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High school Back to School reading games
Escape Room - Team Building - Any Content
Escape room style team building activity - perfect for back to school! This escape room will help students learn to work together at the beginning of the year. This interactive escape room requires technology. Students will need to access a Google Form, so any technology that allows them to access and complete a Google Form will work! The Google Form is pre-coded, which automates the entire breakout experience! Other than printing and minimal cutting, this Escape Room is ready for you to use! No
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: All 4 Team Building Escape Rooms - BUNDLE - ANY Content
Icebreakers That Rock: Three-Game Bundle
** NOW INCLUDES REMOTE LEARNING INSTRUCTIONS **Getting to know your students just got easier!Perfect for Back to School, this set of 3 easy, fun icebreaker games will help students get to know each other and feel more comfortable in your classroom without any corny gimmicks or embarrassing questions. Each game focuses on getting students talking on a variety of interesting, low-risk topics.The Games:Blobs and Lines: A set of questions that asks students to line up in some particular order (by bi
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6th - 12th
Figurative Language Escape Room Activity - Literary Devices Breakout Review
Figurative Language Escape Room Activity - Literary Devices Breakout Review: Help your students understand figurative language with this highly engaging interactive escape room breakout activity! Students will circulate the classroom, visiting stations and completing puzzles and challenges related to the following figurative language and literary devices: metaphor, simile, alliteration, personification, onomatopoeia, hyperbole, oxymoron, pun, idiom, and allusion.How The Figurative Language Escap
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7th - 9th
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Word and Logic Puzzles Escape Room Activity With Digital Lock Option
In this engaging escape room activity, teams work together to solve the word puzzles and logic puzzles using critical thinking skills to discover codes to open the lock. Students love the fun of an escape room game, and you will love that this low-prep activity gets them thinking as they solve the puzzles and clues! ⭐️ How does the escape room work? (Click the PREVIEW link above and watch the VIDEO for a closer look at this activity!)In this escape room activity, students will solve 4 different
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6th - 9th, Adult Education
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This or That: An Icebreaker that Rocks!
** NOW INCLUDES REMOTE LEARNING INSTRUCTIONS **Getting to Know Your Students Just Got Easier!Perfect for Back to School, this fun icebreaker game will help students get to know each other and feel more comfortable in your classroom without any corny gimmicks or embarrassing questions. This or That focuses on getting students talking on a variety of interesting, low-risk topics.How it Works: This game has students informally debate on light topics such as "Which animal makes a better pet...dog or
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6th - 12th
Back to School Four Corners Game for Middle and High School - Icebreaker Game
Are you looking for a fun activity for the first day of school? This back to school four corners game is a fun, engaging activity that gets students out of their seats and helps you get to know them. The game includes 22 slides with questions relevant to teens. Students will love this game, and there's no prep for you! It's a great activity for the beginning of the school year or start of a new semester, and it can be used for any content area. Save 20% by buying the Back to School Activity Bund
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6th - 10th
Blobs and Lines: An Icebreaker that Rocks!
** NOW INCLUDES REMOTE LEARNING INSTRUCTIONS **Getting to Know Your Students Just Got Easier!Perfect for Back to School, this fun icebreaker game will help students get to know each other and feel more comfortable in your classroom without any corny gimmicks or embarrassing questions. Blobs and Lines focuses on getting students talking on a variety of interesting, low-risk topics.How it Works: A set of questions asks students to line up in some particular order (by birthday, for example) or gath
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6th - 12th
The Crazy Cards Challenge | Icebreaker, Cooperative Team Building Activity |
This is a great game that you can play as an icebreaker at the beginning of the year (or anytime really) to help kids develop connections, laugh, get to know each other and have a good time working together to complete a challenge.This game is good for all ages - even adults :-) The challenge is to finish all 60 task cards in the shortest amount of time possible.The real purpose of the game is just to “break the ice” - to have fun working together, to get kids laughing with one another and to p
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3rd - 9th
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A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, Digital Escape Room, Fun for the Holidays!
Escape The Unopened Letter! A Christmas Carol Digital Escape Room is an innovative breakout game that allows teachers and students to engage in escape room fun, enjoy the 360° view, and have the VR option. Your students will feel like they are actually in Ebenezer Scrooge's house and in his dreams on Christmas Eve! You'll never see this Dickens classic like this anywhere else. You should definitely watch the preview video for this breathtaking cutting-edge classroom experience! The timely and re
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5th - 12th
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Classroom Scattergories | Community Building Activity
This Classroom Scattergories Game is a great icebreaker for the beginning of the year, a fun game for the end of the year, or perfect to play throughout the year! This resource includes both a printable and digital version. It can be played as a full class with the students playing individually or in pairs or teams that compete during each round. The game can be made as short or long as you want it, so it's also a fun time filler that keeps students thinking. It's great for sub plans, to use dur
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3rd - 12th, Staff
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The Giver Ceremony of Twelve Activity - Novel Simulation of the Ceremony of 12
The Giver Ceremony of Twelve Activity is an interactive classroom activity that your students will never forget! In The Giver by Lois Lowry, children are assigned their careers during The Ceremony of 12. Bring this into your classroom and allow your students to empathize with Jonas and the rest of the community by taking on the role of Chief Elder and assigning roles to each of your students! The resource includes absolutely everything you need to successfully facilitate a mock Ceremony of Twelv
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7th - 10th
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Get To Know You Activity Ice Breaker Speech Therapy Connect with Others Original
Out with traditional ice breakers, and in with a NEW activity to get to know and BUILD RAPPORT with your students... while targeting speech therapy GOALS at the same time! This simple and versatile game for OLDER students comes with 2 VERSIONS– print and digital.The game allows you to target tons of LANGUAGE & PRAGMATIC goals within a FUNCTIONAL activity, including:✅ Asking and answering QUESTIONS using appropriate syntax✅ Engaging in back-and-forth CONVERSATION✅ Asking FOLLOW-UP questions✅
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3rd - 12th
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Ice Breakers & Back to School Math Activities for Middle School
The first week of math class is coming! Want to engage students, create community, and get to know your students… all while doing some math? Look no further! Included are 4 resources that will help you tackle back to school:The Graph of MeThis is an activity students love! Students determine if statements are true or false about themselves. Each statement has a corresponding ordered pair. Students graph the points for each true statement to create a unique shape. The result is "the graph of me!”
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6th - 9th
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Back to School Escape Room - Fun Back to School Activities for any subject area
Are you ready for a back to school activities your students won’t forget? This editable back to school escape room works for any subject area and is a great activity for the beginning of the year. Students strengthen their growth mindset as they overcome challenges as a team. Included back to school activities: ✅ Beginning of the year icebreakers✅ Supply scavenger hunt✅ Syllabus close reading quiz✅ Growth Mindset Cryptoquotes (or “fill in the blanks”)✅ Optional growth mindset writing activityWha
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7th - 10th
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Icebreaker Questions for Older Students - Ice breaker Activity for Teens Gr 7-12
Looking for an icebreaker activity for teens? Your classes will love this viral ice breaker game on TikTok! These ice breaker questions are engaging and age-appropriate for older students to use for a "speed-meeting" icebreaker game, for group discussions, or as daily attendance prompts. Includes editable templates to make your own prompts!Included with this Icebreaker Game:✏️ 30 unique, engaging, and age-appropriate icebreaker questions for teens - Color & GreyscaleIce breaker questions ar
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6th - 12th
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Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan: Fun Worksheets, Question Examples, Discussion Tips
Get students talking with this Socratic Seminar Talking Toolkit! When done right, Socratic Seminars can be the best low prep, high impact activity you will ever do. They can cut down on your grading without sacrificing rigor. They can build classroom community without being cheesy. They can lead to exceptional classroom experiences without students (or admin) knowing you put it together a few minutes before class. Nevertheless, without a few tips and tricks, Socratic Seminars can also easily go
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7th - 12th
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First Day of Spanish Class Mi Verano Back to School Find Someone Who Preterite
What to do on the first day of upper-level Spanish class? This is the perfect back to school Spanish icebreaker for the first day of Spanish 2, Spanish 3, or Spanish 4 to talk about what you did over the summer using the preterite tense. This Spanish 1st day of school Find Someone Who people search or people hunt activity was designed as a Spanish interpersonal communication back-to-school activity to get students talking in Spanish class using the preterite tense to discuss mi verano. Actividad
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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"Examination Day" Short Story Escape Room Activity: Practice Plot & Theme
Practice comprehension, plot structure, textual evidence, theme, and more with this engaging escape room for the short story "Examination Day" by Henry Slesar. If you've never read or heard of this dystopian/sci-fi story, check it out - it's the PERFECT accessible, high-interest, twist-ending story for middle schoolers. This activity can be facilitated traditionally, digitally (aka NO prep), or with a blended hybrid approach. During this escape room, students will answer questions, identify elem
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6th - 9th
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The Giver Escape Room Novel Activity - Breakout Review for Lois Lowry's Novel
The Giver Escape Room Novel Activity is a fun and engaging way to have your students review the most important elements of The Giver by Lois Lowry. Students will visit stations and complete puzzles and challenges related to the plot diagram, characterization, story elements, and vocabulary in the novel. This highly-engaging, interactive escape room for The Giver will not only be the perfect ending activity for the novel, but it will also review and check their understanding of the text. How The
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7th - 10th
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The Masque of the Red Death - Poe - ESCAPE ROOM - Engaging Activity
Engage your students and practice literary analysis with this engaging, elaborate ESCAPE ROOM for Edgar Allan Poe's Masque of the Red Death. This escape room activity can be facilitated virtually, traditionally, or with a blended/hybrid approach. Get ready to creep your students out even more as they attempt to escape the Red Death at Prince Prospero's masquerade!This sequential escape room takes students through 7 "rooms" (like the story) or challenges. The challenges start simple, with reading
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Also included in: Edgar Allan Poe Resource Bundle: Engaging Activities
3 Fresh Icebreakers for Teens - High Middle School - Secondary Ice Breakers
These three secondary icebreakers are perfect for teens and preteens who may be tired of the same ‘ole routine on the first day of school, at the first club meeting, at freshman orientation, or at an initial youth group gathering. Impossible Scavenger HuntIncludes instructions, suggestions for variations, and a one-page scavenger hunt.Abstract Art Personality GroupsIncludes instructions and six mini posters.Ink Blot Gallery WalkIncludes instructions, a handout, and six mini posters.Ways to Use T
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8th - 10th
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Back to School Social Studies and History Truth or Lie Activity Volume 1
In this history truth or lie back to school game, students will work to undercover 5 historical truths and 5 historical lies to "break the ice" of the first days of school. This best-selling activity now includes a traditional classroom version AND a distance learning digital version!Get this awesome icebreaker at a huge discount as part of my icebreaker bundle, my American History PLUS curriculum, or my World History PLUS curriculum!Students will work individually or in collaborative pairs to
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5th - 9th
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Literary Jenga Reading Comprehension Activities Game for ANY Novel
Your students will LOVE practicing their comprehension skills while playing Jenga. The interactive component will help students retain the knowledge, too! Whether you're playing as a whole class or in small groups, this resource will leave a lasting impression on students.Looking for a unique and creative activity for your students’ reading comprehension practice? Look no further! This (editable) Literary Jenga game is the perfect way to strengthen students’ skills in a fun and engaging way.All
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6th - 12th
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The Outsiders Escape Room Activity - Breakout Review for S.E. Hinton's Novel
The Outsiders Escape Room is a fun and engaging way to have your students review the most important elements of The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. Students will visit stations and complete puzzles and challenges related to the plot diagram, characterization, poetry, and vocabulary in the novel. This highly-engaging, interactive escape room for The Outsiders will not only be the perfect ending activity for the novel, but it will also review and check their understanding of the text. How The Outsiders
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7th - 10th
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Not only is reading a core concept in the study of English language arts, but it’s also a cornerstone skill for proficiency in many other subjects (for instance, without strong reading skills, students won’t be able to solve math word problems or read through primary sources for social studies class).
If you’re a teacher or parent looking for printable and digital reading resources to help your student learn a reading concept, look no further! TPT has an extensive collection of resources, created by other teachers, that are designed to help with any need across grade levels.
Elementary students just learning to read can practice the basics with some simple, fun phonics practice activities or small-group reading centers focused around sight words. Students in middle and high school can read novels and complete hands-on, interactive assignments that build their comprehension and critical thinking skills. With plenty of TPT resources at your fingertips, you can sharpen your student's reading skills in no time.
Fun and engaging reading activities to try
Engaging reading activities can energize your students and foster a love of reading. Here are a few ideas for reading activities from our teacher-created resources that you can find on TPT and try in your classroom:
Interactive Phonics Activities
Use hands-on activities such as sorting, matching, or building words with manipulatives to help students recognize phonics patterns and learn word families.
Word Hunts
Encourage students to find specific words either in a text or around the classroom to help reinforce sight word recognition.
Reader's Theater
Bring short stories, books, poems, or plays you’re reading in class to life by assigning roles to students and having them act out scenes. This can help enhance fluency and comprehension.
Interactive Read-Alouds
Engage the class by pausing during read-alouds to discuss the story’s theme, reflect on a character’s motivations or actions, or to ask students questions.
Comparative Analysis
Explore different adaptations of the same story (book versus movie, classic version versus a modern retelling) to encourage analysis of interpretation and presentation. You can also pair texts that are similar in theme, like poems and songs.
By incorporating these (and other!) reading activities into your lesson plans, you can nurture a love for reading while enhancing comprehension, critical thinking, and communication skills.
Frequently asked questions about teaching reading
What types of reading resources are available on TPT?
There are many different types of reading resources sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular reading lessons include: phonics, vocabulary, spelling, and balanced literacy.
How do I find reading lessons on TPT?
Educators can save time preparing reading lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply start a search for reading resources on the TPT marketplace, and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find materials that've been proven to work in classrooms like yours. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of reading lessons and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.
How can I make my reading lessons fun and engaging?
Students learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your reading lessons by using manipulatives, pairing unusual texts like poems and short films together, or doing an escape room activity.
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