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Back to School projects for Easel
Bio Poem Template Selfie Drawing Fun ELA End of Year Activity Bulletin Board
Gear up for the end of the school year with this fun bio poem template and selfie-drawing end-of-year activity! It's the perfect way to wrap up the school year on a creative note. Students will enjoy expressing themselves through writing and drawing, and you'll love how easily it fits into your end-of-year plans. It's a win-win for everyone!Bio Poem Classroom Ideas ✨ Use it as a writing activity to build classroom community to help your students open up about themselves while getting to know the
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3rd - 5th
Digital Build A Sandcastle Art Project & Summer Writing Activity, Google Slides
My no prep, digital art project for elementary kids to build a sandcastle on Google Slides™ is an easy and engaging summer activity. Students will practice technology skills using my digital sandcastle resource and step by step art lesson. Then, pick a writing prompt to draft a creative story about their sandcastle project.Need fun, fast finisher activities for elementary? Digital art projects are paperless, take up no space, and don't use art materials. Simply assign the sandcastle activity usi
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1st - 3rd
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Back to School Art Lesson: Pencil Art Project, Template, Elementary Art Sub Plan
Need a back to school art lesson for your bulletin board? Imagine these pencil art projects in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect no prep, emergency art sub plans for elementary art and general ed teachers.A fun roll a dice game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity. And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan projects for the first day o
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2nd - 5th
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Back to School Writing and Art Project - Name Mandalas
Name Mandala Writing and Art Project is a fun way to not only build community, but also assess your students as writers and integrate art into your back-to-school activities!
The project starts with a game called “Name Rhythms”. Students will get to share their names, personalities, and develop a sense of trust with you and their classmates.
Then, continuing with the name theme, students interview family members and write a story about their name. This story can be used as a beginning of
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3rd - 6th
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Back to School STEM Activity: Marble Challenge
Integrate STEM in your makerspace, STEM Club, Library, and 1st Grade through 5th Grade Classroom at the beginning of the year!STEM Challenges are perfect to use at the beginning of the school year as students are learning how to work in groups. In this STEM Activity, students build teamwork and problem solving skills as they work together to transfer marbles from one cup to another without touching the marbles or cups with their hands.The STEM Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Back to School STEM Activities and Challenges
Back to School Mystery Readers' Theater: Crack the codes! PDF and Digital Easel
Are you looking for an engaging reading activity to do on those first few weeks of school? Check out this mystery Readers' Theater script that contains parts for 25 readers! The Readers’ Theater script is set in a classroom during the first week of school.Codes are written right into the script. Your students will be directly involved in solving this mystery right along with the characters in the script! Your students will "crack the codes" at the conclusion of each scene. By the time your stude
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3rd - 5th
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Also included in: Readers' Theater BUNDLE: A set of 32 Scripts
STEM Design a School | If I Built a School Book Connection
Design a School STEM Activity! Are you looking for a fun STEM activity that connects to the book If I Built a School by Chris Van Dusen? Great for Distance Learning! Designing a School STEM Challenge gives students the opportunity to design and create their perfect school. It is a fun team building activity that gets students thinking critically as they build their perfect school after reading the book. Other products you may like: Soar Lapbook and STEM ChallengeConnecting Great Books with STE
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3rd - 6th
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NGSS:
3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Interactive Notebook for Launching Reading Workshop gr. 2-5 {BILINGUAL}
Specifically focused on the basic reading and discussion behaviors you teach when launching reading in the fall! Also great for revisiting behaviors throughout the year or after vacations and breaks.The Spanish/English lessons included are:1. Sharing a Reading Memory2. Why is it important to read every day?3. Different ways to read a book4. "Star" Reader Behaviors5. Where should I sit when reading?6. Taking Care of our Classroom Library7. Choosing a good-fit book (2 lessons)8. Teacher/Student J
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2nd - 5th
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Bill of Rights Activity Student-Created Gallery Walk for US Constitution
This student-centered activity has students examine the first 10 amendments of the Constitution a.k.a. the Bill of Rights. Students work in partners or small groups to create a gallery display for each of the amendments from the Bill of Rights. Students get up and moving to go on a gallery walk of each other’s work and reflect on the Bill of Rights. This activity is a great addition to your inquiry-based study of U.S. History, for Constitution Day, or for Bill of Rights Day (December 15).In
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7th - 12th
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Also included in: American Revolution Curriculum Bundle for Revolutionary War
Dot Q-tip Painting the Alphabet A Fine Motor Activity
A fun low prep fine-motor activity for your early learners. Use a Q-tip or marker to dot paint uppercase letters, lowercase letters and picture. Include this activity in your small learning groups, writing centers, fine-motor centers, or as time fillers. Dot painting become a quick favorite among the students! They will beg you to do more! Enjoy!This particular dot-painting set is great for fine motor development, letter recognition and sound! Included:Cover Page (Make this set into a book after
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PreK - 1st
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Bucket Filler Back to School STEM Activity
Create a positive classroom culture with Have You Filled a Bucket Today STEM Challenge! Students learn how to build one another up through this hands-on STEM Activity. The Bucket Filler STEM Activity works best with the book Have You Filled a Bucket Today? by Carol McCloud.The STEM Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't. A budget worksheet allows the option for students to p
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1st - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: First Week of School Lesson Plans BUNDLE
First Day Jitters Back to School READ ALOUD STEM™ Activity
Integrate STEM, Writing, and Literacy in your classroom during the first week of school or on the First Day of School!Help students process "First Day Jitters" with STEM! Your students will love designing and building their unique and personalized Back to School Lunch Box!The Engineering Design Process:In the First Day Jitters STEM activity, students follow the six step Engineering Design Process: Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Experiment, Improve. Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Back to School Creativity Activities and Challenges
Back to school creativity challenges!Finish the Picture Activities and Apple Creativity Challenges are perfect for fall and the beginning of the year. Creativity challenges can be used as a quick warm up before a STEM challenge to help jumpstart students’ creativity. They can also be used for morning work, brain breaks, and at various other times throughout the school day. The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and
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2nd - 5th
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Back to School STEM Stations
Back to school STEM Stations are a great chance to practice your group work expectations and also build teamwork and community in your classroom at the beginning of the year. Students will use critical thinking, creativity, and engineering skills to complete the STEM stations. Stations Included:-Cup Stacking-Book Balance-Pencil Cup-Longest PaperMaterials are simple to gather: disposable cups, measuring tape, ruler, paper, tape scissors, newspaper, and masking tape. This is a fun activity to use
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3rd - 5th
Spaghetti Tower Team Building STEM Challenge
Integrate hands-on Back to School STEM learning in your classroom! Begin building community in your classroom while introducing STEM Activities. Students must build a tower out of spaghetti.The STEM Process:Students plan, design, and execute their own ideas. After they have completed their activity, there is time for reflection on what worked and what didn't. Aligns with NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards).Includes:Teacher Instructions (with example photo)Student Instructions Student Planni
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Grades:
1st - 4th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Team Building STEM Challenges Bundle
All About Me Bag First Week of School Activity
A back to school All About Me Bag Activity is a great beginning of the year project that helps everyone get to know each other the first week of school. The activity includes letter to parents with calendar (one for August, and one for September), assignment reminder sheets, and rubric. Has an original "me" bio poem to paste on the About Me bag that students can read aloud and two writing sheets. Promotes creative thinking and speaking and listening skills.Please check for yearly updates! Use th
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2nd - 4th
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Back to School Activity that ROCKS
Whether you use for back to school or at the end of the year, challenge your students with this fun social studies specific activity. Why Study History engages students in the active analysis of the purpose of studying history. Students reflect on the value of learning history and create persuasive advertisements. Use in small groups or individually. Let students teach you and each other!Self-contained project great for students working at home! Can be completed with pencil and paper or digi
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6th - 12th
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Geometry Project Based Learning Math City
Integrate geometry skills and more with this student-tested AND approved Medieval Village Project. Students create 2-d and 3-figures, calculate area, scale, volume and surface area, work with compound structures and figures, problem solve and more! Students design, shape, and eventually build entire medieval villages. Students describe this project as "EPICALLY AWESOME!" Included in this resource:- Teacher Directions- Pictures and tips for each stage of the project- Student handouts for all
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6th - 8th
Also included in: 7th Grade Math Resource Bundle
Back to School Writing Activity: Interview a Classmate and Write a Biography
Back to School Writing Activity. Write a Classmate's Biography Assignment. Good beginning of the year back to school writing assignment. Students have to interview a classmate, and then write their biography. Includes assignment sheet with interview questions, Explanation and ideas for writing a good introduction, 2 writing rubrics for grading, brainstorm sheet, graphic organizer, rules for interviews, writing process handout, teacher conference sheet and teacher directions for the activity. Ver
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6th - 9th
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What to Do with a Box Back to School READ ALOUD STEM™ Challenge
Integrate STEM, Writing, and Literacy get back to hands-on learning in your classroom at the Beginning of the School Year!Explore what you can do with a cardboard box. Students imagine, design, test, and write about a unique invention of their own. After they have built it, they write a newspaper ad selling their new invention that will change the world!Connect to a Read Aloud: What to Do with a Box by Jane YolenThis STEM Project is a companion activity to What to do with a Box by Jane Yolen. Th
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1st - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
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LA COMIDA PROYECTO- Spanish Foods Menu Project-Spanish I
The Food Project was designed to allow students to design their own Menu in Spanish with their favorite foods including (breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, desserts, beverages and appetizers) This menu will allow students to learn food vocabulary as well as create a personalized product that you can exhibit. They can take their menus to a Spanish restaurant and be able to order
-Each student will receive the two page vocabulary worksheet. Go over the vocabulary with them.
-Distribute the
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Grades:
4th - 12th
Also included in: LA COMIDA- UNIDAD- SPANISH FOOD BUNDLE-Distance Learning Option
Beginning of the Year Activities - Getting to Know You Science Superhero Project
Are you looking for engaging and accessible beginning of the year activities? The Getting to Know You - Science Superhero is a creative project that will engage students and help you to learn more about them. It is differentiated and scaffolded for English Learners.In this engaging and creative project, students describe their interests, hobbies, academic strengths and challenges in the form of a creative science superhero profile. This project is differentiated and scaffolded to ensure that all
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6th - 8th
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Also included in: Beginning of the Year Activities SCIENCE BUNDLE
BACK TO SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES INTEREST SURVEY and PROJECT IDEAS
❤️ COMMENTS FROM BUYERS:Definitely provided me with more information about my students in the first few days than I would have gained otherwise and aided in personalizing their learning experiences sooner and building deeper relationships faster. Thank you!Great resource! My students loved taking it and I love referencing it throughout the year when planning lessons!Best surveys I have ever bought! WONDERFUL!This has helped me to start self-directed learning projects!Easy to use! Great way to g
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4th - 6th
Also included in: STUDENT INTEREST SURVEYS and PROJECT IDEAS BUNDLE
Expository Writing and Public Speaking: Oral Presentation of a How-to Project
This expository writing activity has everything you need to assign a successful how-to project and oral presentation. Includes: How-to Project Assignment. Parent-informed consent letter with three possible topics requiring parental approval, Student Handout has a list of topics they may choose, Rubric for teacher evaluation of project, Oral presentation rubric, writing rubric, and peer evaluation rubric. Helps students learn how to write a speech and make a public speaking presentation. Students
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5th - 8th
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