Back to School Packet

This beginning of the year packet contains thirteen activities for the first days of school. It includes interactive, get-to-know-you classroom activities, quiet individual activities, and projects that can be displayed in the classroom.

Here is the list of what's included in this Back to School Packet:

Shoe Glyph - Follow Directions to Color the Glyph

Letter to Self – Write and Save for Future Reference

Where I’m Going – Think About the Future

Puzzle Break – Solve Back to School Word Puzzles

Best Foot Forward – Set Goals with this Shoe Mobile

Step by Step – Think About Goals with a Graphic Organizer

Partner Interview – Use a Venn Diagram to Complete Your Interview

Autograph Collection – Get to Know Your Classmates

Class Favorites – Predict and Survey the Class

Writing Prompt – Write About an Imaginary Summer Vacation

Talent Chain – Recognize Multiple Intelligences

Candy Activity – Break the Ice with Candy-Coded Questions

Pennants – Create Individual Logos

For language arts resources that you will use all year, check out these links:

Story Elements

Text Structures

Literary Terms

Writing Process

Writing Prompts

From Classroom in the Middle