First Day and Week of School -- BACK TO SCHOOL Bundle!

Hello, excited educators! Looking for a smooth, quick-and-easy set of lesson plans for those first few days (or full week) of the school year? Look no further! In this bundle, you will receive:

• Letter to My Future Self: an individualized letter-writing exercise.
• Classmate Interviews: a creative, inquisitive way to "break the ice."
• Student Bingo: the popular back-to-school game tailored to the secondary level.
• Learning Style Assessment and Reflection: find out how your students learn best.
• Student Interest Survey: get to know your students on a meaningful level.

These five activities (all paper handouts that can be modified to fit the specific needs of your students, grade level, and subject area) will help you transition into the new school year with minimized stress and maximized fun!

These activities were developed with the English language arts area in mind, but can easily be modified for any subject area (in fact, you may find you do not need to modify them at all).

Congratulations on starting the new school year! Good luck, have fun, and don't stress over those first-week lesson plans!

I look forward to hearing about your experience with this resource and how it went for your students. Please post a review for this product if you enjoyed using it! Thank you.

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