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Back to School Common Core SL.9-10.1b resources
Back to School Social Skills Icebreakers Interactive Games Middle High School
Looking for icebreakers or interactive games for your middle and high school students that also include editable components? This packet is great for social skills groups and beginning of the year activities. These games and activities have a strong language arts emphasis with a focus on communication, cooperation and getting to know each other! These work well when a new student is joining an established group. There are specific and general goal setting sheets so you can work individualize
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6th - 12th
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Partner Pairing Cards for Groups - Icebreaker Game - 50 Partner Matching Cards
Use these partner pairing cards as a back-to-school icebreaker game or to quickly and easily pair students for classroom activities and assignments! Includes 50+ partner matching cards to pair 25+ groups. Differentiated partner cards have also been provided.Included with these Partner Pairing Cards for Groups:✏️ 51 Partner Matching Cards - GreyscalePartner Cards to Create 25 Pairs and 1 Set of Three✏️ Differentiated Partner Matching Cards - Greyscale✏️ DIY Headband Template for Icebreaker G
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5th - 10th
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First Day of School Icebreaker: Cup Towers
Get your students moving, building, thinking and collaborating with this fun and intuitive activity. While they are racing against the clock to build the tallest cup tower, you are evaluating their strengths and interpersonal skills. Finish this engaging activity with a feedback session where students tell you what they observed from their experience. This activity provides a great build up to setting high expectations for the entire year. Mix it up for a project-based learning #PBL activity! Yo
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Not Grade Specific
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First Day of School Science Talk Activity
Now with digital worksheet to support distance learning!This product features an engaging back to school Science Talk activity that will have your new students thinking, writing, speaking, and moving on the very first day of school. In this activity, they must choose between 6 different quotes about science and articulate why the quote aligns with their own perspective. Use this lesson every year to set the tone for what you expect in class; it is a great way to gain insight about your students'
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7th - 10th
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Icebreakers 2023
Are you tired of the same annoying icebreakers? Do you hate it when your class says they've already played that game this year? Put a stop to the everyday icebreaker trend with 10 brand new, highly engaging icebreakers specially designed for high energy teens!All of these games are new, unique, engaging, and fun for both middle and high school students. You won't find them anywhere else!Get 10 Brand New Games for...Memorizing NamesLearning Student TraitsCreating RelationshipsBuilding TeamsCreati
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6th - 12th
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Classroom Management Trashketball Game - Rules, Expectations, Behavior Activity
As you review rules, procedures, and expectations, this New Year's Activity and Back-to-School Trashketball Game engages students and lays the foundation for a positive classroom culture throughout the year. This PowerPoint presentation can be used for social-emotional-learning (SEL) as you return from the holidays so you can make a fresh start in 2023. Updated version now has a link to a Google Slides Presentation.This activity encourages students to carefully read a syllabus, school policy ma
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6th - 10th
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Digital Escape Room - Teamwork - Back to School - No prep
Students love working their way through these interactive, fun Escape Rooms. This Digital Escape Room on Teamwork and Team Building includes five challenges. There is absolutely no Preparation for the teacher!Students can work through in groups / teams or on their own. They move from station to station until all questions have been answered correctly. This escape room has been created using Google Forms and is editable.The objective is to solve a series of challenges and puzzles throughout the 5
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9th - 12th
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Free Back to School Icebreaker and Team Building Activity - Digital and Print
Use this free icebreaker activity for back to school and social emotional learning (SEL) in any secondary class. It’s a great way to build relationships, learn student names, and create a positive classroom climate. (It's been updated with a link to a Google Slides Presentation.)For the traditional activity, students walk around the classroom asking one another questions to get to know one another better while practicing their speaking and listening skills. For the virtual activity, students res
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7th - 11th
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Classroom Organization - Teacher Organization Systems and Forms - Back to School
Back-to-school season is the perfect opportunity to implement new classroom management systems. This classroom organization bundle provides teacher organization tools to start your high school semester on the right foot! Includes get-to-know-you surveys, parent communication forms, editable syllabus templates, and more. Suitable for Google Classroom® and online learning!⚡️⚡️⚡️ Save over 35% with the bundled discount! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Included with this Classroom Organization Bundle: ✏️ Editable Student
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9th - 12th
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Study Habits Survey, Growth Mindset Activities, and Reflective Prompts (Google)
Use this set of reflective surveys and writing prompts to help middle and high school students meditate on their study habits and develop data-driven strategies for achieving a growth mindset. These are helpful back-to-school materials for a range of subject areas and age groups, though they are especially useful in structured study halls with emphasis on improving task management, time management, and organizational skills. Materials are made for Google Drive. (Alternatively, a printable option
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8th - 12th
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First Week of School Activity: Cellphones in School Collaborative Debate
Need an engaging, student centered first week of school activity? Struggle with students and cellphones? Use this activity to create an open discussion about cellphones in school and allow student to be active participants in determining the culture of cell phones in your classroom. You will host a structured academic controversy style debate surrounding the pros and cons of cellphones in schools, read a nonfiction article, and provide students with a chance to express their feelings around cell
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9th - 12th
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Get to Know You Collaborative Hexagon Group Activity
This collaborative, back to school get-to-know-you hexagon activity is perfect for helping your students get to know each other! This hexagon activity can be done with students in grades 8-12 (and younger, with some modifications) and helps students learn each others' names, share safe information about themselves, find commonalities with their classmates, practice critical thinking skills and cooperation, and then reflect on the process as a whole.This resource includes: Teacher instructions, i
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7th - 12th
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Back To School Mission Statement Activity - Build Relationships and Community
Building trust and community with your students requires more than just a couple of get to know you activities. I created this back to school mission statement to give students an opportunity to work collaboratively toward a meaningful goal - developing a purpose and setting the tone for the school year. I love seeing how tightly knight my communities grow throughout the first few weeks of school, and after some solid relationship building, I know students are ready to work on their classroom mi
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9th - 12th
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First Day of School "Language Talk"
Whether you teach Spanish, French, German, or Mandarin Chinese, this is the perfect lesson to get your students thinking about the purpose of studying foreign languages!This product features an engaging "Language Talk" activity that will have your new students thinking, writing, speaking, and moving on the very first day of school. In this activity, they must choose between 6 different quotes about the purpose of learning languages and articulate why the quote aligns with their perspective. I us
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7th - 10th
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Back to School: Creating Class Rules Group Lesson Plan
This lesson comes with everything you need to successfully bring your students into the rule-making process.It is highly structured so that students are immediately introduced to the expectation of rigorous group work and individual responsibilities within the group. Print and assemble Group FoldersKeep Time, help them stay on task, and watch them create and take ownership of the very rules/expectations you would have used in class anyway.So why take the time to do this lesson?Students will own
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Back to School Activities Bundle
Creating Classroom Procedures For The High School Classroom
This Omega English product is a create way to establish, reinforce, or review classroom rules and procedures. It contains a detailed Common Core aligned lesson plan that highlights the Danielson Domains. It contains differentiation to meet the needs of all your diverse learners. The lesson focuses on the development of classroom rules and procedures. Students engage in an activity which makes them an integral part of the process and builds accountable. In addition, the package contains a gr
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9th - 12th, Staff
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Paper Chain Get to Know You Collaborative Group Activity
This collaborative, back to school get-to-know-you paper chain activity is perfect for helping your students get to know each other! This paper chain activity can be done with students in grades 8-12 (and younger, with some modifications) and helps students learn each others' names, share safe information about themselves, find commonalities with their classmates, practice collaborative skills as they put everything together, and then reflect on the process as a whole.This resource includes: Tea
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7th - 12th
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Love Language Survey for the Classroom
I’ve always been very interested in the psychology of teacher/student relationships. I give out a learning style inventory each year so that I know if my students are visual, auditory, or kinetic learners and I've always wanted to know their individual love languages, as well. Each survey I found on-line, however, had vocabulary that was geared towards partnerships and not student and teacher relationships. I have created a student friendly "Appreciation Language Survey" that is safe to administ
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5th - 12th
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Back-to-School SEL Icebreakers
Elevate your classroom environment and strengthen student connections with our comprehensive teacher resource focused on Social Emotional Learning (SEL) icebreaker activities. Activities included:Class Soundtrack: Encourage students to share their diverse musical tastes and backgrounds through our innovative class soundtrack activity. With culturally relevant prompts, students select songs that resonate with their heritage, values, and experiences. Engage in insightful discussions as they explai
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6th - 12th
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"Find Someone Who..." Class Meet and Greet
An engaging "out of your seat" activity for any age group: a "find someone who..." discussion asks students to move about the classroom seeking other students to talk to about a variety of interesting questions. This worksheet is ready to print, or modify as you see fit!
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Not Grade Specific
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Effective High School First Day of School Lesson
Make your first day of school a breeze with these easy-to-use, effective, and engaging First Day of School Stations!These four stations help develop classroom community and critical thinking skills, set classroom expectations from day one, and practice effective communication in groups while giving every student a voice. Everything in this bundle is editable and can be personalized to fit your specific classroom! The pacing guide is set for 75-minute block classes but can be adjusted to other cl
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8th - 12th
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Conversation Starters Package on Standardized Testing
Generate inspiring class discussions with these thought-provoking conversation questions on standardized testing.What's included:A list of 10 thought-provoking questions for middle/high school students on the subject of standardized testingActivities to fill in before and after discussion (Ensuring students know what is expected of them and what constitutes an effective and productive discussion) Useful expressions and transitions pages (Encouraging students to use and record a variety of useful
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7th - 12th
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Also included in:Â Conversation Starters Packages: Growing Bundle
Socratic Seminar Peer Feedback Handouts High School Middle School
This Socratic Seminar SHOUT-OUTS! Pack is a FUN way to engage your students as they participate in a class discussion, Socratic Seminar, or presentation. These SHOUT OUTS encourage middle school and high school students to give positive, helpful feedback during and after their participation in speaking activities while in the classroom or in a remote online learning classroom! Have fun engaging students as they cultivate their debate and/or discussion skills! Just PRINT and TEACH with CUT-OUTS o
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6th - 12th
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Goal Setting
Helping students set goals is rewarding… and challenging. This product facilitates a meaningful discussion about areas of strength and weakness. I use this questionnaire and SMART goal handout in my Grade 6, 7, and 8 Advisory Classes. I find it helpful to give students a list of relevant school skills divided into 3 categories: Readiness, Focus & Growth Mindset. Using simple "always, sometimes, rarely" judgements, the questionnaire helps students reflect on their executive functioning skills
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6th - 9th
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