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Back to School Common Core CCRA.R.1 resources under $5
We Don't Eat Our Classmates Back to School Activities
We Don't Eat Our Classmates is my favorite back to school activity. It is a Read Aloud about a dinosaur's first day of school. She feels nervous that she won't make any friends. When she gets to school, she eats her classmates! This book is perfect for back to school and reviewing classroom expectations and in rules in the spring. I have included several activities so that you can use the book in the fall and spring, if you wanted to. It is great for building a positive classroom community. It c
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PreK - 1st
Also included in:Â Classroom Community Interactive Read Alouds Back to School
The Day You Begin Interactive Read Aloud and Back to School Activities
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson is the perfect back to school book. This back to school book companion package will be a fantastic addition to your Reader’s Workshop. The book “The Day You Begin” is perfect for your Back to School lessons or for anytime that you want to focus on community building and belonging. This picture book is beautifully written and the characters are all very diverse. Every student in your class will be able to see himself or herself in this book. The theme of be
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3rd - 5th
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Our Class is a Family Lesson Plan | Book Companion | Craft
Updated for Back to School 2023 with a CRAFT and new activities! Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen reminds us that a class isn’t just a class…it’s a family! Hours and hours are spent at school every day, so why not make it like a home? After all, family doesn’t have to be made up only of people you are related to. It can be made of a special group who love and care for one another. Students will love this heartwarming story that will bring everyone closer together when they find out just ho
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K - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Shannon Olsen Read Aloud Lesson Plan BUNDLE
Our Class is a Family Interactive Read Aloud | Back-to-School Activities
Engage your students in a meaningful interactive read aloud with the book Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen. Students will love the read aloud and be able to apply their knowledge in the extension activities and writing prompts centered around the book's theme of creating a classroom family.Get all current interactive read alouds H A L F off with the Interactive Read Aloud ENDLESS Bundle! This resource is included in the September Interactive Read Aloud Bundle! Get this and other high-int
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K - 2nd
Morning Meeting Greetings Choices Poster - Back to School (Classroom Decor)
NEW BONUS: Social Distancing Greetings poster with non-contact options. Start your back to school activities with the right foot, invite the children to point at a visual greeting chart with morning greeting choices to receive a warm welcome from you (the teacher) or from a designated morning greeter (child). You know they love these types of classroom jobs!â–ş How to use the Morning Greetings Choices for Distance Learning and Social Distancing:As one of your distance learning activities introduce
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PreK - 4th
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Classroom Rules Posters Classroom Rules and Expectations Bulletin Board Display
This classroom rules posters resource includes 14 illustrated classroom rules posters written in familiar "I can..." style language. The classroom rules posters are formatted so that 2 classroom rules (posters) print per 1 page of paper in landscape format which makes for a great classroom rules and expectations bulletin board display. All you have to do is cut directly down the middle of the page on the dotted line and the classroom rules are ready to use. Formatting allows for easy laminati
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K - 3rd
Also included in:Â 3rd Grade Beginning of the Year Activities {Back to School Bundle Deal}
A Letter from Your Teacher on the First Day of School Book Companion | Craft
Updated for Back to School 2023 with a CRAFT and new activities! A Letter from Your Teacher on the First Day of School by Shannon Olsen illustrates the love and care that teachers use to create special relationships with students. This is a perfect addition to your back-to-school read alouds!Looking for a book companion for Shannon Olsen's Our Class is a Family?Designed for primary students, this comprehensive lesson plan is packed full of engaging opportunities for students to describe how the
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K - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Shannon Olsen Read Aloud Lesson Plan BUNDLE
The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be | Hot Air Balloon Activities
These fun and engaging print-and-go activities were created to supplement the fantastic book The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be by Joanna Gaines.This resource is perfect for creating classroom community and celebrating the uniqueness of your students - it can be done at the back to school season... or anytime at all! These activities supplement the story and extend the learning with a fun informational unit on hot air balloons and a creative art project, which would make an excellent bullet
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2nd - 3rd
Back to School Reading Logic Puzzles | Activities for Enrichment
Enrich and extend your reading lessons and student reading comprehension with these Back to School-themed reading logic puzzles that help students solve a fun first day of school reading mystery. They are the perfect way to build critical thinking in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. Help your students increase their logical reasoning in a way that’s so much fun and perfect for the back to school seasonThis reading mystery has an engaging 'first day of school' theme that is just perfect for the back to
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â Reading Logic Puzzles Activities for Enrichment | BUNDLE
I Walk with Vanessa Lesson Plan and Book Companion
I Walk with Vanessa by Kerascoët is a thought provoking and relatable wordless picture book to incorporate within reading instruction, building classroom community and character education! This comprehensive lesson plan is packed full of engaging opportunities to discuss Vanessa and the other characters' actions, thus inferring the theme. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your class. A wide variety of book companion activities can be done at a time
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1st - 5th
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Also included in:Â Back to School Read Aloud BUNDLE
6 Word Memoir Getting to Know You Activities High School & Middle School
This Six Word Memoir Project is a perfect back to school icebreaker for high school or middle school students. Build classroom community while teaching important ELA writing concepts like diction, syntax, and the writing process. This EDITABLE, NO PREP, GOOGLE SLIDES six Word Memoir writing activity is a fun and engaging getting to know you activity for high school or middle school students as well as an excellent way to introduce any identity unit or memoir unit. This activity is editable so yo
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7th - 12th
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I Need A Break! Classroom Reward Coupons/Incentive Treasure Box Prizes
You may be asking yourself, how did I get here? Well, you probably typed "I need a break" into the search engine and now you're wondering what this guy is talking about. Nothing really. But since I can't offer you a classroom break, I just changed this resource to $1 so at least you get a break in price. And if this works well in your classroom, hopefully, the kids will cut you a break with their good behavior. Good luck! Let us know in the reviews how it did for your classroom!This bundle
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K - 5th
Also included in:Â 3rd Grade Beginning of the Year Activities {Back to School Bundle Deal}
Growth Mindset Activity The Day the Crayons Quit Activities Growth vs Fixed
Are you searching for a growth mindset activity using The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt? These The Day the Crayons Quit activities have students working on growth vs fixed mindset lessons are so versatile you can use them for social skills, perspective taking, growth mindset, and social emotion learning. Add this The Day the Crayons Quit book companion to your growth minset activities.The Day the Crayons Quit is wonderful for teaching growth mindset when establishing classroom community
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1st - 3rd
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Our Class is a Family Bracelet Gift Back to School Book & Bracelet Bundle
❀ Back to School is right around the corner and my students LOVE LOVE LOVE these. This bundle comes with the *gift tags* you are using for your students’ bracelets (the one for the label and the one for inside the bag). This bundle also includes a special magical twist for your bracelet and a label with a poem to go with it. An activity for your students to create bracelets for each other and a cooperative classroom activity to create a Classroom Family Book is also included. The book has some S
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PreK - 9th, Adult Education
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Back to School Team Building Activity - Close Reading Inference Mystery
This back to school inference mystery is a fun way to engage your students and challenge them to look for text evidence, infer information, and read more closely. The resource includes everything you need to facilitate the activity in your classroom. This works especially well as a back to school team building activity, but it can also be used at any time of the year. While adding more books from her personal collection to her popular classroom library, Ms. Ramirez is surprised to discover that
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6th - 9th
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ish by Peter Reynolds Lesson Plan and Book Companion
Celebrate your students' creativity with ish by Peter Reynolds! This heartwarming and relatable story is perfect to incorporate within reading instruction any time of year! Students will love finding out what happens when Ramon finally feels free to draw and create again. This comprehensive lesson plan is packed full of engaging opportunities to discuss Ramon's changes, thus inferring the theme. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your class. A wide v
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1st - 3rd
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Multiple Intelligences Learning Profile Project
Are you looking for a creative getting to know you project that will help you get to know your students as people AND as learners? Try this Multiple Intelligences Learning Profile Project! Students will learn all about Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences and create an individual learning profile worksheet to share with you and their peers. This project is an excellent icebreaker, but can be used for back to school, at the start of a new unit or semester, the day after New Year's br
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7th - 10th
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Mr. Peabody's Apples Lesson Plan and Book Companion
Mr. Peabody’s Apples…a perfect story for building classroom community and culture while bringing awareness to the importance telling the truth and the power of our words. Designed for intermediate students, this comprehensive lesson plan is full of engaging opportunities for describing how the characters respond to the problem. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit lesson for your students. A wide variety of book companion activities can be done at a time that wor
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2nd - 5th
Also included in:Â BUNDLE: Theme Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Plans
Apple Glasses Kid Craft for Fall
I love to celebrate fall with Apple Week and this craft is the perfect addition to the week! There are several writing prompts and an apple exploration page included. To see EXACTLY what is included, please click on the PREVIEW....the craft template/pattern isn't shown in the preview, but it is also included in the pack.I also have these apple-related activities:Apples, Apples, ApplesJohnny Appleseed Directed DrawingApple Teens Freebie GameHere is a very brief overview of the pages included:Re
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PreK - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Seasonal Kid Crafts with Glasses Bundle
One Green Apple by Eve Bunting Lesson & Book Companion
Farah, an immigrant in a new country, struggles to relate with new classmates and surroundings. She finds comfort in things that are familiar to her home: barking dogs, laughing, and even belching! Students will instantly connect to this relatable story: whether they are new themselves, trying to learn English, or are classmates to a new student.This comprehensive lesson plan is full of engaging opportunities to describe Farah and her classmates. This download is loaded with options to customize
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in:Â BUNDLE: Eve Bunting Interactive Read Aloud Lesson Plans
Nonfiction Close Reading Lesson on Hot Topics: A Culture of Cheating
This easy prep mini lesson on cheating is the perfect ready-to-go lesson to practice close reading skills. With specific skilled-based, text-based questions and a writing prompt, your students will be engaged, informed, and ready to debate. Make those real-world connections with hot topics informational text lessons!Student Experience: The pressure to achieve in academics, get into college, and earn scholarships often provokes students -- and even parents -- to make dishonest decisions, i.e. che
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Hot Topics Informational Text Lessons: BUNDLE, Set #2
Poetry Mini Lesson, Julio Noboa Polanco "Identity"
In this poetry single mini lesson, students will close read, annotate, analyze, and respond personally and creatively to Julio Noboa Polanco "Identity" poem. This activity is perfect for the new year, back to school, supporting social/emotional health, or studying identity. Everything you need is here in this easy-prep poetry lesson. Students can connect with the poem's theme of "finding yourself" very easily. What is a poetry single study? Poetry can be difficult, and many students are reluctan
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7th - 11th
Also included in:Â Back-to-School Survival Kit for the First Days, Middle/High, BUNDLE
This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen Lesson and Book Companion
This is Not My Hat is a perfect read aloud addition anytime of year. Students will love hearing and talking about the story as the illustrations give away information to the reader that the tiny thief doesn’t yet realize. Will the big fish get his hat back? This comprehensive lesson plan is full of engaging opportunities for students to use story details and illustrations to demonstrate understanding of characters and events. This download is loaded with options to customize for the perfect-fit
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K - 2nd
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Also included in:Â Jon Klassen Lesson Plan BUNDLE for RL 7
Annotation - Close Reading Tool - Emojis - Back to School Activity
Fun back to school activity with annotating text that can be used with any type of passages to keep kids engaged while you tackle the beginning of year responsibilities. It will give you good feedback on how your students analyze text along with keeping them on task as you are teaching classroom procedures.Emojis/emoticons are used to "talk to text" through texting symbols that students use with their cell phones. Purpose of UnitStudents are reluctant to do close reading, but the emoji type a
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4th - 6th
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