Back To School Ideas and Activities

  • First Day of School Activities - from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia come these super links to first day ideas
  • The First Days - Opening Activity Ideas - a collection of tips and ideas not geared for any specific grade level. Teachers can pick and choose what works for them.
  • First Day of School - A neat idea for the first day of school - have students diagram their dreams and disappointments.
  • First Day Ideas - 20 quick links to ideas from practising teachers to help get your school year off to a good start.
  • Back to School Printables and Activitiy Sheets- Designed mainly for primary teachers, here are helpful documents for teachers to use in the first week of school.
  • Beginning of School Packet - poems, activities and other inspiring ideas for the first weeks of school.
  • Back to School - from The Teachers Corner web site. Teachers share ideas on fun activities to do with students at the start of the school year. These are listed and identified by grade level.
  • Back to School Bulletin Board Ideas - Instead of recycling your own ideas year after year, why not pull some new ideas from this list provided by teachers in the field? The titles each include a brief description of the graphics to go with the bulletin board.
  • It's Time For Back to School - Contains "Back to School" and "graduation" clipart, calendar templates, fonts, and a getting to know you activity.
  • Back To School Lesson Plans and Ideas - for primary teachers, here are ideas for the month of September.
  • Back to School - from Scholastic, here is a list of great ideas to help you, your class, and your students' parents experience a successful transition from summer vacation to the new school year.
  • from Education World, here are four great links:
    • Planning for Your First Day at School - On the first day of school, the secret to success is in the planning, not the pedagogy. Here are resources for a variety of back-to-school planning needs, including welcome letters, bulletin board ideas, and back-to-school activities.
    • Fresh Ideas for Opening Day (Toss Out Those Stale Ideas!) - five lessons including: students discover their learning strengths, create magnificent works of art, have fun following directions, more!
    • School "Rules"! - Ten Activities for Establishing Classroom Rules - Starting the school year on the right foot includes establishing classroom rules that will last the whole year through. Many teachers involve students in establishing their classroom rules. Included are ten activities for involving students in creating classroom rules.
    • Back to School for Administrators! - great resources from their archive that offer advice, tips, and resources all principals should have at their fingertips. Included: Fund-raising ideas, recess success resources, parent involvement strategies, and much more!

 

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