This 88-page packet has everything you need to start off a fantastic year in first grade. This packet has everything you will need for your first week back teaching!The beginning of the school year is such a fun and magical time for first graders (and for teachers, as well!). It is an important time to establish routines and make new friendships! Your students will have a blast learning the rules of school with the help of The First Grade Experts (Respectful Rachel, Responsible Ryan, Ready to Le

Engage your students with this unique first day of school activity where students "investigate" the teacher and make inferences based on what they observe in the classroom. This kinesthetic activity is the perfect way to mix things up on Day 1 and set the tone for an engaging, student-centered year. If you want your students to get MOVING around the room, COLLABORATE with their peers, engage in INQUIRY-BASED learning, and practice INFERENCING + CRITICAL THINKING skills, then the "Investigate the

Tattling vs. Reporting - Does tattling drive you bonkers? Here are some fun classroom behavior management worksheets (picture versions too!) to remind kids the difference between tattling and reporting. Kids will cut, sort, and paste situations as being either tattling or reporting. It is a great way to remind students of the classroom rules and expectations.GREAT for back to school! You could even do it as an interactive whole group activity and act out/talk about each situation with your stude

Sight Words! Perfect for Literacy Centers, Word Work, RtI, Interventions, Morning Tubs and MORE! This product has been updated to include an EDITABLE TEMPLATE! In addition to the 220 Dolch Sight Word Cards included in this kit, you can now make your own cards to use with the Read It, Build It, Write It work mat. You can make your own cards for custom sight word lists, spelling words, vocabulary words, and MORE! You will need PowerPoint to open and use the editable template. Get ready for t

Great back to school activity! Your third graders will love celebrating the third day of school and it will be the perfect way to get to know them better!The file contains 2 different types of questions:1. Getting to know you questions.2. Beginning of the year informal skills assessment questions.The file includes 24 different task cards and a recording sheet.Please check out some of my other beginning of the year products:First Day of School Paper Bag Memory BookAbout the Teacher EDITABLE BookO

Names dot it/trace it will make name writing fun in your classroom! I use this activity all year long in my preschool classroom to help my students learn the letters in their first and last names and to practice letter formation. Included are pages that fit names from 2 letters to 10 letters. This activity is designed for a preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten classroom. Updated Nov. 2018Instructions:Write or TYPE the child’s name in the dots under the page divider. Dot or trace the letters differe

These printables are a great addition to your morning calendar routine!Most of the time teachers are doing all the thinking and work during calendar time. With this printable, your students will be writing the month and days of the week to help with handwriting and spelling practice. They will also tally, decide if the date is odd or even, write the number of days in school and draw a place value model. The pages increase in difficulty as months progress.Using a calendar journal also promotes ac

Editable Classroom Rules and Expectations with Activities❤️Classroom Rules are so important! Maybe you need posters or are just looking for some activities to do with your rules? Either way, this is the bundle for you! Included in this download:The six rules are:Listen when someone is talking.Follow directions quickly and quietly.Raise your hand to share.Respect yourself. Respect others. Respect your school.Be safe. Be honest. Be kind.Be proud of yourself and your choices.This document is ed

Looking to incorporate writing into your Back to School activities? In unit 1 of our Write On! resource, students will write narratives about surviving a new grade level in a fun & engaging writing boot camp! This unit will guide your students in writing two personal narrative pieces and includes everything you need to drive your instruction. We have two themes for writing in this writing unit: My (2nd/3rd) Grade Survival Guide and Secret Sergeants. These are the perfect way to begin your ye

This beginning of the year or first day of school pocket chart sort is perfect for introducing your classroom and school rules to your students. This pocket chart sort comes with 48 school rule cards. You will work with your students to sort the cards into good choices and sad choices. Simple as that! I have also UPDATED this file (in 2019) to include 4 independent practice printables that the kiddos use to sort behaviors of the classroom, playground, hallway, and school bus. I have also added m

Alphabet mastery at its finest! Students will love reviewing letter formation while they master the alphabet, and letter recognition, with these printable alphabet practice pages! These handwriting worksheets will transform your word work, literacy centers, morning work, or even alphabet homework.  ⭐ BUNDLE AND SAVE⭐ Purchase the Fine Motor Alphabet Activities and Practice Bundle and save money today! This handwriting resource is the perfect letter tracing activity for preschool or kindergarten

Back To School Activities to kick off your school year! These 10 Back To School Community Building Activities are a must-have for the beginning of the year! Building a strong classroom community is critical to having a successful school year. Each of these 10 back to school activities comes with directions pages, helpful tips for implementation, and a student work page.Back to School Activities Included• Friend Wanted Ad Student Page, Directions Page, and Editable PowerPoint slide to type in yo

Celebrate apples and the legend of Johnny Appleseed! You can create one, two, or three craftivities with your little ones... and complete a writing prompt, or two! ;)Check out my new apple labeling craftivity, Apple PalsIncluded:*Johnny Appleseed- patterns & pics*apple tree- patterns & pics*Johnny Appleseed hat- patterns & pics*If I were Johnny Appleseed prompt {two options}*All About Johnny Appleseed prompt*If I had a basket of Apples prompt {two options}*Johnny Appleseed writing pa

These EDITABLE sub plan templates are perfect for typing sub plans within minutes![ PLEASE SEE THE PREVIEW OF THIS PRODUCT FOR A CLOSER LOOK! ]THIS PRODUCT INCLUDES:■ Editable PowerPoint templates■ Editable Google Slides templates■ 8 clipart options■ Add your own clipart option■ Clipart free option■ Video tutorial for editing the templatesPLEASE NOTE: This product does NOT include any pre-written sub plans! This product includes the templates only._______________________________________________

Wanting to set-up a writing center for Kindergarten, 1st grade, or 2nd grade? This bundle has everything you need to set up a writing station for the whole year! It will provide a variety of resources for your students, so they never get bored of writing. Throw in some fun writing tools (pens, colored pencils, markers, gel pens, etc.) and this will become your student’s favorite center! ✔︎Check out the preview file to see what’s included and a picture of how I set up my writing center. You can a

Easy and personalized name writing practice! Life just got easier with these EDITABLE name writing practice worksheets. These name handwriting worksheets not only help your students recognize their names but also practice how to write their names. The autofill feature makes making customized name writing pages simple and easy. Your young learners will love the fun name writing activities included in this set.  This editable set of name practice worksheets includes the important fine motor practi

This back to school brochure, trifold, pamphlet is perfect for Back to School Night, Open House, or Meet the Teacher. It can be used to inform your parents or families of classroom procedures, your educational overview for the entire year, list important information, and even supply/wish lists. If you're looking a way to inform your classroom families look no further. This resource has over 100 pages of various templates and titles to help your parent information night go perfectly!⭐NEW UPDATE:

Your students will LOVE seeing THEIR NAMES on all of these activity pages...AND you will LOVE how easy it is to edit! These printables will give your students a variety of ways to practice name tracing & writing in addition to many fine motor activities! Perfect for back to school and beginning of the year activities.Type your class list just ONCE and all the activity pages will AUTO-FILL to generate 10 name practice activities for each student!!!This editable pack includes the following 1

This September NO PREP Packet is filled with hands-on, engaging and FUN resources that get kids excited about learning! This packet covers basic and age appropriate skills for Preschool/ TK! The best part is that there is NO PREP! NO costly closed ink, NO laminating, NO cutting…Just PRINT! ***************************************************************************Save BIG with THE BUNDLE:The massive BUNDLE includes 621 pages and will provide you with an ENTIRE YEAR of NO PREP age appropriate s

This ice breaker all about me activity is great for the first day of school for secondary students. It can be done in one class period and incorporates a get-to-know-you activity that allows students to share about themselves, without being too elementary. Your download also includes a link to a digital, Google Slide version.Check out the preview to see all that can be accomplished with this great activity! For the protection of the work of the graphics and fonts artists, the background template

Pencil Box Name Tags solve so many problems in the classroom! I created these for my flexible seating classroom so children could move around the room, keep their personal supplies, and have references during work time!There are SO MANY options included in this set! Choose from English and Spanish tags with print alphabet or D' Nealian alphabet. There are versions with 100 charts and 120 charts. You can print blank name tags and write your students' names or you can type the names using PowerPoi

These fourth grade math assessments are great pre- and post-assessments to truly assess your students on the rigor of the Common Core Math Standards. They are organized, easy to implement, and have teaching notes that break the standards down into easy-to-understand language.-------------------------------------------------------------------------**A digital version is also included for use with Google Classroom.** With the digital version, you have the option to go 100% paperless.--------------

Classroom job chart in a RAINBOW design made with little learners in mind! Use classroom jobs in your class to build a sense of community and give students some responsibility. This set will help you manage your classroom jobs. This has been designed to use a clip chart but can also be used in a pocket chart or placed on library pockets. ►►SAVE over 20% and buy the Rainbow Design Classroom Decor BUNDLE ►► This set is NOT editable. Included: 4 Classroom Job Headers to choose from. 52 Job C

Are you looking for easy ways to optimize student engagement starting on day one of back to school? Back To School: Engagement Made Easy is packed with 18 different ideas and activities to help build a positive culture, establish those expectations, create some team unity, and have a whole lot of fun. This unit is easy to print and simple to prep since we know that time is valuable…especially during the back-to-school hustle and bustle. Here is what’s included:Back to school clickable booklistCr