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Wondering what to do during the first week of school? Save time searching for the perfect welcome back to school activities with these hands-on stations, no prep worksheets, activities & fun games perfect for kindergarten and 1st grade.
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Are you struggling to figure out what to teach the first week of school? Enjoy a soft start with your class before jumping into your curriculum with these 6 hands-on learning activities. It's the perfect way to get to know each other and ease into the school year before beginning your formal curriculum.
You'll begin by reading a back-to-school picture book of your choice like The Night Before Kindergarten or First Grade Here I Come. The included comprehension worksheets can be used with any book!
Next, your students will love visiting 6 hands-on stations doing different back-to-school activities like:
- Sorting school supplies
- Designing a backpack
- Learning about school bus safety
- Packing a healthy lunch
- Playing playground games
- Creating a friendship headband
These activities can be set up around your classroom as stations or you can do them as whole group lessons with your class. It's up to you! Each activity will give you the opportunity to teach your students important back-to-school skills like:
- how to keep your supplies organized
- where to keep your backpack
- staying safe on the school bus
- eating a healthy lunch
- playground rules and expectations
- making new friends
❤️ If you're looking for a way to start your year on a positive note, get your students excited to be back to school, and have them love your classroom right from the start this back-to-school theme day is your answer!
Here's what's included in this resource:
- Lesson plans
- Welcome to school poster
- Station logs
- Station labels
- Station 1 – Sorting & graphing school supplies
- Station 2 – Design a backpack craft activity
- Station 3 – School bus safety pocket chart sorting activity
- Station 4 – Packing a healthy lunch game
- Station 5 – Playground games
- Station 6 – Friendship headbands
- Anchor Chart – What did you do to get ready for school?
- Story elements anchor chart
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Ideas For Use:
- Beginning-of-the-year activities
- First day of school activities
- First week of school activities
- Reading comprehension
- Learning center activities
- Whole school parent night activities
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