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A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day of School Activity

By Life Between Summers

Want a meaningful back to school activity after reading aloud A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School? This book companion (created by the author, Shannon Olsen) is a booklet of writing prompts (or a “letter”) for students to write in

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

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Printables

$4.00

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Our Class is a Family Activity : Class Family Album

By Life Between Summers

Want a meaningful extension activity to go along with the book Our Class is a Family? This book companion (created by the author, Shannon Olsen) will help build classroom community, foster reading and writing skills, and is ideal for back to school

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables

$4.50

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Student Goal Setting Template Back to School Hot Air Balloon Open House Project

By Life Between Summers

This 3D Hot Air Balloon student goal setting template is not only a fun writing and art activity for student goals, but also looks super cute hanging up in your classroom for Back to School goal setting or Open House projects! It would also be a

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Printables

$3.00

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Our Class is a Family Bookmarks

By Life Between Summers

After reading aloud the book Our Class is a Family, these bookmarks make for great back to school or end of the year gifts for your students!Please note: This is a downloadable file to print and cut your own bookmarks (they do not come

Subjects:

Back to School, End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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Printables

$1.00

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Student of the Week Award - Star Student Compliment Cards Book from the Class

By Life Between Summers

Want a consistent way to build classroom community, as well as students' self-esteem and leadership skills? Have a Star Student of the Week Award or Star Student to spotlight in your class each week throughout the school year! Students will write

Subjects:

Writing, Classroom Community

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables

$3.00

243

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Student Keychains for Back to School Gifts

By Life Between Summers

These personalized keychains are a fun and creative gift for your students! Kids especially love to attach them to the zippers on their backpacks. They are perfect for back to school, holiday, birthday, or end of the year gifts. These templates fit

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, End of Year

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables

$3.00

422

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A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day of School Activity - Adapted

By Life Between Summers

Want a meaningful extension activity after reading aloud A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School by Shannon Olsen? This book companion is a booklet of writing prompts (or a “letter”) for students to write in response to their teacher

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd

Types:

Printables

$4.00

251

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Editable Back to School and End of the Year Jenga Games Bundle

By Life Between Summers

Your new students can get to know each other and build classroom community by starting off the year with an engaging Back to School Jenga game, and then come full circle in May/June with an End of the Year version! These 2 sets contain ready to

Subjects:

Back to School, End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

SL.1.6, SL.2.6, SL.3.6

$8.00

$6.00

Bundle

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Classroom Community Bundle - Our Class is a Family & A Letter From Your Teacher

By Life Between Summers

Looking for meaningful classroom community activities to go with all four books by Shannon Olsen? These book companions for Our Class is a Family, Our School is a Family, A Letter From Your Teacher on the First Day of School, and A Letter From Your

Subjects:

Back to School, End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables

$27.50

$23.00

124

Bundle

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Our Class is a Family Morning Meeting Slides for Class Community Building

By Life Between Summers

This is a whole school year's worth of weekly Morning Meeting slides for building classroom community! It has text connections to the books Our Class is a Family and both A Letter From Your Teacher books by Shannon Olsen.You can call it either

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

$10.00

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Preventing No Name Papers with Signs, Chants, and Songs

By Life Between Summers

Does it drive you crazy when kids forget to put their name on their paper? If you are tired of seeing one no name paper after another, this resource will effectively help students remember to write their name on their assignments. It

Subjects:

Classroom Management

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Songs, Printables, Posters

$3.00

202

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Class Community MEGA Bundle- Our Class is a Family & A Letter From Your Teacher

By Life Between Summers

Subjects:

Back to School, End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Activities, Printables

$37.50

$30.00

Bundle

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Our School is a Family Activity for Building School Community

By Life Between Summers

Want a meaningful extension activity to go along with the book Our School is a Family? This book companion (created by the author, Shannon Olsen) will help build school community, foster reading and writing skills, and is ideal for back to school

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.W.4

$4.00

Digital Download ZIP (50.32 MB)

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Our School is a Family Activity - Adapted

By Life Between Summers

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Printables

CCSS:

CCRA.W.4

$4.00

Digital Download ZIP (46.21 MB)

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Looking Forward to the New School Year: Back to School Sunglasses Bulletin Board

By Life Between Summers

A fun and summery writing craftivity for the first day/first week of school that also makes for a great back to school bulletin board!Students write or draw a picture of what they are "looking forward to" in the new school year on paper sunglasses.

Subjects:

Visual Arts, Writing, Back to School

Grades:

Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd

Types:

Bulletin Board Ideas

$3.00

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Back to School Photo Booth Props

By Life Between Summers

You and your students will have a blast with these back to school-themed photo booth props for the beginning of the school year! Includes all elementary grade levels (preschool-6th grade) Great for school-wide events or if you change grade

Subjects:

Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Autumn

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables

$3.00

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Holiday & Seasonal Photo Booth Props: GROWING BUNDLE (PreK-6th Grade)

By Life Between Summers

This is a GROWING BUNDLE for photo booth props! You will have access to all of the holiday and seasonal photo booth sets, PLUS you will get all future seasonal & holiday photo booth props from my TpT store. Snag it now before the price

Subjects:

Back to School, Summer, End of Year

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

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$18.00

$13.00

Bundle

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Our Class is a Family Bookmarks in Spanish - Nuestra Clase es una Familia

By Life Between Summers

After reading aloud the book Nuestra Clase es una Familia, these bookmarks make for great back to school or end of the year gifts for your students!Please note: This is a downloadable file to print and cut your own bookmarks (they do not come

Subjects:

Back to School, End of Year, Classroom Community

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables

$1.00

Digital Download ZIP (10.22 MB)

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Llama Editable Back to School Postcards to Students

By Life Between Summers

Start your school year off right by mailing welcome post cards to your students! Students will be so excited to get “real mail” from their new teacher and it makes a wonderful first impression with parents!This download includes a fun llama-themed

Subjects:

Back to School

Grades:

Not Grade Specific

Types:

Printables

$3.00

Digital Download ZIP (2.69 MB)

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Parent Postcards to Mail Positive Notes Home

By Life Between Summers

Parents love to hear positive feedback of how their child is doing at school. Make their day with the unexpected surprise of a postcard in the actual mail...it will make their day to hear you praising their child, and they will appreciate the

Subjects:

Back to School, Classroom Community

Grades:

PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th

Types:

Printables, For Parents

$2.00

Digital Download ZIP (3.00 MB)

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

I am the author of "Our Class is a Family" and both "A Letter From Your Teacher" books (for the first day and last day of school). They are read alouds to help build class community and positive relationships in the classroom. I've taught 2nd grade for 15 years and am passionate about creating engaging, hands-on resources for the classroom. I especially enjoy making extensions activities to go with my books, math & literacy center games, and resources that integrate writing.

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MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

B.A. English with Honors (cum laude), University of California Irvine. Master of Arts in Teaching, University of California Irvine.

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PreK, Kindergarten, 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th, 9^th, 10^th, 11^th, 12^th, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific

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English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing-Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Measurement, Numbers, Science, Social Studies, World Languages, French, Spanish, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Physical Education, Math Test Prep, Life Skills, Classroom Management, Character Education, Word Problems, Writing, Oral Communication, Reading Strategies, Writing-Essays, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents' Day, Decimals, Black History Month, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Earth Day, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community