Back to School Digital Bundle with Student Ice Breakers, Newsletters, and Awards

Back to school with distance learning...Get ready for this school year with this MEGA Back to School Bundle. It is perfect for distance learning, remote learning, blended learning, and hybrid learning!!! Parent forms, student postcards, student digital rewards, newsletters for the year, an intro lesson to virtual meetings, and first week of school ice breakers are just some of the products included in this helpful product!!!

BOTH printable and digital versions are available in ALL activities and forms. The parent forms are digital forms and can easily be assigned to Google Classroom, making them easy to complete and track.

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ABOUT THIS BUNDLE

Digital Classroom Jobs

This online resource includes...

• a pre-made, editable job application (Google Form) where students write persuasive paragraphs to apply for their top three job choices
• an editable Google Slides newspaper template for a student-run newspaper
• a pre-made PDF with job titles, descriptions, and "student qualifications" list
• an editable form to type in your own classroom jobs

Seasonal and Holiday Digital Frames for Parent Gifts and Student Prizes

This 43-slide PowerPoint file includes the following frames:

• 10 First Day of School frames (grades TK-6 included)
• 3 Halloween frames
• 3 Thanksgiving frames
• 3 Holiday frames
• 3 Valentine's Day frames
• 3 St. Patrick's Day frames
• 3 Mother's Day frames
• 3 Father's Day frames
• 3 Spring frames
• 3 Summer frames

Nearpod Introduction to Virtual Meetings

This 12-slide Nearpod lesson includes the following interactive activities:

• 1 matching activity
• 2 open-ended responses
• 1 draw-it activity where students circle correct answers
• 1 collaborative board where students post an answer with an image and then look over their peers' responses
• 1 poll asking students to reflect on their comfort level with the Nearpod tools having completed the lesson
• 1 open-ended question asking them how they feel about distance learning, giving them an opportunity to share their concerns or questions privately with the teacher
• 1 engaging, interactive game that reviews the concepts covered in the lesson

Virtual Backgrounds for Student Prizes

This product includes 40 computer backgrounds that can be used during live virtual meetings. This Powerpoint file includes:

• 5 autumn backgrounds
• 5 Halloween backgrounds
• 5 Thanksgiving backgrounds
• 5 holiday backgrounds
• 5 winter backgrounds
• 3 Valentine's Day backgrounds
• 2 St. Patrick's Day backgrounds
• 5 spring backgrounds
• 5 summer backgrounds

Postcards

This product is a Powerpoint file and includes 18 postcard designs. There are 6 postcard designs for each of the following seasons: fall, winter, and spring. It also includes the back of the postcard. All slides are postcard size for your convenience. Plus, a set of welcome postcards for grades TK-Grade 6 are also included.

Newsletters

This product has 60 newsletters that include the following:

• 1 EDITABLE Template
• 12 special school event newsletters (detailed below)
• 4 dated August weekly newsletters
• 5 dated September weekly newsletters
• 4 dated October weekly newsletters
• 4 dated November weekly newsletters
• 5 dated December weekly newsletters
• 4 dated January weekly newsletters
• 4 dated February weekly newsletters
• 5 dated March weekly newsletters
• 4 dated April weekly newsletters
• 4 dated May weekly newsletters
• 4 dated June weekly newsletters
• 12 School Event Newsletters

*Newsletters will be updated for 2021 by August 12.*

First Week of School Ice Breakers - Volumes 1 and 2

Volume 1: This resource is a PDF file and contains the following:

• Ideas for BOTH In-Person Instruction and Distance Learning Implementation
• 5 printable versions of Student BINGO
• 5 digital versions of Student BINGO (TpT Easel)
• 2 double-sided printable Would You Rather worksheets
• 2 double-sided digital Would You Rather worksheets (TpT Easel)
• 2 extension activities

Volume 2: This 23-page product includes BOTH a PDF and an editable PowerPoint file. Each file contains the following:

• Game Instructions and Teacher Tips
• Sample Answer Sheets
• 5 Worksheets for 3...2...1
• 5 Unique Worksheets for Color and Search PLUS 5 editable versions

Nearpod First Week of School Ice Breakers

This 21-slide product is a Google Slides and Nearpod lesson and includes:

• 2 check-in slides where students draw how they're feeling
• 9 slides describing various ways to greet each other in the mornings (6 greetings with descriptions)
• 9 slides describing various discussion topics (6 topics with sentence starters)
• 18 slides describing 6 games that can be played on Nearpod during live virtual meetings, including matching, drawing, and Time to Climb
• detailed descriptions of all games and activities for morning meeting
• a pacing guide describing how to implement virtual morning meeting during the first two weeks of school
• teaching tips and set-up instructions

Monthly Desktop Organizers

This product includes 12 computer backgrounds to help keep you organized and festive!

• saved as individual JPEGs for your convenience
• EDITABLE Powerpoint presentation included

Parent Forms

This 20-slide product is a PDF file and contains the following:

• Meet the Teacher (black and white version included)
• 8 versions of an EDITABLE welcome letter
• 3 parent forms: student information, volunteer, and contact information
• double-sided check off list to track forms that have been completed and returned
• schedule template (distance learning version included)

Distance Learning and Subject Awards:

• Zoomer of the Year Award
• Learner on the Go Award
• Learning Apps Master Award
• Distance Learner Award
• Be the Rainbow Award
• Writing Award
• Reading Award
• Math Award
• Science Award
• Sunshine Award

Check out this in-person Back-to-School MEGA Bundle.

Looking for some interactive lessons for blended learning or distance learning?

Check out these products from Learning N Progress:

Blended Learning Long Vowels Bundle - Grades 1 and 2

Adding and Subtracting Fractions Nearpod Lessons Bundle - Grades 4 and 5

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