This Back to School Bundle includes all the activities you will need to get your school year up and running. Your students will be able to create crafts, play games with their peers and listen to stories that are all perfect for those first few weeks in the classroom. These Back to School activities will help focus on important Social Emotional Learning skills as you help your students acclimate to their new classroom.
⭐Your students will love the variety of activities included. From making a backpack or crayon box craft to introduce themselves to creating an anchor chart about their "happy place" in the classroom following a book. Your students will grow to feel comfortable in your classroom while you feel prepared for the start of the year.
⭐ These resources aren’t just for the first week! Use them for morning work, welcoming new students, back-to-school night, and even bulletin boards. They fit perfectly into your daily routines and lesson plans.
✏️The Back to School Bundle is 40% off and includes:
- 3 complete back to school resources
- 4 weeks of SEL mini-lessons & activities
- Games
- Meet the Teacher Materials
- Back to School Night Materials
- Crafts and Art Activities
- Math and STEM activities
- Ice breaker activities & Games
- Bulletin board and door displays
- 3 Back to school book companions with lessons and activities:
- A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day
- All Are Welcome
- Our Class is a Family
- Book suggestions
- Vocabulary
- Writing activities
✏️The Back to School Fun Pack includes:
teacher organization materials:
- Ready Confetti poem, parent letter, & bag labels
- Postcards to send home
- Procedure posters and teacher checklist
- Editable Meet the Teacher back to school parent info packet
- Back to School Night materials with a Popcorn theme
- Welcome to School posters and coloring pages for K-3 (eg: first grade & grade 1)
- 3 themes of Back to School Door Décor with editable student labels: pencils, notepads, & paint
- Bulletin Board Letters to create displays
- First Day & First Week Student Certificates
student activities:
- Vocabulary cards and strips
- Back to school writing prompts
- First week of school journal
- Back to School poem & activities
- Reading challenge and back to school bookmarks
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You’re Finally Here Book Companion craft & writing activity
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First Day of School back to school social story
- Crafts: Backpack, Crayon Box, & Back to School Crown
- School directed drawing
- 4 First Week Math activities: Snap cube pictures, name graphing, addition & subtraction word problems worksheets
- STEM & First week of School science activities using pencils
- 4 Games: Would You Rather, Back to School Bingo, Boardgame, Action Cards
- Back to School Scavenger Hunt & Find Someone ice breaker activities
- All About Me poster
14-Page activity book:
- Cover Page
- Back to School Wordsearch
- Back to School Color by Number
- Back to School Color by Color Words
- 3 Back to School Coloring Sheets
- Back to School Crossword Puzzle
- 2 versions of Back to School Madlibs
- Back to School Word Scramble
- First day of School self-portrait
- Back to School Making Words
- Back to School Write the Room
✏️The Back to School Book Companion includes:
- 3 book companions
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All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold
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Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen
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A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day of School by Shannon Olsen
- a detailed lesson plan for each book that makes teaching simple!
- guided questions for your classroom discussions
- anchor chart ideas to organize your lessons
- writing activities to encourage reflection and kids to respond to a prompt
- 4 FUN follow-up activities for every book (printable & digital included)
- Digital anchor charts, writing templates, and a few digital activities. These are ready in Google Slides for use in Google Classroom.
- Interactive PowerPoint files of the digital templates for use in your preferred platform
✏️ The Back to School SEL includes:
- 4 weeks of SEL lessons and activities in 4 themes for the start of school.
- There are 5+ lessons and activities for each theme.
Weekly themes include:
- community building
- all about me (building confidence & self-esteem)
- relationships
- kindness & empathy
Some of the Lessons & Activities:
- Classroom contract
- Ice breaker social skills games
- 'All Are Welcome' book companion & writing activity
- Star of the Week writing activity and hat
- Self-portrait photograph with writing art activity
- 'Get to Know Me' discussion cards
- Welcome banner and pennant
- 'How to Get Your Teacher Ready' book & how-to writing activity
- Interview a Friend
- Kindness Challenge - calendar & awards
- Wrinkled heart lesson
✅Check out the preview for a closer look at what this bundle of Back to School Activities includes!
❤️ Suggestions on how to use:
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Start with a Book Chat: Each lesson kicks off with a book discussion that continues as you read and after you finish. We’ve included guiding questions to spark meaningful conversations on those first few days of school.
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Use the Anchor Charts: Enhance your discussions with the provided anchor chart ideas. They’ll help reinforce the key concepts and make the learning stick. You can hang up the anchor charts for students to reference those first few weeks.
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One Book a Week: For a smooth and manageable pace, try reading one book per week and doing a lesson. The extra activities are perfect for reinforcing the story’s themes throughout the week.
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Differentiated Templates: Choose from a variety of templates to best meet your students’ abilities and needs. This flexibility helps ensure that every student can participate and benefit while feeling confident!
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Great for Various Settings: These lessons and activities are perfect for after morning meetings, end-of-day lessons, or as part of your classroom or counseling sessions. They’re designed for kids in K-2, making them versatile and easy to integrate into your daily routine.
Related products that work great with this resource!
Seasonal SEL (Back to School, Fall, Winter, Spring, End of the Year) Bundle
Back to School Book Companion Bundle
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