All About Me Back to School Writing Activity and Craft with Skittles

Quickly get to know your students with this highly engaging writing activity! Students use rainbow-colored items or candies such as Skittles, buttons, or pom poms to help brainstorm things to share about themselves. This craft makes a great keepsake for any grade level.

Help students feel at ease in your classroom with this activity. The brainstorming sheet will help them plan out which things to share in their final draft. The finished product also makes a neat bulletin board or classroom display for the beginning of the school year.

Printable and digital options are available! Choose the best format to suit the needs of your classroom.

In this download, you will receive:

• Step by Step instructions
• A Completed example that can be projected for your students
• Brainstorming Pages (2 versions)
• 3 Final Writing Templates (8, 12, or 16 spaces)
• Digital Templates
• Google Links

Your students will love the brainstorming process. Each color represents a different topic to write about, for example, green is hobbies. They'll be so excited to share their final products!

This activity can be completed on paper or digitally. See additional information below about each type.

The Paper Activity:

• 3 formats for brainstorming (choose your favorite!)
• 23 options for the final draft page

The Digital Activity:

• 3 templates (8, 12, or 16 spaces for writing)
• GOOGLE LINKS are provided

The digital activity has writing spaces that are already colored. Students will NOT need any items. The end result is a beautiful image filled with things students can share about themselves.

TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Alision says, "My older elementary students loved this beginning of the school year activity. It allowed for them to be creative and show their personalities while introducing themselves to their new classmates."

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Brittany says, "I'm always looking for fun, engaging activities to do during back to school season. My students loved this! Thank you for a great resource!"

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Griselda says, "Such a fun resource! My students were super engaged and had so much fun!"

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