Back to School/ First Day Activities

Staff self care is so important during these trying times! Use this checklist for your staff and create a contest out of it! Have staff try to complete all activities and turn it in by the end of the month for a staff raffle! Let's take care of our...

31 Alphabet Posters in Spanish- Each poster contains a specific letter and 3 to 5 words that begin with that letter and the corresponding picture.   Post in your classroom, use in small groups, whole group or in literacy centers.

There are 31 puzzles. Soft c, hard c, soft g, hard g and the digraphs ch and ll are included.   Each puzzle is made up of three pieces. Students match the uppercase letter, lowercase letter, and a beginning sound picture.   The puzzles are...

This is a great activity for your students to complete at a pocket chart center.   This includes 5 picture cards for each letter of the alphabet. Letter w has only 3 picture cards and letter x has only 1 card. Also included are alphabet header...

Need a fun and interactive way to get your students engaged in learning beginning sounds of letters? Look no further!   This beginning sound center can be used in your morning work, for reviewing or word work center along with magnetic letters or...

This is a template for communicating with parents on student behavior.   I use different color cards in my classroom with each student starting the day on green.   This worked really well to communicate with parents, and you can use it as a...

This is a written set of classroom rules that is complete with rewards and consequences.It is a contract that I have all of my students sign along with their parents.It has worked really well for me to hold students and parents accountable.

 UPDATED WITH EDITABLE DATES AND USE IT FOR YEARS TO COME! Use this December Editable Morning Message product to greet your students when they walk in your classroom. Create a list of "to do's" for your students and also have them work on a "solve...

ABC Alphabet Posters and Flashcards with a Minecraft theme. These posters come in: Full size for wall posters and 1/4 page size for flashcards. Engage students with this fun and creative set of Minecraft alphabet posters. Includes recognizable characters...

This is a nice spelling list to do before students go on summer vacation.Each word (13 in all; 10 regular/3 bonus) is broken down into a syllable representation and individual sounds, digraphs, and combinations.   Words included:   10...

This resource can be edited to fit your personal needs. Only the text is editable-the pictures are not. Parents RAVE over the communication! You will be thrilled with the praise your parents will give you after sending home this form. Print...

This list contains 13 words (10 regular and 3 bonus) that is sure to start the school year off right! Each word is broken down by syllables and sound spellings.   Words included:   10 Regular school, teacher, student, classroom, learning,...