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Do you read “First Day Jitters”, by Julie Danneberg?

It is one of my students’ all-time favorite back to school books.

With that in mind, I designed “Jit Lit”.

It’s a labor of love - jumbo packet, that’s filled with all sorts of different & creative literacy activities, inspired by that story.

They are sure to provide lots of super-fun engagement for kiddos, that first week of school.

Activities come in black & white for students, as well as color, so that you can quickly & easily make an example to share.

Be sure and check the PREVIEW for lots of samples.

There are graphing extensions, games, puzzles, a maze, word find, a variety of worksheets, “Rhyme Time”, “Jitter Glitter Names”, and Venn diagrams.

The packet also includes:

Quick, easy & fun writing prompt craftivities. A few of my favorites:

* “Sip Sip Hooray! How are you feeling today?” juice glass with emoji “bubbles”.

* “Welcome to our school!” postcard. (6 options)

* “Paper Love” cell phone-emoji message.

* “What Were You Thinking?” Cartoon bubble writing craftivity

* “Bed Head Jitters” flip-the-flap writing prompt craft.

Lots of the projects make adorable, back to school bulletin boards.

Afterwards, tuck these "keepsakes" away to be included in your students’ end of the year Memory Books.

I’ve included a variety of posters to introduce the various lessons, then add them to your displays for extra pizzazz.

So you can cover those English Language standards, there are also lots of literacy-based activities, like parts of a book, story elements, character traits, sequencing, & retelling, plus comprehension checks.

A few of my favorites are:

* “How observant are you?” Detective worksheet

* Super-Sleuth Challenge

* “Instagame!” sequencing craftivity

* “What’s your OPINION?” Rate & Rank the book. (Thumbs up/down & how many stars?)

* Making Connections (“Let’s Text!”) cell phone writing prompt worksheets: text to text, text to world, text to self.

I’m Diane from Teach With Me, wishing you the “best ever” school year.

For more Back To School activities, click on the link.

Come join the fun on Facebook for my exclusive FREEBIES & Monthly Giveaways.

Check out my educational Pinterest boards.

Don’t forget that all my new products are 40% off for 48 hours. Click the green star button to follow my shop & you’ll be notified of these huge savings.

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First Day Jitters Back to School Activities & Crafts

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Description

Do you read “First Day Jitters”, by Julie Danneberg?

It is one of my students’ all-time favorite back to school books.

With that in mind, I designed “Jit Lit”.

It’s a labor of love - jumbo packet, that’s filled with all sorts of different & creative literacy activities, inspired by that story.

They are sure to provide lots of super-fun engagement for kiddos, that first week of school.

Activities come in black & white for students, as well as color, so that you can quickly & easily make an example to share.

Be sure and check the PREVIEW for lots of samples.

There are graphing extensions, games, puzzles, a maze, word find, a variety of worksheets, “Rhyme Time”, “Jitter Glitter Names”, and Venn diagrams.

The packet also includes:

Quick, easy & fun writing prompt craftivities. A few of my favorites:

* “Sip Sip Hooray! How are you feeling today?” juice glass with emoji “bubbles”.

* “Welcome to our school!” postcard. (6 options)

* “Paper Love” cell phone-emoji message.

* “What Were You Thinking?” Cartoon bubble writing craftivity

* “Bed Head Jitters” flip-the-flap writing prompt craft.

Lots of the projects make adorable, back to school bulletin boards.

Afterwards, tuck these "keepsakes" away to be included in your students’ end of the year Memory Books.

I’ve included a variety of posters to introduce the various lessons, then add them to your displays for extra pizzazz.

So you can cover those English Language standards, there are also lots of literacy-based activities, like parts of a book, story elements, character traits, sequencing, & retelling, plus comprehension checks.

A few of my favorites are:

* “How observant are you?” Detective worksheet

* Super-Sleuth Challenge

* “Instagame!” sequencing craftivity

* “What’s your OPINION?” Rate & Rank the book. (Thumbs up/down & how many stars?)

* Making Connections (“Let’s Text!”) cell phone writing prompt worksheets: text to text, text to world, text to self.

I’m Diane from Teach With Me, wishing you the “best ever” school year.

For more Back To School activities, click on the link.

Come join the fun on Facebook for my exclusive FREEBIES & Monthly Giveaways.

Check out my educational Pinterest boards.

Don’t forget that all my new products are 40% off for 48 hours. Click the green star button to follow my shop & you’ll be notified of these huge savings.

Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Rated 4.85 out of 5, based on 37 reviews
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Perfect for first week!
Rated 5 out of 5
August 19, 2025
Met expectations
Great value
My grade ones loved this resource, it gave us lots of opportunities to discuss first week worries!
60 reviews • Outside the United States
Grades taught: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Mild to severe disabilities
Rated 5 out of 5
July 2, 2025
I use this resource every single year. I love it!! It has a big variety of choices. : )
Jared H.
379 reviews
Grades taught: K, 1st, 2nd
Rated 5 out of 5
September 26, 2024
Wonderful activity that my students loved doing. Color graphics and kid friendly.
Tammy T.
2,587 reviews
Grades taught: 2nd
Student populations: Mild to severe disabilities
Rated 5 out of 5
August 2, 2023
Wow! What a wonderful resource to use with the picture book. Thank you.
Lama K.
169 reviews
Rated 4 out of 5
October 23, 2022
I love doing First Day Jitter activities and crafts to help students settle in to school.
Sarah K.
475 reviews
Grades taught: 1st
Rated 5 out of 5
August 2, 2022
Great resource!!
Emily P.
1,091 reviews
Grades taught: 3rd
Rated 5 out of 5
November 4, 2021
Super cute
Irma C.
610 reviews
Grades taught: 1st
Rated 4 out of 5
August 8, 2021
They were engaged in this resource! My students enjoyed this activity, thank you for this resource!
Terry H.
1,156 reviews
Grades taught: 1st
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals

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