SHAPE BOOK : Color, cut, assemble your apple-shaped book!

34. * * * Apple Shape Book, page 2

35. * * * Apple Shape Book, back cover

36. Apple : apple-shape to color & cut

37. Apple BINGO : Caller’s Card

38. -67. * * * APPLE BINGO Game for 30 students : Cards 1-30 (IN COLOR)

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Set young minds on a path to learning with this interactive workbook that combines essential letter and number tracing with the fascinating world of jobs and professions!

This engaging workbook is designed specifically for children ages 3-6 and features:

• Number tracing: Practice writing numbers 1 to 25, all while counting adorable animals incorporated into the illustrations!
• Letter tracing: Improve letter recognition and writing from A to Z with engaging jobs and professions themes.
• Fun and educational: Spark their curiosity and develop essential pre-writing skills through a unique blend of tracing and counting activities.

This workbook is the perfect way to help your child:

• Develop a strong foundation in writing and number recognition.
• Learn about different jobs and professions in a fun and interactive way.
• Enhance their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

Get ready to watch your child's confidence soar as they embark on this exciting learning adventure!