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Catch My Party

Back to School Printables

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Prepare your classroom for Back-to-School Night with this collection of printable displays. Including a Welcome Back sign, labels for classroom supplies, and table markers for a back-to-school buffet, this resource helps support...
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Printabelle

Welcome Back to School

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Get your classroom ready for Back-to-School Night with this collection of templates and displays. Including a back-to-school banner, name tags, book plates, parent invitations, table settings, and much more. This resource...
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ThoughtCo

Back to School Means...(Concept Web)

For Students 4th - 8th
Going back to school doesn't have to be scary! Brainstorm what Back to School means with a concept web graphic organizer. 
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Facing History and Ourselves

Looking Back, Looking Ahead

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Masks, a pandemic, remote learning, and isolation; scholars reflect on the past school year and consider what positive things they would like to see continued in the current school year and what negative things they would like to...
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ThoughtCo

Compare and Contrast

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
How was your summer vacation? Encourage class members to meet their new friends with a back-to-school activity that compares summer vacations using a Venn diagram.
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Curated OER

Back To School Bingo Template

For Students 2nd - 8th
In this Back to School bingo learning exercise, cards are cut out that describe various facts or situations about learners to be used in a back to school bingo game, where students find classmates who match the descriptions on cards....
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Santa Clara County Office of Education

Bulletin Board Ideas

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
It's hard to find time to create really good bulletin boards, or stray from your year-to-year comfortable displays. Stress no more! Check out a list of monthly bulletin board ideas guaranteed to get you through the school year....
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Facing History and Ourselves

Teaching Strategy: Contracting

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The final lesson in the First Days of School series focuses on how to build a classroom community where all class members can feel safe, heard, and valued. The resource includes step-by-step directions for engaging pupils in developing...
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Harper Collins

Fly Away with Books Poster

For Teachers K - 8th
Put up a poster near your class library to encourage your pupils to take trips to different worlds and times through books. The poster features one large hot air balloon made out of book covers and several smaller balloons, some with...
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Education World

September Bookmark

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Welcome students back to school with these fun, printable gifts. Including both a bookmark and book plate template, this resource is a good way to get children excited about cracking open the first book of the new school year.
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ThoughtCo

Interview Somebody New!

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
The best way to get to know someone is by interviewing them. Use a interviewing worksheet that has individuals asking a new person questions like where they were born, what they did over the summer, goals for the year, and how many...
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Curated OER

Get To Know Me

For Students 2nd - 8th
In these information form worksheets, learners complete 3 worksheets of various activities that details their preferences in school and personal information.
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Oregon Education Professional Development Commission

The First Days

For Teachers K - 12th
Designed for first-year teachers, this 116-page packet has it all. Questions you should ask administrators and fellow teachers, a checklist of things to do before school starts, a school-year calendar to record special school events and...
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Really Good Stuff

New-Teacher Classroom Set-Up Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Packed with teaching tips and best practice ideas from veterans, this 16-page packet is a real boon to new teachers, as well as a great resources for those more experienced professionals. Ideas about how to set up your classroom physical...
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Facing History and Ourselves

Three Good Things

For Teachers 6th - 12th
A "Three Good Things" routine asks participants to sit quietly and reflect on three positive things in their world: family, school, community, or the world at large. After journaling about one that feels most important right now, writers...
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Bee Visual

Choiceworks

For Students K - 9th
Check out this clever way to help children learn to navigate daily schedules, choices, and feelings. This application supports the completion of routines and promotes positive choices that can be used at school and home. It is ideal...
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K-3 Teacher Resources

John Wilson Reading Quote

For Teachers K - 6th
Celebrate the joy of reading with a fun poster. Two kids read a book under a tree, and a quote expresses the fond longing for the comfort of a good book in a comfortable place.
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New York State Education Department

TASC Transition Curriculum: Workshop 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Work out your core, Common Core State Standards, through the first workshop in a series of 15 designed for educators. Inquiry-based activities designed for all content areas and grade levels explore the shifts to new standards,...
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Facing History and Ourselves

Envisioning Our Classroom Space

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Wouldn't it be lovely if we all had a space where we were seen, heard, and valued? As part of creating a safe, respectful classroom community, participants envision such a space and then generate a classroom contract that will establish...
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Northeast Foundation for Children, Inc.

Schedules and Routines: Grade 5

For Teachers 5th
Before diving head first into the year's curriculum, take time to establish clear routines and procedures for your classroom. Starting with how to set up a class schedule that meets the needs of fifth grade learners, this sample...
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Positive Environments

My Procedural Teaching Checklist

For Teachers K - 12th
There are so many details involved in running a classroom! A helpful list addresses each classroom procedure for new students, including changing groups, walking in the hallways, visitors in the classroom, and organizing materials.
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ThoughtCo

When My Work is Finished

For Students 4th - 8th
The most chaotic time in the classroom can be when some people are finished with their work, but others aren't. A checklist and reflection activity reminds learners what their options are after finishing their work, including reading,...
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Facing History and Ourselves

Compass Points

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Needs, Suggestions, Excitement, and Worries. A Compass Points worksheet asks pupils to give feedback on that day's lesson. Learners identify what they need from the instructor and classmates, what excites them about the class, what...
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Association for Library Service to Children

Summer Reading List Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Keep your kids reading throughout the summer with a wonderful list of books! Youngsters can choose from 25 different titles, each of which is paired with publication information so that their parents, guardians, or librarians can...