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On this page you will find back to school and beginning of school tips, bulletin boards and displays, borders and door decoration, songs and poems, coloring pages, puzzles, and teacher timesavers. Translate this page using Google® language tools Français Deutsch Italiano Portuguese Español
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First Day and Beginning of Year Tips
How to Start
School Successfully by Harry and Rosemary Wong Smart Starts for the Best School Year Ever by Barbara and Sue Gruber
Top Six Keys to Being A Successful Teacher
Setting Up Your Classroom for Success
Beginning of the School Year Tips
Welcoming Students Back to School
Tips for Getting Organized Some excellent tips here that can save you some time later
Icebreakers These ideas from Education World help you get to know your students and helps them learn each others names. There are thirteen pages of ideas
First Day of School Writing Page
Activities for the First Day 1 Some ideas for that important first day Activities for the First Day 2 More ideas for that important first day First Day of School Activities Printable Name Tags These name tags are from Jan Brett Printable School Passes from Jan Brett Creating a Seating Chart from Digital Photos Seating Chart Template for PowerPoint97 or later. This template from Microsoft can be used for many different kinds of room arrangements. You could include pictures of the students also Seating Chart from Microsoft for PowerPoint 2003 Printable Classroom Set-Up Tool Set up and print your classroom layout. This tool allows you to place desks in any formation and put student's names on a numbered list (requires Flash) Name Review An activity to help the teacher learn names quickly First Day Checklist This checklist will help you to see if you are ready for that important first day Back to School Checklist from Scholastic This checklist from Scholastic is a great reminder of things that need to be done. It will help new teachers, and remind experienced teachers of things to think about before school begins Parent Resources These are excellent handouts to give parents at open house or parent conferences. They contain ideas on how parents can help their children at home Classroom Job Ideas If you need a fresh idea for classroom jobs, check on these ideas at A to Z Teacher Stuff A Classroom Job for Every Child Change jobs only eight times during the year Classroom Job Chart (pdf)(8.5X11in.) Providing Structure, Rules, and Routines Checklist Top 10 Things to Do Before School Starts Getting to Know Each Other Activity
Back to School Ideas A variety of useful back to school ideas from Hummingbird Educational Resources
Beginning of Year Ideas and Tips for Kindergarten Teachers These ideas are from Kinderthemes.com
Also check the Classroom Management and Teacher Timesaver pages
Back to School Bulletin Boards and Displays
Welcome Back to School Large, colorful banner (5 pages)
Welcome Sign - Individual Letters w e l c o m e ! in rainbow colors. Print and cut out each letter and attach to the wall
Two Back to School Boards from edumart.com " I've got a hunch this is a bright bunch" (with sunglasses pattern) and "My new class suits me to a "T" "
Bulletin Board, Halls, Walls, and Door Decorating Ideas from Garden of Praise (with photos)
What a "Grape" Bunch of Kids Templates are included on this DLTK page as well as a printout of John 15:5
Spelling Stars Banner Use this banner with the stars above. Set spelling goals for the class or for individual children to reach in their weekly spelling test. Put on blue background
Small balloons in black and white for students to color Click on the thumbnail to see a larger picture of the bulletin board (from A. Smith)
Classroom Jobs Bulletin Boards Two boards are pictured here. "Keep Our Class Afloat" could also be used with the balloons listed above with the job and students' names on each one
Blow up this puzzle(30 pieces) with an overhead projector and outline the pieces on posterboard. Cut out the pieces and have students decorate and sign them. Put the puzzle together on the first day. 16 piece template 24 piece template Hint: Number the pieces for easy completion
We All Fit Together Banner Use with the above bulletin board
Make a Counting Caterpillar Instructions and downloadable files to make a Counting Caterpillar
Ode to Fifth Grade This is a clever and nice looking board with the students' names on the beginning notes of "Ode to Joy"
A Great Line-Up A small t-shirt pattern A large one page t-shirt pattern
Sail With Success (includes patterns)
Start Your __ Grade Engines (includes patterns)
We're in Great Shape for a Great Year A pattern is here
We had a T- riffic Summer A t-shirt pattern is here Large pattern
Bulletin Board Ideas for Back to School
Hop Into ___ Grade (includes patterns)
Bulletin Board Ideas These bulletin board ideas are on the Teaching Heart site
Back to School Bulleten Board Ideas These are from The Teacher's Corner
Preschool Back to School Bulletin Boards
I am Special Each child tells something about themselves an decorates a shape. This could be a board for Open House. A shape pattern is here
Who Am I Lesson This is from Scholastic and could be used with the bulletin board above
Birthday Balloons Use these balloons with the happy birthday banner above for a birthday board. Run off a balloon for each child in your class. Write their name on it and attach a piece of yarn.
Birthday Bear and Balloons Downloadable Display The names of the months are on the balloons
Let's Get Acquainted (Crossword Puzzle Board) You could have a clue for each name. You might use a crossword puzzle maker to make a small puzzle first. You can find one here. Choose Criss-cross puzzle. Lay out large squares in the shape of your puzzle. Number them, tape together and attach to the board. Tell something about each person in the clues.
Some months to use on your birthday board are here These are from Jan Brett's web site
More Printable Months These are from abcteach.com
Back to School Word Wall Cards with Pictures
Colorful Schedule Cards from abcteach.com
Class Rules Display Idea (photo)
Check Your Work Posters Colorful posters to remind students to check for certain things before handing in work. This is from instantdisplay.co.uk
Birthday
Chart from Jan Brett A printable birthday chart for each season.
There is room for thirty names on each chart
Kick Off the New Year in Music Scroll down to board. There are printable files here for the board.
Up, Up, and Away Giraffe Growth Chart This wall or bulletin board chart could be used for a variety of purposes such as "Growing Tall With Books." Jan Brett's Numbers Beautiful numbers to put up in your classroom. Just download and print Jan Brett's Alphabet to download and print in Cursive, Manuscript, or Modern Manuscript Jan Bett's Alphabet with Manual Signs Bookworm Pattern This cute pattern from DLTK can be printed in black and white or color Bulletin Board Borders to Print I put these in a graphic program and resize them Borders to Print Three pages of borders to print. You will probably need to resize them Some printable borders (or trimmers) I made: Back to School
Border (pdf) Backgrounds and Borders Ideas for using things other than paper for backgrounds and borders Numbers to Print These numbers are for those large bulletin board calendars that you purchase Free "I Can't - Yet" Poster to download and print Jan Brett's High Frequency Word Lists
Songs and Poems
Songs and Poems for Back to School
Welcome to our Classroom Back to school song School, Welcome Back to School Songs and Poems Back to School Songs, Poems, and Chants I used the following song to teach the days of the
week There are Seven Days There are seven days, ©Audrey Smith 2007
The Months Song January, February, March, and
April, There are 12 months in all. ©Audrey Smith
ColoringBack to School Coloring Choose from twelve pictures at primarygames.com Back to School Coloring from Billy Bear Back to School Coloring Pictures to color showing the teacher with children, children raising their hand, etc. Preschool Back to School Coloring Welcome Back to School Coloring Page from Jan Brett also Hedgie Gets a Star Back to School Picture Find 11 things wrong in this picture from Crayola (requires registration)
Back to School Crafts Backpack Buddies This craft idea is from Kaboose. Children will enjoy hanging these from their backpacks or lunchboxes Make a Back to School Book Have students make this book near the beginning of school. In this book the students write about themselves, their families, and their favorite things. If you want students to make the book later in the year, have them make their own cover Make a Name Mobile If I were doing this, I would cut card stock into four pieces, and hand out the appropriate number to each child for their first name. Encourage the students to make each letter large and color in the rest of the card Fall Friends Paperdolls to dress in their new school clothes from Makingfriends.com. This site also includes other school related crafts Back to School Craft Ideas from DLTK Back to School Craft Ideas from Familyfun Preschool Activities and Crafts Back to School Bus Craft A cut and paste activity Nametags, Center Signs, Sticker Charts and other Teacher TimesaversA Welcome Note Put these welcome notes on your students desks the first day of school (two to a page) Welcome to ________ Sign A sign for your door. You write the grade level A Welcome to Kindergarten Sign 1st Grade 2nd Grade 3rd Grade 4th Grade 5th Grade (2 pages) All Purpose Sticker Charts These incentive charts can be used for a variety of purposes. Print these on cardstock and use stars or other small chart stickers (pdf) Two charts to a page
More All Purpose Sticker Charts
Back to School Sticker Charts (two to a page)
Back to School Sticker Charts These printable sticker charts are colorful and can be used for a variety of motivational activities. They are from Preschool Printables
Stickers and Sticker Charts A large collection of free, printable stickers and sticker charts Sticker Charts Choose from blank or with a picture. These are from Activity Village
Full Page Sticker Charts Use these charts from DLTK for various
purposes
Editable Notes from Alenka's Printables Edit these notes on
your computer and print. These could be printed on magnet sheets as well
as paper or cardstock
Back to School Bookmarks from Jan Brett Just print and cut apart these "Welcome Back to School" bookmarks Printable Chore Charts Choose the editable charts to use for classroom jobs, behavior charts, or sticker charts for other purposes. These are from Alenka's Printables Printable Lesson Plan Form This is from abcteach.com Back to School Desk Nametags Just print these desk tags and write the names Back to School Nametags or Tent Cards DLTK Back to School Printables DLTk has a large number of back to school printables, such as coloring pages, doorknob hangers, treat bags, and worksheets. 2007-2008 School Year Calendar (13 pp.) Requires Publisher 2007 2007-2008 School Year Calendar with Monthly Themes Requires Word 2003 or later 2007-2008 School Year Calendar (13 pp) Requires Word 2003 or later 2007-2008 School Year Calendar (one page)Requires Visio 2003 or later
Free 2007 Printable Calendars Just select a month and print
Free 2008 Printable Calendars Just select a month and print Editable Calendar Grid Use this grid for any month. Type a title, day numbers, and any other information Printable Page of Apples, Ladybugs and Pears from Alenka's Printables. These could be used for a variety of purposes such as nametags, calendar numbers, magnets, and more Gradebook Based on Averages A Microsoft template. It requires Excel 97 or later Gradebook Based on Percentages A Microsoft template. It requires Excel 97 or later Gradebook Based on Points A Microsoft template. It requires Excel 97 or later Check the Teacher Timesaver Page for more Center Signs, Templates, Forms Printables, and other Timesavers
Word Searches and Puzzles and things to do when work is completedBack to School Excitement (20 pieces) Back to School Excitement Jigsaw Puzzle (56 pieces) What's wrong in the Picture? Find 11 things wrong in the picture (requires registration) Brain Binders These are challenging activities involving folding a sheet of paper to match a finished picture. Choose two, three, four, or five folds School Daze An online word search puzzle (requires flash) Also check my Puzzles and Games page for many more ideas for printable board games and more
Miscellaneous Back to School ActivitiesBack to School Activities (look for the yellow free samples sign) Welcome to School Kindergarten Theme Time for School Mini-Book This mini-book is from DLTK and is for K-2 Make a Back to School Book Have students make this book near the beginning of school. In this book the students write about themselves, their families, and their favorite things. If you want students to make the book later in the year, have them make their own cover EdGrowth This website is a place where educators can share their experiences and their education resources. When Does School Start Where You Live? A beginning of year activity for grades 3-6 that involves reading a table, answering questions, and writing. This is from abcteach.com Back to School Ideas These ideas are from other teachers Back to School Spelling (primary) There are seven pages for this back to school theme with word scramble, story writing, cloze, and more (from abcteach.com) Back to School Spelling (upper elementary)There are seven pages in this theme with word scramble, word search, and dictionary skills (from abcteach.com) Three Free Back to School Activities Here These are from Teaching Heart Make a Name Mobile If I were doing this, I would cut card stock into four pieces, and hand out the appropriate number to each child for their first name. Encourage the students to make each letter large and color in the rest of the card Back to School Theme from Kinderkorner Back to School Writing Paper (elementary) Back to School Resources for Teachers A collection of articles, ideas, and activities for the start of school Back to School Activities A large selection of back to school activities from abcteach.com Back to School Safety Four pages on bus and bike safety for grades 3-5 (this file is in PDF format so you need the free Adobe Acrobat to read and print it Fall Friends Paperdolls to dress in their new school clothes from Makingfriends.com. This site also includes other school related crafts Tools and Templates from Education World Award certificates, back to school templates, and forms, assignment sheets, and more Make Your Own Whiteboard Make individual whiteboards for students. I used individual chalkboards for guided practice in math. These could be used for small group activities for a nice change of pace. You will need window cleaner for cleaning them and old socks or pieces of felt for erasing. There are links to whiteboard activities here as well Write On, Rub Off Boards With Foam Frame Parent Involvement If you want to get parents involved, check out this page for all kinds of ideas "Back to School" from the electronic library classroom. A series of instructional sessions designed specifically for librarians and library staff who have had little or no experience with the Internet. Back to School Templates and PowerPoint PresentationsBack to School PowerPoint Presentation A colorful presentation with 17 possible slides. You will need PowerPoint 97 or later Back to School PowerPoint Presentation This is an editable, colorful, PowerPoint presentation that can be used at Parent Night, or edited for other purposes. The only way I could get this to work was to scroll down to the presentation, right click the link and "save target as" and save to a folder on my computer. Then when you click on the file on your computer it will come up in PowerPoint. It is a great presentation. K-3 Class Rules A PowerPoint presentation. Requires PowerPoint 2000 or later An Editable PowerPoint Presentaion You will need PowerPoint 97 or later Classroom Newsletter Template You need Word 97 or later True or False Test Template You need Word 97 or later Brochure Template This brochure template could be used for a variety of reasons. You could hand it out at Open House with classroom rules and procedures in it. Change the graphics and insert your own text. You need Word 97 or later
Open House and Other Communication with Parents
Welcome Letter Template This welcome letter template from Education World will save you some time. Edit sections and add information where needed (Word document)
Planning a Successful Open House All the tools you need to make your open house a success. This is from Microsoft
Open House Invitation (editable) (pdf) This is from Education World
Welcome Parents A Microsoft template. Requires PowerPoint 97 or later
Parent Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet
Classroom Newsletter Template Requires Word 97 or later
Conference Record Use this template from Microsoft to record parent conferences. Requires Word 2003
Open House Tips (bottom of page)
Open House: When First Impressions Matter
Parent Night Ideas from Other Teachers
Parent Resources The "How to Help Your Child...." series are excellent handouts to give parents at open house or parent conferences. They contain ideas on how parents can help their children at home
Homework Notification Note For missing or incomplete homework
Make-up Assignments for a student who was absent
Also check Teacher Timesavers
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