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Back to School simulations under $5
Marshmallow Team Building: A Back to School Activity for First Day of School
Whether you’re headed back to school or starting a new unit, this team building exercise will get kids engaged and excited about being in your classroom. The Marshmallow Team Building exercise helps teachers establish a classroom atmosphere of teamwork and sets the tone for a fun, high energy class!Here's what you need: a whole lotta marshmallows, a box of toothpicks, and some Clorox wipes! :-) Set your classroom up for the first day so that students are working in teams to build eight differ
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5th - 12th, Staff
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GRAPES Design a Civilization Activity | Ancient History Social Studies Project
Teach the GRAPES of Civilization in your classroom with this creative activity that tasks students with designing their very own unique civilization! This resource contains printable project worksheets in color and black and white versions. Organizer worksheets feature each of the G.R.A.P.E.S. of Civilization: Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, and Social Structure. Civilizations can be rooted in the real world, or fantasy! Will your students declare themselves emperor of th
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: GRAPES Ancient Civilizations Resource Activities Value Unit Bundle
Stranded: Island survival icebreaker/team-building
Thieving monkeys. Angry ghosts. And there's SOMETHING in the jungle. Can YOU survive the island until help arrives?Many students have played the classic critical thinking game in which they prioritize a list of items to survive on a remote tropical island. But there's two major drawbacks of this original version. First, most of these games reward a clear preference for certain items ("What do you mean you didn't take the compass?"). Second, the game basically ends as soon as the students m
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education
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Modern Farmhouse Style Bitmoji Classroom
It seems that the most time consuming part of setting up a Bitmoji classroom is finding and placing all the furniture and decor to make it look like your own! This is a PowerPoint slide with a room set up that has a "modern farmhouse" look. You can change the items in the room or rearrange them. You can also add items or change what is inside each of the picture frames! Customize it to make it your own, but save time with having the set-up done for you! Make sure you have pinned your Bitmoj
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Not Grade Specific
Riding the Bus to School Social Narrative
Riding the Bus to School Social Story helps students review bus expectations, rules, and step-by-step procedures. Customize with three pick up location options. Includes standard and symbolated text.Other Great Resources from The Alternative Way to Pre-KNew Classmate Social StoryNew School/Class/Grade Social StoryCalm Down Book Social StoryHallway Rules Social StorySocial Story BundleWheels On The Bus Adapted and Interactive BookBack to School BundleBack to School MatchingBack to School Count an
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Back to School Bundle
Pirate Virtual Field Trip - Interactive Learning - Back to School Fun - Grammar
A Pirate Virtual Field Trip is the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of back to school time! On this No Wheels Field Trip, you are going a MEGA FIELD TRIP DAY.... PIRATE ADVENTURE!What's your pirate name? Can you be a pirate? Will you find the treasure?This field trip includes sooo much Pirate Fun!Create a Pirate Name!Design a Pirate Treasure Map!Tour a National Park Underwater!Draw a Pirate!And More...Your students can enjoy exploring however they wish or do it with them! Which is my favorit
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2nd - 4th
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Fire Drill Social Narrative
Fire Drill Social Story teaches what to expect during a fire drill, step-by-step directions, and coping strategies. Includes both standard and symbolated text options. Other Great Resources from The Alternative Way to Pre-KHallway Rules Social StoryRiding the Bus to School Social StorySubstitute Teacher Social StoryNew Classmate Social StoryNew School/Class Social StorySocial Story BundlePre-K Assessment Adapted and Interactive Book BundleI Am Working For Token System----------------------------
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
New Classmate Social Narrative
New Classmate Social s\Story reviews the expectations of the incoming student and as well as the current students. Can be used for the class as well as the incoming student. Personalize with student pictures and names to the designated page. Includes symbolated and standard text.Other Great Resources from The Alternative Way to Pre-KI Am Working For Token SystemNew School/Class/Grade Social StoryCalm Down Book Social StoryRiding the Bus to School Social StoryFire Drill Social StoryCalm Down Book
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Social Narrative Growing Bundle
Countdown Strip
Visual Timers are helpful tools for teaching time concepts to children with special needs. This product can assist in time comprehension and promote task completion.
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PreK - 6th
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Mastering the Prisoner's Dilemma: Dynamic Classroom Game
Introducing "Mastering the Prisoner's Dilemma: Dynamic Classroom Game" – an innovative lesson plan and immersive game designed to captivate students' minds while exploring the intriguing realm of the Prisoner's Dilemma. This comprehensive package combines an informational text, engaging multiple-choice questions, a thought-provoking Socratic seminar, an immersive simulation, and stimulating essay prompts. Teachers, get ready to transform your classroom into an arena of critical thinking and stra
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Bill Proposal Template
Use this template to provide a hands on experience for your students. I use this template to write classroom bills (rules) the first few days of school. Then we vote them into law, this provides accountability and ownership on their part.
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4th - 9th
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Listening and Following Directions & Listening Comprehension Activities
Looking for fun listening activities to help your students practice following directions? The engaging Back to School activities and Fall Listening Adventures are no prep and provide great practice and review for cardinal directions, working with coordinates, and listening skills for state testing.✏️ The best part? These no prep activities will save you time and keep your students focused & learning.✏️ Great to use for listening comprehension, cardinal directions, work with coordinates, an
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2nd - 5th
VIRTUAL REALITY Google Cardboard Introduction - Setup, VTS Strategies, & More!
Have you experienced Virtual Reality (VR) using Google Cardboard? Not only is it amazing to experience for yourself, but it will engage your students in exploring the world in 3D all from your very own classroom!
The first time I used Google Cardboard in my class, the students followed this simple introduction to get their Google Cardboard devices (bought cheap on Google website or can purchase on Amazon or create your own!) set up properly and get used to the Google Cardboard & Street V
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5th - 12th
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Grade 9 Social Studies: Chapter 1 Canada's Federal Political System Workbook
This workbook contains questions, assignments and activities on Canada's federal political system, the legislative process, and the role of media and lobbyists. This workbook is primarily designed to be used with the Social Studies Grade 9 textbook "Issues for Canadians" and is aligned with the learning outcomes found in Alberta's Program of Studies for Grade 9. Keywords: government, political system, individual & collective rights, governance, parliament, executive, legislative & judici
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9th
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Also included in: Alberta - Grade 9 Social Studies Workbook (Growing Bundle)
Student Behavior Scenarios Activity for Back to School
Updated!This activity is a great way to set behavioral expectations at the start of the school year, especially if your students struggle with classroom norms. It is usually a fun and often quite funny exercise that gets students interacting with each other and engaging as a classroom community right from the start!Included in this resource:1. Teacher prep directions and suggested follow-up activity to make this exercise “stick” throughout the year2. Update: Now including 10 behavioral scenarios
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7th - 12th
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Editable Classroom Rules Escape Room Challenge
Do you want to see what your students remember about your classroom rules and routines? Do they need a refresher after a school break? Do you want to give them a fun challenge that helps them remember these rules and routines? If the answer to these questions is YES! then this is the product for you.In this editable escape room, you can challenge your students with remembering classroom rules, what they should be sure to do at different points throughout the school day, and what it takes to b
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Not Grade Specific
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Building a Positive Classroom Climate: Inclusion Activity Grades 6-9
This is an Inclusion Demonstration Activity for Grades 6-9 and would be great at "Back to School" time, for a Health class, a unit on discrimination or if bullying is an issue in your class.
It's called "Find a Group." Students go through this demo (silently) in which one or two students are unjustly excluded from the class. When the demo is over, a discussion follows as well as a written reflection.
I have provided step-by-step instructions for the demostration, as well as a copy of the que
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6th - 9th
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When Somebody Claps Twice
Great game. The teacher starts by clapping twice. then the students do commands based on their piece of paper. (movement and shouting involved!) Get to know you. brain break. follow the rules. listen for instructions. Teacher needs: one piece of candy per student, cut out the strips of paper. 15 min-20minGreat for collaboration and ESL students.
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4th - 10th
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Back to School Writing Activity Pencil Dice Simulation
This product is an interactive simulation using dice that follows the adventures of a pencil throughout a school day. Included in this product:- Directions for the simulation-Signs to mark locations of events in classroom-Event directions-Recording sheet-Sample recording sheet-Directions for narrative-Sample narrative based on sample recording sheet-Rubric for narrativeI love to complete this activity the first week of school to get students excited about writing and up and moving throughout the
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2nd - 6th
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Diversity Escape Room/Virtual Field Trip
This escape room is perfect for teaching your students about diversity and the acceptance of everyone. This 51-page activity touches on racism, sexism, LGBTQ+, students with learning disabilities, and students with lower socio-economic backgrounds. This is activity will remind your students to love everyone, even if they are different than you. This activity gives students scenarios and questions about diversity. Students will not be able to continue without answering the questions correctly.
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Not Grade Specific
Classroom Job Application (Elementary and Middle School Students)
Classroom jobs help students to take pride and responsibility for their classroom. I use this job application form to find out who really wants a particular job. Students learn that spelling, punctuation, and grammar is important when filling out an application. I also do informal interviews. This form helps me in the interview process.
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3rd - 10th
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Write it, Do it: Communication and Observation
The idea behind this activity is to demonstrate to students the importance of accurate and precise observations and communication. This activity is great for critical thinking activities, laboratory investigations, STEM activities, team building activities and professional development in-service.Participants take turns making a structure, outlining the construction steps, giving the instructions to the their partner, who then attempts to recreate the structure using only the written instructions
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6th - 12th, Staff
Also included in: Science Observation Activities for End of Year or After Testing
High School Building Blocks - A Roll and Write (Yahtzee-like) Class Game
Here is a high school class game made for the beginning of the school year or semester. It could be described as Tetris meets Yahtzee in terms of game play. All students compete at once using their own copy of the game sheet and a pencil. The teacher needs three six sided dice to roll. Students draw polyomino shapes they choose, on a grid representing their life's schedule while at high school. By properly arranging the building blocks of their schedule the students earn success points towards C
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9th - 12th
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Middle School Building Blocks - A Roll and Write (Yahtzee-like) Class Game
Here is a Middle school class game made for the beginning of the school year, or a semester. The game might best be described as Tetris meets Yahtzee. All students compete at once using their own copy of the game sheet and a pencil. The teacher needs three six sided dice to roll. Students draw polyomino shapes they choose, on a grid representing their life's schedule while at middle school. By properly arranging the building blocks of their schedule the students earn success points towards
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6th - 8th
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