First Day and First Week of Back to School Activities and Crafts Bundle
Get ready for your first week of school with these back to school activities, including David Goes to School activities, how to use school supplies, back to school crafts and editable classroom rules! With this MEGA Bundle of Back to School activities, you will have everything you need for the first week of school. You’ll get all of my best-selling BTS resources in 1 easy bundle at nearly 40% OFF! Save time, simplify your beginning of the year lesson plans, and feel confident and stress-free with the first week of the school year all planned for you!
DAVID GOES TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES & CRAFT
Promote positive behavior during the first week of school with these 20 “David Goes to School” activities and craft! This resource includes:
- Yes, David! Craft
- Pocket Chart Behavior Sort
- Printable Student Behavior Sort
- Digital and Printable Anchor Chart
- Vocabulary Cards
- Retelling Picture Cards
- Sequence the Story Printable
- Posters and Printables for Story Elements
- Making a Connection Activities
- 8 Math Centers and Literacy Centers
All of these back-to-school activities are a great companion to the story “David Goes to School” by David Shannon. Turn those “No, David!” choices into “Yes, David!” choices, as you establish your classroom rules!
HOW TO USE SCHOOL SUPPLIES
Set clear expectations for how to use school supplies during the first week of school with these how to use school supplies toolbox crafts and activities:
- Toolbox Crafts for 2-10 Supplies
- 10 School Supply Stickers
- 10 School Supply Stories
- 10 I Can/I Cannot Sorts
- 10 Digital Supply Stories
- 10 Interactive Digital Supply Sorts
- 74 Printable Practice Pages
- Bonus "I Can Cut and Glue" Practice Pages
This resource includes both printable and digital activities, including 10 interactive digital supply stories and sorts!
The “I Can Use My School Tools!” toolbox crafts are available for 2-10 supplies, so that you can choose the school supplies that work best for your classroom!
CLASSROOM RULES ACTIVITES & CRAFT
Establish classroom rules and expectations with this interactive classroom rules resource, which includes 20 developmentally appropriate classroom rules and 26 digital slides and printable student pages. Plus, this resource is fully customizable!
- Glue Bottle Craft
- 26 Printable Student Pages
- 26 Interactive Digital Slides
- 20 Classroom Rule Posters
- 20 Classroom Rule Songs
- Editable Student Pages
- Editable Interactive Digital Slides
- Editable Classroom Rule Posters
- Editable Classroom Rule Songs
Easily build classroom community during the first week of school with these 20 classroom rules featuring kid-friendly "I can" statements and picture cues. Choose the classroom rules that work best for your class, or add your own rules with the editable PowerPoint files!
ALL ABOUT ME BACKPACK CRAFT
Get to know each other with this easy-to-assemble “All About Me” backpack craft! With 28 printable pages to choose from, customizing your “All About Me” book to best fit the needs of your students is easy! Each page has just the right amount of writing for your little learners! The students can draw and/or write on each page. Perfect for a back-to-school bulletin board!
PENCIL CRAFT & SELF-PORTRAIT DRAWING
Celebrate the first day or first week of school with this super simple pencil craft and self-portrait drawing! With only 3 easy-to-cut pieces, this craft is just right for little learners. Plus, it provides many opportunities to practice essential fine motor skills. Use this back-to-school craft for an adorable bulletin board display and a treasured keepsake for each student!
RACCOON CRAFT FOR THE KISSING HAND
Integrate math during the first week of school, as you create a “First Day of School Feelings” graph, with this adorable raccoon craft for “The Kissing Hand!” The raccoon’s head can be used to build a class graph, or use the included survey cards to create the graph. Then, analyze the results and record the data. Display the completed raccoon craft on a bulletin board or in the hallway!
THE RECESS QUEEN ACTIVITIES & CRAFT
Review recess expectations, rules and behavior, as you teach classroom rules, routines and procedures, during the first week of back to school with these 20+ The Recess Queen activities and craft! This resource includes:
- The Recess Queen Craft
- Pocket Chart/Anchor Chart Behavior Sort
- Printable Student Behavior Sort
- Character Traits
- Vocabulary Cards
- Retelling Picture Cards
- Sequence the Story Printable
- Posters and Printables for Story Elements
- Making a Connection Activities
- 8 Math Centers and Literacy Centers
All of these back-to-school activities are a great companion to the story "The Recess Queen" by Alexis O'Neill. Start the first day of recess on the right foot, as you review what it looks and sounds like to be a Recess Friend vs. a Recess Queen!
6 NO PREP DIGITAL GAMES
Easily plan a fun and engaging first week of school with these digital back to school games! These digital back to school activities are no prep, so they are perfect to use when you are short on time or need a time filler. Plus, they can be completed as a whole or small group. There are more than enough activities to last the whole day and keep your little learners engaged!
Practice oral language, fine and gross motor, and math and literacy with these 6 digital activities for PowerPoint and Google Slides:
- Guess Who (oral language game)
- Classroom Cam (mystery picture game)
- Directed Drawing (bus or pencil)
- Schooltime Shuffle (gross motor game)
- Would Your Rather (getting to know you game)
- Backpack Bandit (beginning sounds game)
Enjoy celebrating the first week of school with these back to school activities and crafts!
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