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Back to School Common Core W.9-10.3 resources
Back to School Activities for Secondary - First Week of School - PRINT & DIGITAL
Engage your new students from day one with these 11 back-to-school activities that are ideal for the first day and first week of school! This Back-to-School Activities Packet is ideal for middle and high school students, and it is filled with beginning-of-the-year ice breakers and activities you and your students will love!You and your students will get to know each other and start the school year on the right foot with these beginning-of-the-year activities. These 11 first-week-of-school activi
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6th - 9th
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Zendoodle Hand Self Portraits Art Lesson Middle School Art Lesson
DescriptionStudents discover who they are through art in this hand-self portrait lesson! Get to know your students as they write about their beliefs and who they are as a person. Students will use the creative process to design and apply elements using repetition and variety in their handprint piece. Students create their own self-portrait using their handprint, Zentangle designs, and a narrative describing who they are. The art lesson centers around creating a piece of artwork based on a core
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5th - 12th
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Intro to Leadership or Student Council Middle High School Unit
Start your Leadership class or Student Council off on a successful year with this introductory unit filled with enough student-centered, get-them-thinking activities to use for 2-3 years before any repeats- great if students are in student government year after year! Then, culminate student learning and growth with a campus-wide Kindness Project to kick off a positive year.This unit kit comes in both print PDF and digital for Google Slides!Greatness is maximizing all group members' strengths to
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Leadership Student Council Full Course for Middle High School Advisors
Memoirs in 100 Words - Writing with Mentor Texts - Personal Narrative Writing
Students use precise word choice and eliminate redundancy in their writing with this memoir lesson. Originally inspired by The Washington Post feature, “Life is Short: Autobiography as Haiku,” students write memoirs in 100 words or fewer. This lesson teaches students to “show” themselves in vivid details and carefully chosen words. The lesson has recently been updated to include Google slides and instructional YouTube videos for guided practice!In pre-writing activities, students journal about
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7th - 11th
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End of the Year Memory Book Activities - End-of-the-Year Writing Reflection
This resource includes an End of the Year Memory Book activity and engaging self-reflection writing prompts. The digital activities can be implemented in a variety of ways and includes easy-to-use memory book templates in Google Slides. This resource is designed for secondary English students. The high-interest 30 digital activities will keep your students engaged and productive – even at the end of the school year! There's also an optional grading rubric to help you assess the students' memor
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7th - 10th
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Also included in: End of the Year Reflection Activities and Creative Projects Bundle
Digital Student Planner - Weekly Templates and Monthly Calendars - Google Slides
Instill a growth mindset through monthly goal-setting and reflection! This digital student planner is formatted for Google Slides® and provides weekly templates and monthly calendars to promote student accountability and organization.Included with this Digital Student Planner:✏️ 2023-2024 Digital Student Planner for Google Slides®✏️ Growth Mindset Monthly Markers Graphic Organizer ✏️ Drag-and-Drop Digital Stickers✏️ FREE Annual Updates✏️ Teacher Instructions for using this resource How to
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7th - 10th
Back to School Beginning of the Year All About Me Trading Cards Activity
Learn more about your students through this fun trading card activity! It features a 20-slide presentation with the brief history of the trading card and a prompt for students to make their own. The templates I include are EDITABLE, so you can customize them to suit your needs!
This IS included in the following mega bundle: ALL of my BACK TO SCHOOL RESOURCES GROWING BUNDLE.
Use this fun back-to-school activity to get to know your students! Based on my popular Character Trading Cards activity,
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5th - 11th
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Also included in: Back to School Bundle: Icebreakers, Memes, Decor, Rules, Procedures
Getting to Know You Activities for Middle School | Back to School Activities
Getting to know you activities like this one will make back to school time easier. These back to school digital and paper activities are totally fun and engaging - whether virtually for distance learning or for in-person classroom learning! These back to school activities for middle school are unlike any other - a fun, new way to play "get to know you" - it's an easy All About Me activity to restart school!Plus, there's a fun printable prize included! (Digital version will need a teacher to in
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6th - 12th
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First Week of School & Beyond for HS English Class | Digital & Printable BUNDLE
Want to set up your middle or high school ELA class for success for the entire school year? This back to school BUNDLE covers the First Week of School and Beyond of a high school English class.For the first week: build relationships, learn reading habits, identify writing needs, determine background knowledge, and assess literary term knowledge. For beyond: instill regular digital journaling habits; establish routines for test corrections and grading practices; review classroom rules & expec
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7th - 10th
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Icebreakers, Bell Ringers, Activities, and Games Bundle for Classroom Community
Use these back to school (BTS) activities to review classroom management, reading, writing, and grammar. Designed for the beginning of the school year, this bundle includes an icebreaker activity, a combining sentences game, task cards, memoir writing lesson, Trashketball review game, and problem-solving writing prompts that are designed to get your students reading and writing right away! Icebreaker ActivityUse these cards as a team-builder activity at the beginning of the school year. Much l
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7th - 10th
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ESL Back to School | ESL Writing Activities | Opinion Writing
Paragraph writing for English Language Learners are the foundation they need to be successful writers. This is perfect Back-to-School activity for your Language Learners. PLUS a digital version is included!ESL writing activities can help your English Language Learners succeed in their writing. The Step-by-Step Paragraph for Persuasive Writing is a way your ELLs can practice their writing every day in the classroom. In this writing activity for ELLs there is a total of 12 weeks of writing activi
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3rd - 12th
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On This Day in History...September Daily Warm Up Bell Ringer Distance Learning
Getting students interested in historical events is virtually impossible! That's why we created our “On This Day in History… September'' resource to provide a historical event for each day during the month of September along with a thought-provoking, Generation Z relevant discussion prompt that you can use year after year. What sets our On This Day resource apart from similar resources is that each prompt encourages students to think critically about “their place in the world” with respect to
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Not Grade Specific
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Create Your Own Primary Source + Analysis *Back to School*
Are you looking for an engaging resource for digital learning? In this activity, students will create their own primary resource of history in a letter or diary entry format which documents their personal experience. They will practice using SOAPSTone and develop their ability to analyze primary sources. Best of all, there’s no prep involved and it’s available on Google Drive or as a fillable PDF so students can complete this online. Note: There are 2 versions included, one for any event, and on
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: Social Studies Digital Learning Growing Bundle
Beginning of the Year Writing Sample: Autobiographical Narrative
This assignment is perfect for the first few days of school. Students need a personal picture from their phones or home in order to complete the essay, so give them time to make a choice or bring one in. These essays are always fun to read and grade. Your students get to share something personal and you begin to work on that critical relationship component right away!"A picture is worth 1,000 words" is an expression that everyone is familiar with, and this assignment capitalizes on that. Student
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: Back to School Activities Bundle
First Week of School for HS English Class | Digital & Print BUNDLE
Need activities for the first few days of a middle or high school English class? Build relationships, learn reading habits, identify writing needs, determine background knowledge, and assess literary term knowledge with this back to school bundle for ELA. Features 3 Google Forms, 2 Microsoft Forms, and 2 Google Docs! (Some products have more than one version included).INCLUDED PRODUCTS:Literary Term Pre or Post Assessment (Microsoft Form + Google Form + Google Doc w/ key + 2 EASEL)Letter to Stud
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7th - 10th
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Back to School Engaging Team Building Survival Activity Digital Resource
In this space survival challenge, students are thrust into the thrilling world of astronauts on a mission to survive in the vastness of the cosmos. Stranded miles away from their mothership due to mechanical difficulties, they must work together to make crucial decisions and choose the most essential items for their journey back to safety.Students must think critically to prioritize essential items for their journey, fostering decision-making skills that extend beyond the classroom. This activi
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6th - 12th
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About Me Worksheet Middle High School Getting to Know You Back to School
This About Me Activities Bundle helps you and your middle and/or high school students get to know each other for back to school or at ANY time of the year! Plus, you get to teach adjectives as well as descriptive writing with QUICK and EASY worksheets that connect to a variety of interesting topics! Make the first week of school fun and interactive!Just PRINT & TEACH!Adjective Worksheet PackThis pack includes the following: (worksheets in color & B/W)Differentiated Organizers with Teache
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7th - 10th
Eyebombing: Advice from Inanimate Objects
Looking for a great community-building activity for your classroom? Consider eyebombing. This simple assignment can be used to introduce digital skills, reinforce community guidelines, and also just have a lot of fun!Presented is a Google Slide Deck introducing an Eyebombing activity. Students stick googly eyes on inanimate objects and write advice from their perspective. It's a whole lot of fun!Additional Materials are required: Googly eyes, camera/phone/iPad/etc (some way of taking pictures)
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5th - 12th
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Introduction Letter: Get to Know You (Reader/Writer Activity)
Looking for a way to get to know students at the beginning of the year? This introduction letter is a perfect activity for any English teacher to get to know your students as readers and writers. With questions about their experiences in reading & writing as well as academic & personal goals, you will love getting to learn about your students. Coming in print and digital forms it is great for students grades 5 and up! Includes: Prompt: Reader/Writer LetterFrames DIGITAL: sentence frames
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Back to School Bundle: Lesson Plans, Slide Decks, Activities & More!
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR PROJECT: "Where I'm From" Poem
Begin the year off by getting to know your students while setting the tone for rigor. Many beginning of the year projects that ask students to share something about themselves don't ask them to engage engage with ELA skills in a meaningful way. On the first few days of school, guide students to analyze this poem by George Ella Lyons and follow-up with having them use the poem as model to tell you about themselves. Have them take it a step further by asking them to add pictures and to present it
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7th - 11th
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On This Day in History...August Daily Warm Up Bell Ringer Distance Learning
Getting students interested in historical events is virtually impossible! That's why we created our “On This Day in History…August'' resource to provide a historical event for each day during the month of August along with a thought-provoking, Generation Z relevant discussion prompt that you can use year after year. What sets our On This Day resource apart from similar resources is that each prompt encourages students to think critically about “their place in the world” with respect to the eve
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Not Grade Specific
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Easter and Spring P Short Films For Making Inferences and Writing Prompts
Easter and Spring ELA Activities: Pixar Workshops and 3 Months of Digital Writing Prompts On Google Slides! This fun and engaging workshop is all you will need for MARCH, APRIL, AND MAY! Students will not only love this awesome Pixar short film workshop and Spring an Easter themed writing prompts, but they will also be preparing for their state test! Writing prompts an questions are CCSS aligned and designed to mimic state test prompts and literary questions. ❤PIXAR WORKSHOP INCLUDES: Link to F
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5th - 8th
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Self-Discovery Worksheet - Engaging Classroom Activity | Imagination Game
Hey there, fellow educators! Are you tired of the same old "get to know you" activities at the start of the school year? Looking for a fresh, engaging way to dive into the minds of your students? Well, I've got just the thing for you!Introducing... The Journey of Self-Discovery This ain't your grandma's personality test. It's a wild ride into the imagination, a creative visualization exercise that's more revealing than a reality TV show.Here's why you're gonna love it: Engaging Content: This a
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8th - 12th
Earth Day BUNDLE
184 printable or digital pages exploring Earth Day: ASL sign language, word puzzles, narrative writing, nature and wildlife, compare and contrast, descriptive writing, internet research projects, coins and multi-syllabic words, and more. PRINT: I created a PDF version that you can download on your computer and print for students to use in class or at home. Click on "Add one to cart" and download your copy. DIGITAL ACTIVITY: I created a digital version with text boxes so students can type in
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3rd - 10th
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