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Writing Diagnostics and Introduction to Literary Terms

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Assess your new learners' writing abilities and knowledge of literary terms with these diagnostic activities. Part of a back-to-school unit, this is meant to provide the teacher with information about the ability levels of their class....
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English Banana

Find Somebody Who... Icebreaker Game 6

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this icebreaker worksheet, students get to know their classmates by filling in names of others who fit the 30 different criteria.
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Michelle Guppy

I Am... the Teacher

For Teachers K - 8th
Parents often feel as nervous as their children on the first day of school. Help to assuage their worries with a sweet letter by Michelle Guppy, assuring them that you are taking care of their children and thoroughly engaging in their...
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Writing
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Back to School Acrostic Poem

For Students 1st - 4th
Acrostic poems are a great way to get your class in the back to school mode. Each poet will compose a poem using the letters of the words 'back to school' as the beginning of the first lines of each line of the poem. There are many...
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Organizer
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Like Me or Not Like Me?

For Students 2nd - 8th
In this getting acquainted at the beginning of the year worksheet, learners fill in the blanks about themselves and another classmate regarding school subjects and friends and then compare them. Students fill in 12 blanks.
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Worksheet
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Get To Know Me

For Students 2nd - 8th
In these information form worksheets, students complete 3 worksheets of various activities that details their preferences in school and personal information.
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Worksheet
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Guess Who I Am

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this self descriptions worksheet, students complete the sentences about themselves and then others guess who wrote it. Students complete 12 sentences.
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Writing
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Fortunately....Unfortunately

For Students 4th - 8th
For this essay worksheet, students write an essay about a situation that happened where they can use the phrases fortunately and unfortunately. Students write a 1 page essay.
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Organizer
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Back To School Bingo Template

For Students 2nd - 8th
In this Back to School bingo worksheet, cards are cut out that describe various facts or situations about students to be used in a back to school bingo game, where students find classmates who match the descriptions on cards. Worksheet...
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Worksheet
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Fact or Fantasy

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
For this fact and fantasy worksheet, learners write some true and false statements about their summer activities. Students write 8 statements.
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Activity
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Back'wards Dinner

For Teachers 1st
Students participate in a back to school dinner.  In this back to school dinner dessert comes first.  Students discuss summer memories.
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Organizer
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Back to School Concept Web

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this graphic organizer worksheet, students complete a concept web using the topic of 'back to school.' Students fill in the web to organize their thoughts about the topic.