$5 - $10 5th Grade For All Subjects Activities (by date, oldest first)

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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AVID End of Year | May Early Finisher Activity Packet-With WICOR Skills: This engaging resource is great for early finishers, sub plans, or even as printable worksheets used in study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of end of year-themed fun and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, planning for next year, and an inspiring reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

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Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of April
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of April

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• Simple career interest survey with questions page
• Team building game design
• My academic goal for next school year
• Career clusters this or that
• Brag sheet
• Grow sheet
• Spring finish the story
• Classmate shoutout
• AVID memories
• Memorial Day wordsearch
• Cinco De Mayo reading passage
• Cinco De Mayo open ended questions
• CInco De Mayo inquiry page
• May zentangle
• Next school year anticipation page
• GPA calculation
• My tumbler page
• Sudoku with answer key
• Maze with answer key

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AVID Fall & Halloween | October Early Finisher Activity Packet-With WICOR Skills: This engaging resource is great for the month of October! Use for early finishers, sub plans, or even as printable worksheets used in study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of autumn fun and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, graphic organizers and a reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

Get this packet and one for every month of the year by purchasing the AVID Early Finisher Bundle HERE! :)

✨AVID Growing Bundle✨

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Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of October
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of October

21+ Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• Haunted Grammar Practice
• Academic Vocabulary Venn Diagram
• Marking the Text Practice with Passage & Questions
• Summary Vs. Reflection Passage & Questions
• Autumn Acrostic Goals
• Academic Goal Sheet
• Non-Academic Goal Sheet
• Finish the Story with lined paper
• Sudoku (with answer key)
• Halloween Word Search
• Halloween Costume Mix Up Riddle (possible TRF question)
• SAT Vocabulary Chart
• Halloween Coloring Page with Inspirational Quote
• Finish the Picture Challenge
• WICOR This- adding WICOR activities seen in other classes
• Self-Portrait Affirmations
• Halloween Word Scramble

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AVID Early Finisher Activity Packet - Includes WICOR Skills: This engaging resource is great for early finishers, sub plans, or even study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of AVID spirit and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, a reorganization checklist for binders, and an inspiring reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

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Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the packet in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub-plans
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page

• An inspiring reading passage about J.K Rowling and the challenges she overcame

• Reading response questions

• An inquiry page where students write leveled questions in response to the reading

• Creative Writing Prompt

• Binder checklist where students reflect on their binder organization in January and set a goal for February

• Academic SMART goal-setting

• Non-academic SMART goal-setting

• Class participation self-reflection and goal-setting

• Positive self-talk page

• Zentagle mindfulness AVID-themed coloring page

• Finish the picture

• AVID-themed word search

• Create your own word search

• Sudoku

• AVID-themed word scramble

• Maze

• Determination word hub

• Coloring page

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This AVID Thanksgiving November Early Finisher Packet is designed to engage students with no-prep activities that reinforce WICOR skills (Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization, and Reading). Perfect for keeping early finishers productive, it offers Thanksgiving-themed worksheets and fun challenges. Ideal for 5th-12th graders, this packet is a great way to combine learning and seasonal fun!

Get this packet and one for every month of the year by purchasing the AVID Early Finisher Bundle HERE! :)

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Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of November
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of November

21+ Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• SMART Goals reading passages with questions
• Academic turkey feather SMART goal writing
• Non-academic SMART goal writing page
• Categorizing Costa Thanksgiving questions (levels 1, 2, or 3) with answer key
• Studying strategies chart with questions and answer key
• Create your own mnemonic studying song for a core content area
• Effective studying Freyer model
• Reflection questions
• SAT vocabulary chart
• SAT vocabulary venn diagram
• Gratitude pumpkin activity
• Thanksgiving finish the story
• Sudoku with answer key
• Thanksgiving word search
• November this or that activity
• Finish the picture activity with the rule that it cannot be a turkey
• Thanksgiving coloring page with inspirational quote
• Favorites for fall page
• Maze challenge with answer key
• Binder bingo game for binder checks

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AVID Back to School | August Early Finisher Activity Packet-With WICOR Skills: This engaging resource is great for the month of August! Use for early finishers, sub plans, or even as printable worksheets used in study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of back to school fun and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, graphic organizers and an inspiring reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

Get this packet and one for every month of the year by purchasing the AVID Early Finisher Bundle HERE! :)

✨AVID Growing Bundle✨

✨AVID Back to School Bundle✨

Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of August
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of August

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• What is AVID reading passage with questions
• What is AVID Costa's questions
• Academic SMART goal sheet
• Create your own missions statement
• SAT vocabulary
• Non-academic SMART goal sheet
• Student interest survey
• My AVID binder symbols page
• Pathos, ethos and logos worksheet
• AVID student Frayer model
• Think about it sheet
• AVID contract review with questions
• All about me this or that
• Partner interview sheet
• In my AVID era coloring page
• Back to school finish the story prompt
• Sudoku
• Summer snapshots
• Maze challenge
• Sudoku answer key
• Maze answer key

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AVID Back to School | September Early Finisher Activity Packet-With WICOR Skills: This engaging resource is great for the month of September! Use for early finishers, sub plans, or even as printable worksheets used in study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of back to school fun and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, graphic organizers and a reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

Get this packet and one for every month of the year by purchasing the AVID Early Finisher Bundle HERE! :)

✨AVID Growing Bundle✨

✨AVID Back to School Bundle✨

Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of September
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of September

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• Finish the Story with lined paper
• Sudoku (with answer key)
• Academic Goal Sheet
• Non-Academic Goal Sheet
• Autumn Word Search (with answer key)
• Create Your Own AVID Word Search
• Connecting Thinking Sheet- using notes from a core class
• Think About It Reflection Sheet
• My AVID Family Bingo
• SAT Vocabulary Chart
• Create an AVID Graphic Organizer
• Organization Checklist and Goal Setting
• 4 Day School Week Passage with questions
• Connecting Thinking- writing questions over the passage
• AVID Survey
• Riddle Me This (with answer key)
• Coloring Page with Inspirational Quote
• WICOR This- adding WICOR activities seen in other classes
• Creating an AVID Classroom Slogan
• AVID Goals Sheet

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AVID Valentine's Day February Early Finisher Packet - Includes WICOR Skills: This engaging resource This engaging resource is great for early finishers, sub plans, or even study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of Valentine's Day spirit and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, a reorganization checklist for binders, and an inspiring reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

✨AVID Growing Bundle✨

✨AVID Early Finisher Packet for Any Month✨

Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of february
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of February

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• Reading passage about Walt Disney and the challenges he overcame as a student
• Reading response questions
• An inquiry page where students write leveled questions in response to the reading
• Creative Writing Prompt
• Binder checklist where students reflect on their binder organization in January and set a goal for February
• Academic SMART goal-setting
• Non-academic SMART goal-setting
• Zentaglemindfulness coloring page
• Self-care list
• Finish the picture
• Word search
• Create your own Valentine's Day word search
• Sudoku
• Word scramble
• Maze
• Word hub
• What do I love thinking web
• Coloring page

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Early Finisher Packets

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AVID Spring | April Early Finisher Activity Packet-With WICOR Skills: This engaging resource is great for early finishers, sub plans, or even as printable worksheets used in study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of spring-themed fun and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, a reorganization checklist for binders, and an inspiring reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

Check out the Spring Bundle HERE

✨AVID Growing Bundle✨

✨AVID Early Finisher Packet for Any Month✨

Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of April
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of April

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• Inspiring reading passage about Elon Musk
• Reading response questions
• An inquiry page where students write leveled questions in response to the reading
• My Leadership Legacy worksheet
• Career Pathways worksheet
• 2 creative inquiry pages where students have to problem solve and generate solutions to problems
• Creative Writing Prompt
• Binder checklist where students reflect on their binder organization and set a goal
• Academic SMART goal-setting
• Non-academic SMART goal-setting
• Spring Zentangel
• Earth Day coloring page
• Finish the picture
• Word search
• Sudoku with answer key
• Word scramble with answer key
• Maze with answer key

AVID

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AVID St. Patrick's Day | March Early Finisher Activity Packet-With WICOR Skills: This engaging resource This engaging resource is great for early finishers, sub plans, or even study hall. It combines fun activities with academic enrichment, offering a blend of St. Patrick's Day spirit, March Madness and educational content. Students will enjoy exciting challenges, goal-setting exercises, a reorganization checklist for binders, and an inspiring reading passage accompanied by thought-provoking questions, and more!

Check out the Spring Bundle HERE

✨AVID Growing Bundle✨

✨AVID Early Finisher Packet for Any Month✨

Directions:

1. option 1- print and hole punch, students keep the pack in the AVID section of their binders and complete when they finish tutorials or class work early
2. option 2- use for sub plans in the month of March
3. option 3- students complete pieces of the packet each Friday through the month of March

21 Pages Included in This Packet:

• A cover page
• Reading passage about LeBron James and the obstacles he overcame
• Reading response questions
• An inquiry page where students write leveled questions in response to the reading
• Calculating GPA and goal-setting page
• WICOR This: students will add examples of WICOR they have seen in their classes
• Creative Writing Prompt
• Binder checklist where students reflect on their binder organization and set a goal
• Academic SMART goal-setting
• Non-academic SMART goal-setting
• "A goal without a plan is just a wish" coloring page
• WICOR This: students will add examples of WICOR they have seen in their classes
• Finish the picture
• Word search
• Sudoku
• Word scramble
• Maze
• Word hub
• This or that page
• March reflection page

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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.

Click here to check out more fun ice-breaker activities!

Here's everything you get:

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

Color and black and white copies are included

2 blank templates to make your own review games (one with classic cars and one with flowers)

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

Unleash the Farmyard Fun! A Premium Coloring Bundle for Pre-Kindergarten & Kindergarteners (70 Pages!) Spark creativity and ignite a love for learning with Farm Animal Fun, a captivating coloring bundle designed especially for Pre-K and Kindergarten learners!
This comprehensive collection brings together eight delightful coloring projects, each featuring a beloved farm animal, for a total of 70 enchanting coloring pages!

• Giddy-Up with Galloping Horses! (10 Pages) Let your little artist unleash their inner equestrian with a set of enchanting horse coloring pages.
• Moo-ve Over for Moo-vellous Cows! (10 Pages) Udderly delightful cow coloring sheets promise hours of barnyard fun.
• Oink Along with Playful Pigs! (10 Pages) A muddle of magnificent pig coloring pages are sure to bring a smile.
• Cluck-Cluck with Cheeky Chickens! (10 Pages) A coop full of charming chicken coloring sheets awaits!
• Hop into Hare-Raising Fun! (10 Pages) Adorable rabbit coloring pages will have your child hopping for joy.
• Baa-lieve in the Magic of Sheep! (10 Pages) A woolly wonder of sheep coloring sheets awaits imaginative minds.
• Hee-Haw for Hilarious Donkeys! (10 Pages) A collection of delightful donkey coloring pages to bray about!

Why Choose Farm Animal Fun?

• A Farmyard Full of Fun: Eight engaging coloring projects featuring a variety of popular farm animals with a total of 70 pages keep little ones entertained and learning for hours.
• Coloring for Every Mood: A diverse range of designs caters to different skill levels and artistic preferences.
• Learning Through Play: Coloring activities encourage creativity, develop fine motor skills, and enhance color recognition.
• High-Quality Pages: Crisp, clear images are printed on premium paper, perfect for crayons, markers, or colored pencils.
• The Perfect Gift: This 70-page bundle makes a fantastic present for birthdays, holidays, or any occasion for the young animal lover in your life.

Boost Early Learning with Farm Animal Fun!
These coloring sheets are more than just fun – they're a valuable tool for early development. Coloring activities:

• Promote Hand-Eye Coordination: As children grasp crayons and navigate the coloring pages, they develop the important skill of hand-eye coordination.
• Enhance Fine Motor Skills: The act of coloring strengthens the small muscles in the hands and wrists, preparing children for writing and other tasks.
• Encourage Creativity and Imagination: With a blank canvas of farmyard friends, children can express themselves freely and explore their artistic talents.
• Improve Color Recognition: Exposure to a variety of colors on the 70 coloring pages helps children learn and identify different colors.

Invest in Farm Animal Fun and watch your child blossom with creativity and a love for learning!

Looking for a craft for the end of the year that doubles as a darling hallway display, as well as an overview of what your students have learned over the last school year? Well, here it is! Students will make a mini flap book of 10 things they learned in 1st grade. It will be so fun to look back over our year and see what we have learned!

This file includes:

•Bulletin Board Letters "We are one SHARP bunch!"

•Patterns for cacti

•Pages for flap book

•Customizable covers for flap book (10 things I learned in 1st grade, 2nd grade and 3rd grade included)

If you share a picture of your boards on instagram, please use #smalltownteacherlife

It would make my day to see your creations!

Are you looking for a craft for Mother's or Father's Day? Check out this product- https://www.TeachShare.com/Product/Free-Hugs-Cactus-Cuties-Mothers-and-Fathers-Day-Card-Craft-4555634

-Much love,

Leslie

Do you need some fun and engaging activities for your middle school English Language Arts party? Are you looking for some no-prep fun? Then download this Bundle of Classroom Community and Team-Building Activities! This bundle includes a Truth or Dare Activity and a category brainstorming game, which will provide hours of classroom fun!

Fully online, you don't need to spend any time cutting, copying, etc.

➟ CATEGORIES GAME

Great for vocabulary building, memory, brainstorming, and creativity! Students are given a letter and a topic and then begin brainstorming. The team with the most words wins!

• Name a sport that starts with the letter "S".
• What is something you can do on vacation that starts with the letter "H"?

➟ TRUTH or DARE

All the "Truths" and "Dares" are appropriate for students ages 7-adult. No supplies needed!

• TRUTH: "Would you rather have a foot long nose or a foot long tongue?", "If you could ask your pet any 3 questions, what would you ask them?", and many more!
• DARE: "Try to say your full name while holding your tongue between your fingers!", "For the next minute, do NOT smile, while everyone tries to make you smiles!", and many more!

➟ These are fun games that your students will beg you to play often! I know—my students beg me for this game!

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❤ Other Resources You'll LOVE:

• Truth or Dare...the Classroom Party Game You Didn't Know You Needed!
• Truth or Dare 2nd Edition
• BUNDLE Truth or Dare Versions 1 & 2
• Rock, Paper, Scissors - Grammar Games! Irregular Past Tense Verbs
• Digital Online GAME Two Things in Common (This2That)
• VIRTUAL Grammar Scategories - Making Grammar FUN! by A World to Explore Store
• BUNDLE Grammar Games! Parts of Speech Scategories 2 KaBOOM Irregular Verbs
• KaBOOM Grammar Games - Irregular Plural Nouns by A World to Explore Store
• KaBOOM! Virtual GRAMMAR Game #1 - Irregular Past Tense Verbs
• KaBOOM! Virtual GRAMMAR Game #2 - Irregular Past Tense Verbs
• Happiness Quiz & Reflection Questions (Great for SEL, Self-Esteem, Well-Being!)
• 50 FlipGrid Discussion Questions Posting Tips & Rubric

Are you looking for engaging activities to support classroom community and reflection? Then download this BUNDLE Back to School Reflection Activities Getting to Know You Middle School! This is all you need for your back-to-school activities!

Categories Game

Use this brainstorming game to get students working together and get everyone participating! It's also a fun way to get to know your students!

Students work individually or in small groups to brainstorm answers to various topics and categories. This no prep activity takes one minute to learn, can be played repeatedly, and is perfect for building a foundation of teamwork and thinking forward to the new year.

➟ To play, students will see a prompt and brainstorm answers. Prompts include things such as:

• Name something you will do at the beginning of the school year that starts with the letter "A"
• What is one thing you will do with friends that starts with the letter "C"
• What do you think you will learn about yourself this year that starts with the letter "U"

See how creative your students can get all while learning about each other and thinking ahead to the new year!

Reflection Activity for Team Building and Discussion

In this no-prep resource, students reflect on times they persevered or felt proud of themselves, on friendships, goals, learning strategies, grit, and other topics. Great for Back to School or to strengthen classroom community any time during the year! In a think-and-share manner of engaging, students will build relationships through thinking, participating in small discussion groups, and writing about their thoughts, feelings, and experiences. The activity ends with an engaging Top 10 list. This resource is both reflective and interactive and fosters team building, allowing the students to think about the year ahead. This activity can be completed in 1 class with homework, expanded over 2 classes, or completed during the last 10 minutes of several classes. Other options include selecting only one set of questions on which students can reflect.

Getting to Know You Brainstorming Activity

With this engaging no prep virtual or in class activity, students brainstorm responses for each letter of the alphabet. Questions include sharing about themselves, their likes and dislikes, what they enjoy about school, and things they want to accomplish in their life (aka, a bucket list). 

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❤ Other Resources You'll LOVE:

• Back to School Getting to Know You Activity - Dice Games!
• Back to School Bundle with Categories Game and Reflections
• BACK to SCHOOL Getting to Know You Activity for Team Building
• Bulletin Board to Support Social Emotional Learning on Importance of Education
• Back to School Reflection Activity for Team Building and Discussion

Are you looking for the perfect game to build classroom community?? Do you want to engage students and motivate them to get involved? Then download this BUNDLE Back to School Getting to Know You Activities for Middle School ELA. Fully online and no prep!

• All the "Truths" and "Challenges" are appropriate for students ages 7-adult.
• No supplies needed!
• Great for parties, advisory, getting to know you, and community building!

This is a fun game that your students will be begging you to play often! I know - my students beg me for this game!

This resource includes:

• Instructions
• Truth or Challenge Edition #1: 32 total Challenge & Truth Cards (With 2 variations of the game. Each round gets more challenging!)
• Truth or Challenge Edition #2: 25 Challenge cards & 20 Truth Cards
• Terms of Use

✔ TRUTH: If a genie granted you three wishes, what would you ask for? What's the most useless piece of knowledge you know? "Would you rather have a foot-long nose or a foot-long tongue?"

✔ CHALLENGE: Try to scratch your armpit with your big toe! Every time you speak, you must speak in a silly voice! Try to say your full name while holding your tongue between your fingers!"

✈️ Click here to follow A World to Explore Store and be the first to know about brand-new games and activities!

❤ Other Resources You'll LOVE:

• Virtual Scategories & Truth or Challenge (All Ages!)
• Rock, Paper, Scissors - Grammar Games! Irregular Past Tense Verbs
• Digital Online GAME Two Things in Common (This2That)
• VIRTUAL Grammar Scategories - Making Grammar FUN! by A World to Explore Store
• BUNDLE Grammar Games! Parts of Speech Scategories 2 KaBOOM Irregular Verbs
• KaBOOM Grammar Games - Irregular Plural Nouns by A World to Explore Store
• KaBOOM! Virtual GRAMMAR Game #1 - Irregular Past Tense Verbs
• KaBOOM! Virtual GRAMMAR Game #2 - Irregular Past Tense Verbs
• Happiness Quiz & Reflection Questions (Great for SEL, Self-Esteem, Well-Being!)
• 50 FlipGrid Discussion Questions Posting Tips & Rubric

Are you looking to build classroom community? Do you want to learn about your students? Do you struggle to get them to talk and interact with each other? Then download this no prep Back to School Bundle Getting to Know You Brainstorming Activities, Line Up Game! These games and activities can also be played throughout the year!

Line-Up!

With this resource, students will be given instructions on how to make a line in a variety of fun ways. They must use teamwork, talk with each other, sometimes communicate without talking, and rearrange themselves according to the prompt. Perfect for back to school, brain breaks, or just for fun!

Examples:

Line Up....

• In order of how many shoes you have.
• Based on how many times you have checked social media today (from fewest to most).
• In order of how many hours of sleep you get on a school night.
• In alphabetical order of your favorite color.
• And so many more!!

Getting to Know You Brainstorming Activity

With this engaging no-prep activity, students brainstorm responses for each letter of the alphabet. Questions include sharing about themselves, their likes and dislikes, what they enjoy about school, and things they want to accomplish in their life (aka, a bucket list). 

Brainstorming Activity - What do you want to learn, do, and experience this year?

In this no-prep activity, students brainstorm things they want to learn, do or experience this school year for each letter of the alphabet. They can plan, brainstorm, practice future tense, and think ahead about all the fun things to come this school year. Working in small groups or individually, students will surely enjoy this simple activity.

✈️ Click here to follow A World to Explore Store and be the first to know about brand-new games and activities!

❤ Other Resources You'll LOVE:

Back to School

• Back to School Getting to Know You Activity - Dice Games!
• Back to School Bundle with Categories Game and Reflections
• BACK to SCHOOL Getting to Know You Activity for Team Building
• Bulletin Board to Support Social Emotional Learning on Importance of Education
• Back to School Reflection Activity for Team Building and Discussion

Classroom Community

• Truth or Dare...the Classroom Party Game You Didn't Know You Needed!
• Truth or Dare 2nd Edition
• BUNDLE Truth or Dare Versions 1 & 2
• Virtual Scategories & Truth or Dare (All Ages!)
• Digital Online GAME Two Things in Common (This2That)