Back to School/ First Day Activities

Use this information gathering sheet on Back To School Night to gather information on your students. We all know that time is limited at Back To School Night events and sometimes, one parent monopolizes our time. This sheet allows all parents to "talk"...

Use this Flipchart Template to introduce yourself and your policies to your class. It is an All About You tool! It is completely editable, including the tab titles! You can easily tweak this to meet your specific needs. You can delete, replace, or resize...

This fun, interactive, back to school, get to know your classmates activity can be given to students either digitally or as a hard copy. This activity has two parts. Part I has 15 questions. I would give this to students on one day during the first...

First Week of School activity worksheet. Use this worksheet to help students learn all about your class in an interactive and engaged way. The class syllabus helps students understand course requirements and expectations. In...

My comprehensive slideshow on the GRAPES process is the perfect engaging and effective tool for educators to teach ancient civilizations. The GRAPES slides are made to serve double duty as classroom posters! I...

Using ACTIVITIES, REVIEW, THINK, PAIR, SHARE, and more, students are introduced to textbook organization. This resource is applicable across ALL COURSES, in MIDDLE and HIGH SCHOOL. Once students learn how a textbook is...

This 10-page worksheet provides students with a comprehensive lesson on the five themes of geography through independent, engaging application of the themes to students' everyday lives. Teacher Guidance and Answer Key (to applicable portions)...

Engage students with this EDITABLE, ZERO PREP product. A GRADING RUBRIC & TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS clarify the project. REFLECTION QUESTIONS INCREASE RIGOR & can be used for ABSENT...

This Back to School activity is a great way to introduce yourself to the class. This game says you are the FUN TEACHER! Students will work in teams (collaboration) to solve clues to reveal facts about the teacher. Detailed teacher instructions are...

If a teacher has 5 minutes left before the bell and the lesson is over, there are several productive and engaging activities they can do to make the most of that time. These are also useful for a substitute teacher that has used up all the plans left for...

On the first day of school, a great lesson plan to help students overcome jitters starts with a warm welcome and an introduction game. Begin by greeting each student at the door with a smile and a name tag. In the classroom, arrange a circle time where...

Back to School - Social Studies - Mini Bundle This mini bundle contains 7 Lessons/Resources that are great to start the year off in Social Studies.  They focus on Ancient history, but there are also 2 quick worksheets that cover world...