8th Grade Back to School Google Apps

Are you a passionate educator looking for innovative ways to create a positive, engaging learning environment? Enhance your classroom management and build a culture of respect and academic excellence with The Essential 55 by Ron Clark. This transformative book will revolutionize your approach to classroom behavior and help foster a thriving learning environment.
As a companion to the book—and perhaps the workbook—this resource offers editable Canva slides that can be used with students, parents, and even shared on your school’s social media. It's a powerful tool to extend the impact of The Essential 55 across your entire school community.

How It Works:

• Focus on one rule each day, following the sequential order of Ron Clark’s 55 rules.
• Use the slides in various ways: print them to send home to parents weekly, display them in your classroom as a guide, or share them on your school or classroom’s social media page to keep families engaged.
• You can also project the slides on your smartboard to teach, model, and reinforce each rule in your classroom every week.

Each slide features one of Ron Clark’s essential rules alongside a relevant image, helping to visually reinforce the concept. The slides are fully editable, allowing you to customize them to fit your school’s specific needs. You can even swap out the default images with pictures of your own students demonstrating the rule in action.

This resource is designed to be flexible and adaptable, making it easy to integrate The Essential 55 into your classroom or school culture. Whether you're looking to involve parents, enhance classroom discussions, or share the rules across your school’s social platforms, these slides offer a seamless way to keep the rules front and center.
Make The Essential 55 an integral part of your teaching toolkit and watch as your students rise to the challenge of excellence!

The topics and what is included:

• 56 pages of editable Canva Templates.
• Diverse, beautiful pictures.
• One rule per slide.

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With many of us working remotely, here is a fun This or That activity to help build community in your classroom. Students can enter in their names on a Google Slide to share their preferences with one another for 20 Questions. They can work in this document collaboratively. Once everyone has answered, spend some time and look over everyone's answers together! Feel free to add some additional questions to truly get to know your students.

Enjoy!

Are you looking for a fun and engaging way to introduce yourself to your new students? Our editable Meet the Teacher Trivia Game is the perfect solution! This interactive activity is designed to help students learn about their teacher while fostering a positive and welcoming classroom atmosphere.

Key Features:

• Customizable Questions: Tailor the trivia questions to your personal interests and experiences, making the game more relevant and engaging for your students.
• Flexible Formats: Choose between a whole class 4 Corners format or individual Google Classroom assignments to accommodate different learning styles and classroom settings.
• Easy to Use: Our user-friendly template allows you to quickly customize the questions and answers, making it simple to prepare for your class.
• Educational Value: This activity helps students learn about their teacher while practicing critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

How to Play:

1. Choose a Format: Select either the whole class 4 Corners format or the individual Google Classroom assignment.
2. Customize Questions: Replace the placeholder questions with your own, ensuring they are age-appropriate and interesting.
3. Play the Game: Follow the instructions for your chosen format to conduct the trivia game.
4. Review Answers: After the game, review the correct answers and discuss any interesting facts or stories that came up.

Benefits:

• Builds Classroom Community: This activity helps students get to know their teacher and each other, creating a more positive and inclusive classroom environment.
• Enhances Engagement: The interactive nature of the game keeps students engaged and motivated to learn.
• Promotes Critical Thinking: Students must analyze and evaluate information to answer the trivia questions, developing important critical thinking skills.
• Personalizes Learning: By customizing the questions, you can make the learning experience more relevant and meaningful for your students.

Download our Editable Meet the Teacher Trivia Game today and start creating a fun and engaging learning environment!

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This activity focuses on getting to know your students during the back to school season. This digital choice board menu is designed for students to make their own selections to report to you their qualities, favorite things and other fun information to get the year started in an engaging way. Lots of interactive elements are included!

Like a traditional choice board menu, students select three activities in a row down, across, or diagonally. All activities are included in the slides. Assign and go! Little to no prep needed.

What is included:

• Menu cover page
• 8 activity slides with instructions and links

Slides include:

• All About My Selfie: Students take a photo of themselves (or could upload a drawn self portrait) and "text" the teacher an intro.
• Digital Sort Cards: Students can choose from provided words to describe themselves, or add their own.
• Write It!: Students are given a "notebook" to write a letter to the teacher, complete with drag and drop "stickers"
• Graphic Organizer: Students fill out a short GO about themselves.
• Draw It!: Students use Google Drawing, another online drawing resource or upload an original drawing.
• Digital Word Art: Students make a word cloud about themselves.
• My Favorite Things: Students answer questions about their favorite things. These prompts can be edited by the teacher.
• Math About Me: Students answer questions about themselves with numbers. These prompts can be edited by the teacher.

Note: Be sure students know how to use the resource. They need to know how to click links, use the device camera, move objects, and insert/type in text boxes.

AVID | Back to school | After Summer Break Memories Bingo Activity Freebie: Perfect for the first week back, this fun and interactive after-summer-break icebreaker helps students share their vacation memories while building classroom community. Great for the first week of school, team building, Fun Friday, Framework Friday and more!

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Directions

• Share a forced of the Google Slides with students.

• Students edit each box and type in an activity or experience they had over the summer. For example, "Went to the beach," "Read a book," or "Had a barbecue."

• Students continue until all text boxes are filled with different activities or experiences they had over the summer.

• Last, students find classmates who share the same activities or experiences listed on their Bingo card and write their names on the line.

How to Share a Forced Copy

• Open your Google Slides presentation.
• In the address bar, locate the URL. It should look something like this: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/your-presentation-id/edit.
• Replace the word "edit" at the end of the URL with "copy" (e.g., https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/your-presentation-id/copy).
• Share this new link with students. When they click on it, they will be prompted to make a copy of the presentation.

Looking for fun digital resources, like games, brain breaks and activities for your early finishers that aren't lame? Well, you found the right place...this classroom game bundle will get your students excited to be in school, create relationships, and get students talking and connected! Great for any time of year or as a back-to-school get-to-know-you activity! Students are always nervous on the first day and playing games like 4 Corners and Would You Rather is a fun, stress-free way for them to get to know their classmates, while sharing similarities about themselves!

►Use them as engaging class activities throughout the year! It's the perfect icebreaker for middle and high school!

WHAT'S INCLUDED....

1. Would You Rather

A fun whole class activity with questions that align with student interests and are the perfect mix of silly, funny, trending, gaming & social media-related topics. No prep is needed! Whether you call it "Would You Rather" or "This or That," the prompts make a great conversation starter that kids love, and they will be begging you for more!

⭐I like to use these slides for a quick brain break. I use about 10 slides at a time!

• 100 Would You Rather Slides (Now in Google Slides!)

Note: If your district does not allow you to add to your Google Drive, or you would prefer a PDF version of this activity, simply send me a message here with your email address through the Q&A and I will email it to you after you have purchased the resource.

Ideas for using these questions:

• In centers
• During transitions
• For brain breaks
• Extra time filler
• At the end of the day
• During morning meeting
• To facilitate respectful discussion or debate
• To build critical thinking skills
• To practice communicating ideas
• To defend thoughts and opinions
• For a fun activity!!!

2. Four Corners

Use this fun whole class activity to get your students up and out of their seats and making connections! You will find a few typical all about me questions, but the majority of the slides are geared toward the interests of teenagers, leaning into social media, musical artists, food, fashion and more! You definitely won't see overused questions like "what's your favorite color?" or "How many siblings do you have?" You'll see instant engagement as students realize this isn't another boring classroom game.

Simply print the included labels for each corner of your classroom and project one of the questions. Read it aloud, then students should move to the corner that corresponds with their answer choices. You'll quickly see that students will start opening up as they relax and feel confident to defend their choices.

INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE:

• 50 Questions (Google Slides)

• Includes a Blank Editable Slide

• 4 Printable Classroom Labels

The presentation includes 50 get-to-know-you questions. For example...

• Who do you think would win the rap battle?
• Which music artist do you think has the best live performances?
• If you could collaborate with any fashion brand, which would it be?
• What's your favorite way to spend time online?
• If you could switch lives with any celebrity for a day, who would it be?
• Which fast food restaurant would you want to eat at for the rest of your life?

HOW TO USE IT:

• first day of school get-to-know-you activity
• icebreaker
• brain breaks
• morning meeting
• teach respecting differences

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Use these differentiated math workbooks to teach money math skills in your special education classroom! Skills covered in this workbook include: identifying dollar bills, counting money, staying within a budget, or next dollar up! A great real-world application as your students gear up and head back to school! Perfect for high school and transition age students.

Includes digital (Google slides) and PDF format

In this Level 3 Workbook, students will work on the following skills:

-identifying bills ($1, $5, $10, $20)

-counting dollar bills ($1, $5, $10, $20)

- next dollar up (up to $50)

-identifying if they have enough money to cover a purchase (up to $50)

-staying within a budget (up to $50)

- finding the total amount! (3 items up to $20)

This packet is also included in the School Shopping Money Math Unit Bundle and the School Shopping Money Math Differentiated Workbook Bundle. Use this product alone, or purchase the bundles to further differentiate instruction, dive deeper into the topic, and meet the needs of your students and your classroom!

These engaging workbooks are perfect for high school and transition age special education students needing support and instruction in the following concepts:

• Community Based Instruction (CBI)

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This product features an engaging worksheet and lesson to gauge your students' feelings on virtual learning in the upcoming school year both in traditional and digital form. In this activity, students must choose between 6 different quotes about distance learning and articulate why the quote aligns with their own perspective. It is a great way to gain insight about your students' current attitudes toward distance learning and technology in general while getting to know one another with a higher level thinking activity. Virtual learning can certainly be a struggle for both students and teachers, so this lesson aims to allow students to voice their true feelings on a very difficult and ever-changing situation.

Product includes:

• Comprehensive Lesson Plan (meant to be used in class but could be adapted for Zoom)
• "Distance Learning Talk" Sheet for students to fill out
• 6 Corresponding "Distance Learning Quote" signs to hang up around your room
• Digital Worksheet to support distance learning for use with Google Drive
• Detailed Instructions for accessing digital resource

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Engage your students with this fun no-prep, and self-checking order of operations group game activity. Students will practice order of operations while playing a group game using Google Sheets. I used it as a sub-plan in eighth grade and the kids loved it. As they correctly answer the questions a mystery picture will be revealed.

How to play:

Player 1 starts by solving their first problem and typing the answer in the first box of their answer section. If the answer is correct, the box will turn green. If it is incorrect, the box will remain red and Player 2 will answer their first problem. Continue taking turns until one of the players completes the mystery picture and wins the game!

Student responses won’t be visible so if a player has the opportunity to answer a question that was previously answered incorrectly, they can’t see that answer.

It’s a great way to introduce additional problems for
· Back to School test review and prep

· Additional materials for remediation

· Lesson plan activity for substitute teachers

Three versions are included, ten questions each version:

- easy: no parentheses and no exponents;

- intermediate: with parentheses and exponents;

- challenging: with parentheses and exponents.

Solutions are included for your convenience.

Suitable for IB MYP Middle Years Programme.

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Kick off the new school year with our engaging and interactive Back to School "Get to Know You" All About Me Brochure! This free resource is perfect for teachers looking to create a welcoming classroom environment while learning more about their students. Designed with vibrant graphics and thoughtful prompts, this brochure will quickly become an essential part of your back-to-school toolkit.

You may also like the Back to School Math About Me Activity as well! And be sure to follow my store for more engaging and high quality resources!

Key Features:

• Student Engagement: The All About Me brochure encourages students to share fun facts, interests, and personal stories, fostering a sense of community from day one.
• Creative Design: The brochure features eye-catching visuals and an intuitive layout that makes it easy for students of all ages to complete.
• Personalized Learning: Understanding your students' backgrounds and interests helps tailor your teaching strategies, making learning more effective and enjoyable.
• Easy to Use: Simply print and distribute the brochures on the first day of school, or share the link to the editable digital version.
• Versatile Use: Ideal for elementary, middle, and high school students, this brochure can be adapted for various grade levels and learning environments.
• Community Building: As students share their completed brochures, they'll discover common interests and build connections with their classmates.
• Time-Saving: Save valuable planning time with this ready-to-use resource, allowing you to focus on what truly matters—building relationships and setting the tone for a successful school year.

Included in This Resource:

• A beautifully designed, printable brochure template
• Prompts for students to fill in their name, favorite activities, hobbies, family details, and more
• Sections for students to draw pictures or add photos, making it a truly personalized keepsake
• A digital version that can be shared directly with students

Why Choose Our All About Me Brochure?

Our All About Me Brochure is meticulously crafted to ensure it not only meets but exceeds your expectations. It's an excellent tool for breaking the ice, promoting student engagement, and setting a positive classroom culture from the start. Whether you're a seasoned educator or a new teacher, this free resource is a must-have for your back-to-school preparations.

Perfect for:

• First Day of School Activities
• Icebreaker Exercises
• Classroom Community Building
• Open House or Back to School Night
• Meet the Teacher Events

Don't miss out on this free, high-quality resource that will help you start the school year on the right foot. Download your "Get to Know You" All About Me Brochure today and make your classroom a place where every student feels valued and understood!

Digital Writing Prompts for Growth Mindset - Fun and Engaging!

Post the link in Google Classroom, or project the link so your students can make a copy of this Google Slides presentation.

The students open the Google Slides Document “Copy of Growth Mindset Journal” from their Google Drive.

Don't want to use a digital copy? Print the included PDF for your kids!

Each Journal is 10 pages - a total of 20 slides for both the digital and print copy.

Each month the students complete one slide of the Growth Mindset Journal. This can be done in one day, or one section of the journal each week. Instructions for each slide are in the notes section of Google Slides.

At the end of the year, you can print each student’s journal so they can have a hard copy.

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Growth Mindset Poster Set.

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If you are looking for a back to school print or digital review for your algebra 1 students, this is the perfect solution for you! You get 16 questions in a google form so this can be completely digital! There is also a printable version that includes a multiple choice option and a short answer option with the same 16 questions. You can decide what works best for your students after you meet them!

What you get:

1. 16 review questions in a google form (self checking)

2. Multiple Choice printable version

3. Short Response printable version

4. Answer Key

Topics Included:

1. Solving Linear Equations

2. Solving Linear Inequalities

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5. Fractions

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In this lesson, students will gain a frame of reference for understanding how multiple factors can influence how history is written. This resource will prompt students to be able to answer not only “What happened?” BUT-- “How do you know?” and “Why do you believe your interpretation is valid?”

Critical questions are posed;

• What kind of factors can influence how history is written?
• What is a primary source? What is a secondary source? Strengths and limitations of each?
• Does one's analysis of recent historical events differ from distant past events?

Students will explore these important questions through the study of Christopher Columbus. Through the analysis of primary & secondary sources, students will re-examine the way in which the Columbus story has been portrayed in mainstream literature. A culminating Venn diagram activity will complete the lesson.

Two Optional Extension activities include;

#1. Analyze Excerpts from Children's books; Identify the different possible ways in which the following images and/or text can influence a reader’s understanding of Christopher Columbus and the Taino culture.

#2. Debate: Should Columbus Day be Celebrated?; FOR & AGAINST arguments included.

This Resource Includes:

• Teacher Reference Guide
• 34 Google Slide Presentation & Guided Notes
• Two Optional Extension Activities: 1# Analyzing Children's Literature, #2 Debate- Should Columbus Debate continue to be celebrated?

If you liked this lesson see other related lessons here:

• The Debate on Affirmative Action: Exploring Two Sides of the Issue
• Native American Residential Schools in the U.S. (Gallery Walk Activity)
• Westward Expansion & the Transcontinental Railway: Exploring Perspectives
• U.S. Imperialism UNIT: Interactive Notebook
• The 'Bill of Rights' Time Travel

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Engaging professional development is crucial because it captures teachers' attention, making the learning experience more enjoyable and relevant. It ensures active participation, leading to better retention and application of new skills and strategies. By fostering enthusiasm and motivation, engaging sessions contribute to a positive learning culture, ultimately benefiting both teachers and their students.

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This innovative professional development template is a great way to get started by teaching teachers how to implement engaging activities during math time with their current curriculum. It is editable to add details about your curriculum, pictures, etc. 

Engaging Stations Professional Development (Canva Copy Link)

As educators, we shifted away from incorporating hands-on resources in the classroom during the onset of COVID-19. Utilizing hands-on materials provides students with a tactile and experiential approach, offering a tangible way for learners to connect with abstract concepts and enhance understanding. Through hands-on engagement, such as manipulating objects or participating in interactive activities, students can more readily comprehend intricate ideas and improve information retention. It's now opportune to revisit and rediscover the hands-on resources available for classroom use or those that may have been overlooked.

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The daily focus is on one rule at a time, spanning from Rule 1 to Rule 55. You have the option to print a weekly slide to share with parents or use it as a classroom guide. Additionally, you can download the slide as an image for social media sharing or use it on your smartboard for teaching and modeling each week's rule. Each slide features the corresponding Ron Clark rule accompanied by a relevant picture. The editable slides allow customization to align with your school's preferences, including the option to replace pictures with images of your students exemplifying the rule.

Engaging Top Chef Professional Development Template (Canva Copy Link)

This Canva Template Presentation revolves around the "Top Chef" theme, featuring a teach-off challenge for teachers to showcase their expertise in the focused teaching strategy or best practice emphasized in the professional development. Within a specified time frame, teachers will research the topic, create presentations, and present in front of judges, fostering a dynamic and collaborative learning environment. Similar to the show "Top Chef," this format encourages teachers to learn from each other, gaining insights into diverse strategies for classroom implementation.

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This number sense presentation equips teachers with a variety of instructional strategies and activities to make mathematical concepts more accessible and engaging. This will enhance their ability to tailor teaching methods to diverse learning styles. Teachers can seamlessly integrate number sense concepts into the existing curriculum. 

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This vocabulary presentation starts with an intriguing icebreaker that gives an “aha” moment.  The PD equips teachers with various instructional strategies and activities to make the concepts more accessible and engaging. This professional development will enhance their ability to tailor teaching methods to diverse learning styles. Teachers can seamlessly integrate vocabulary concepts into the existing curriculum. 

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• Guide both new and veteran teachers in creating the classroom of their dreams without personal financial burden.

Introduction to Instructional Coaching (Google Slides Link)

Are you an instructional coach looking for a way to introduce yourself to your teachers and staff? This professional development session is designed to provide role clarity and illustrate how you can support them throughout the school year.

Addition and Subtraction Strategies PD (Canva Copy Link)

This professional development session offers:

• True/False Icebreaker: An engaging activity to help distinguish between effective and ineffective strategies.
• Phases of Learning Math Facts: Insights into the stages students go through, including foundational concepts and derived facts.
• Effective Strategies: Techniques such as quick looks and games to enhance understanding.
• Assessment Ideas: Methods for evaluating student progress.
• Family Engagement: Innovative ways to involve families in the learning process.

Guided Math PD

This comprehensive PD covers essential strategies for successfully implementing guided math in your classrooms. You'll learn the reasoning behind guided math, how to effectively use data to inform instruction, different grouping strategies, what guided math looks like in practice, and a wealth of tips for teachers to implement this best practice effectively.

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★ Topic - Academic SEL Goal Setting | S.M.A.R.T. Goals

**★ **3 Comprehensive Activities

**★ **18 pages

**★ **Print and Digital versions

**★ **Suitable for Middle School and High School

**★ **Social Emotional Learning

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**★ **Academic Growth Tracker Goals Packet

**★ **Strengthen My Skills Goals Packet

**★ **Detailed Sample Responses

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Support student success with this Academic Goal Setting SEL Packet, featuring three comprehensive, student-centered activities designed to help middle and high school learners reflect, set goals, and take ownership of their academic growth. Each activity is built around social-emotional learning and helps students build self-awareness, make thoughtful decisions, and set realistic academic goals they can work toward throughout the school year.

These activities are designed to help students develop academic goal-setting skills through guided reflection, SMART goal creation, and actionable planning.

This resource includes:
✔️ 3 unique academic goal-setting activities (3 pages for each activity)
✔️ Print and digital formats for flexible use (Text boxes already created)

✔️ Detailed sample responses for every section
✔️ No prep required – ready to use

What's Included:

✅ Mapping My Academic Goals

**Focus: Reflecting on academic habits and setting general academic goals
Students complete an Academic Self-Check, develop a SMART goal, outline an Action Plan, and reflect on personal motivation and challenges.

Best for: Start-of-term goal setting, grade reflection, or academic resets.

✅ Level Up My Learning – Academic Growth Tracker

Focus: Improving learning habits and self-awareness
Students explore how they learn best, choose an area for academic growth, create a personalized SMART goal, and reflect on how to stay motivated.

Best for: Building self-regulation, metacognition, and growth mindset.

✅ Strengthen My Skills: Academic Focus Plan

***Focus: ***Strengthening a specific academic skill
Students select a focus area (e.g., note-taking, organization, class participation), set a targeted goal, and create a strategy for improvement.

Best for: Study skills units, student support programs, or academic interventions.

Benefits of Engaging in these Activities:

▶ Build self-awareness and reflection around academic habits

▶ Teach students how to set and follow through on SMART goals

▶ Encourage responsibility and ownership of learning

▶ Improve motivation, organization, and study skills

▶ Reinforce key SEL skills like self-management and decision-making

▶ Help students use feedback to grow as learners

▶ Prepare students for success beyond the classroom

▶ Easy to implement with no prep—ideal for advisory, SEL, or study skills lessons

Ideal for:

★ High school students (grades 9–12)

★ Middle school students (with scaffolding or support)

★ Advisory/homeroom periods

★ Study skills classes

★ SEL lessons or workshops

★ Academic coaching or intervention groups

★ College and career readiness programs

★ Students needing goal-setting support or reflection time

★ Special education or resource room settings (with differentiation)

★ Back-to-school or mid-year academic reset activities

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Your purchase includes one copy to be used in a single classroom. If you are looking for multiple copies, please be sure to purchase additional licenses.

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Your students will love this editable AVID Fall WICOR Choice Board, perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving, or any autumn lesson plan. These digital sub plans include activities aligned with WICOR strategies, focusing on writing, inquiry, collaboration, organization, and reading. Ideal for keeping students focused during the fall season!

Great for assessments, sub plans, supplemental lessons, lesson planning, and more!

*Please note: all activities in this digital choice are digital but most activities can also be printed if you wish

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What's Included:

Editable AVID WICOR Choice Board in Google Sheets

• 5 Writing Activities
• 5 Inquiry Activities
• 5 Collaboration Activities
• 5 Organization Activities
• 5 Reading Activities

Activities Included:

Writing

• Students will respond to a "finish the scary story" prompt and then create their own using the provided template.
• Students will respond to a "finish the fall story" prompt and then create their own using the provided template.
• Students will design a haunted house and then pretend they are real estate agents and persuade someone to buy their house while following the provided project requirements.
• Students will read the provided AVID gratitude A-Z slides and complete the gratitude alphabet page on the last slide.
• Students will complete all 4 parts of the Turkey Talk: A feast of Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences. An answer key is included for teachers.

Inquiry

• Students will solve the provided Thanksgiving Logic Puzzle and use a Solution Grid to help them organize their thinking. This comes with an answer key for teachers and also makes a great TRF!
• Students will go back to recent notes they took from a core content class and reread them. Then add three level 2 questions and three level 3 questions to them using Costa's House provided.
• Students will choose a person from a list of historical and political figures for Hispanic Heritage Month. After conducting research, they will answer the 5 questions provided. Students will then create a 7-slide Google Slides presentation over research by following the requirements.
• Students will create a 10-question quiz over notes they have taken recently in a core class. Consider focusing on a class that may have a test or quiz coming up.
• Students will create a KWL using the linked chart and then read the provided article about the history of Halloween while completing their chart.

Collaboration

• With a partner, students will answer the Johnny Appleseed Myth Vs. Reality Research Questions by using the provided notes and conducting research through the list of provided websites. Then students will create a podcast script.
• Students will use the provided Roll a Monster Story Board and follow the directions to create a story chain within a group of 3.
• Students will follow the Mnemonic Study Song Project Requirements to create a mnemonic or study song that helps them remember key concepts from recent notes in a core class to help them prepare for an upcoming test or quiz.
• Students will follow the Halloween or Thanksgiving Team Building Project Requirements to create a Halloween or Thanksgiving-Themed team-building activity with a partner.
• Students will individually read either article 1. Is Halloween too Commercialized? or article 2. Should Schools Have Longer Breaks in the Fall? then they will have socratic dialogue by following the directions and responding to the prompts.

Organization

• Students will clean up and organize their Google Drive or another cloud storage by following the directions.
• Students will organize their binder and take before and after pictures.
• Students will calculate their GPA using the provided link. Then choose the class with the lowest grade and set a SMART goal on the Turkey SMART Goal page.
• Students will follow the Themed Graphic Organizer Project Requirements to create a Fall, Thanksgiving, or Halloween-themed graphic organizer and fill it in with information from recent class notes.
• Students will practice taking Cornell Notes over one of the provided articles.

Reading

• Students read the spooky story, "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. Then fill in the vocabulary awareness chart and include definitions in their own words.
• Students reread the spooky story, "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson. Then answer the provided reflection questions.
• Students read a book of their choice for 30 minutes and complete a digital one-pager over what they read. Make sure to follow the requirements in the template.
• Students read the Summary vs. Reflection: The Forgotten Room slides, and respond to the questions using the text boxes.
• Students choose their favorite fall poem from the provided website. Then follow the assignment instructions to reflect on the poem they chose.

Click HERE to see our other AVID resources. We also have several great AVID bundle options available down below!

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Looking for fun icebreakers and get to know you activities for the first days or week back to school? Well, you found the right place...this classroom bundle will get your upper elementary, middle school or high school students excited to be in school, create relationships, and get students talking and connected! Students are always nervous on the first day and playing a game like 4 Corners is a fun, stress-free way for them to get to know their classmates, while sharing similarities about themselves! Then, have students create a Time Capsule using the packet included in this bundle. The August and September Monthly Activity Packets will be game-changers in your classroom! Don't miss out on this lifesaver resource that will make your new school year a breeze! Buy now and save over 20%!

►Boring back to school worksheets begone! This is a must-have bundle for any teacher! Use the fun whole classroom game anytime throughout the year:)

WHAT'S INCLUDED....

1. Time Capsule Project

This printable Time Capsule activity packet is perfect for the beginning of the year. It is a perfect way to get to know your students and for them to get to know each other. Students will have 22 pages in their "capsule" that helps them reflect on who they are as a person, their goals, and personalities. There are plenty of creative as well as writing activities to complete. Lots of activities you would expect to see in a time capsule like letters to your future self and a list of current pressing issues happening in the world..all activities that are high-interest for Gen Z!

Place the completed time capsules in a box and unseal as a class at the end of the year. It'll be great to see how much students grow and change over the course of a single year! Alternatively, students can choose the "Unseal on Date" as 5-10 years in the future, or on graduation! What a wonderful, creative keepsake! Check the Preview to see each page!

2. August Activity Packet

3. September Activity Packet

► Each monthly packet features 20 fun pages of independent work like puzzles, games, and SEL-centered drawing and coloring activities.

► These monthly-themed Early Finishers Packets will keep elementary and middle school students busy when they finish their work! They'll love the fun games they can play with a partner quietly, or the selection of challenging puzzles and creative activities these packets offer!

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN EACH PACKET...

• 1 Crossword Puzzle with solution
• 1 Sudoku with solution
• 1 Maze - with solution
• 1 Word Search
• 1 Tic Tac Toe partner game
• 1 Dot to Dot
• 1 Word Escape Puzzle - with answer key
• 1 Complete the Picture Symmetry sheet
• 1 Positive Affirmation Mandala Coloring Page
• 1 Think Outside the Box Drawing Sheets - 4 per page!
• 1 Pop Art Coloring Page
• 2 More Coloring Pages
• 1 Grid Drawing Challenge
• 1 Word Work Activity
• 1 Word Scramble with solution
• 1 I Spy Page
• 1 DIY Color by Number
• 1 Design Time Page
• 1 Connect the Dots partner game

This resource requires NO PREP - simply print and staple each packet or use the activities separately. Either way, it's guaranteed to keep your kiddos busy and engaged. I often like to challenge the class with an activity from the pack and offer a small reward to whoever solves the puzzle first! So fun!

A black & white cover is included.

PERFECT FOR...

• early finishers
• soft starts
• fillers
• holidays
• morning work
• independent classwork
• small groups
• sub work
• class games
• end of day
• after testing
• end of the year
• brain breaks

4. Four Corners

Use this fun whole class activity to get your students up and out of their seats and making connections! You will find a few typical all about me questions, but the majority of the slides are geared toward the interests of teenagers, leaning into social media, musical artists, food, fashion and more! You definitely won't see overused questions like "what's your favorite color?" or "How many siblings do you have?" You'll see instant engagement as students realize this isn't another boring classroom game.

Simply print the included labels for each corner of your classroom and project one of the questions. Read it aloud, then students should move to the corner that corresponds with their answer choices. You'll quickly see that students will start opening up as they relax and feel confident to defend their choices.

INCLUDED WITH YOUR PURCHASE:

• 50 Questions (Google Slides)

• Includes a Blank Editable Slide

• 4 Printable Classroom Labels

The presentation includes 50 get-to-know-you questions. For example...

• Who do you think would win the rap battle?
• Which music artist do you think has the best live performances?
• If you could collaborate with any fashion brand, which would it be?
• What's your favorite way to spend time online?
• If you could switch lives with any celebrity for a day, who would it be?
• Which fast food restaurant would you want to eat at for the rest of your life?

HOW TO USE IT:

• first day of school get-to-know-you activity
• icebreaker
• brain breaks
• morning meeting
• teach respecting differences

***CHECK OUT THE PREVIEW FOR FULL DETAILS!***

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Get it now for over 50% off!

Each month includes the following:

• 1 Crossword Puzzle with solution
• 1 Sudoku with solution
• 1 Maze - with solution
• 1 Word Search
• 1 Tic Tac Toe partner game
• 1 Dot to Dot
• 1 Word Escape Puzzle - with answer key
• 1 Complete the Picture Symmetry sheet
• 1 Positive Affirmation Mandala Coloring Page
• 1 Think Outside the Box Drawing Sheets - 4 per page!
• 1 Pop Art Coloring Page
• 2 More Coloring Pages
• 1 Grid Drawing Challenge
• 1 Word Work Activity
• 1 Word Scramble with solution
• 1 I Spy Page
• 1 DIY Color by Number
• 1 Design Time Page
• 1 Connect the Dots partner game

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Now with digital worksheet to support distance learning!

This product features an engaging back to school Math Talk activity that will have your new students thinking, writing, speaking, and moving on the very first day of school. In this activity, they must choose between 6 different quotes about math from famous figures like Albert Einstein and James Newman and articulate why the quote aligns with their own perspective. Use this lesson every year to set the tone for what you expect in class; it is a great way to gain insight about your students' current attitudes toward math while getting to know one another with a higher level thinking activity. We have also recently added a digital version of the "Math Talk" worksheet to support distance learning and cut down on paper.

Product includes:

• Comprehensive Lesson Plan
• "Math Talk" Sheet for students to fill out
• 6 Corresponding "Math Quote" signs to hang up around your room
• Digital worksheet to support distance learning for use with Google Drive - newly added!
• Detailed instructions for accessing digital resource

Though this lesson plan is ideal for the first day of school, it can be used all year long without modification.

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Also, check out these great products to start your school year off strong:

⭐Math Quote Posters

⭐First Day of School Powerpoint

⭐Study Hall Expectations Powerpoint Presentation

⭐Back to School / Open House Brochure

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Transform your classroom into an engaging learning hub with this no-prep, self-checking adventure exploring the realms of area within squares, rectangles, parallelograms, and trapezoids.

This interactive digital activity, designed for Google Sheets, invites students to calculate the area of 20 diverse shapes. As they write the correct answers, a mystery picture gradually emerges, adding an element of excitement to their learning journey.

Trialed and loved by seventh-grade students, this activity combines education with entertainment, making it an ideal choice for reinforcing key concepts while keeping students engaged.

It’s a great way to introduce additional problems for
· Back to School test review and prep

· Additional materials for remediation

· Individual and whole-class assignments

· Lesson plan activity for substitute teachers

A b/w set of task cards with all the questions is included.

Due to the limitations of Microsoft Excel functionality, this resource must be used in Google Sheets only at this time.

Solutions are included for your convenience.

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