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All About my Name Activity

All About my Name Activity
, Not Grade Specific,

A personalized page has students circle the letters of their own name on a full A-to-Z grid, then record its length, first letter and last letter.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags My Name, All About My Name, Back To School, Back To School Activities, First Day Of School, First Day Of School Activities, Handwriting, Back To School Literacy

Back to School Bingo & Memory Game, First Day of School Game

Back to School Bingo & Memory Game, First Day of School Game
, Not Grade Specific,

Classroom vocabulary bingo for the first day of school pairs a large set of boards with calling cards, and the same pieces can double as a memory-matching game.

Author Crafty with Calani

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Tags Classroom Game, Classroom Activity , Children Bingo Game , Memory Game, Back To School Bingo, Memory Games In Classroom, Memory Games For Classrooms, Memory Games For Classroom

Back to School Reading Comprehension Passages

Back to School Reading Comprehension Passages
, Not Grade Specific,

Back-to-school short stories such as 'The Case of the Missing Schedule' and 'My New School, My New Start' each come with five comprehension questions and answers.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Reading, Reading Comprehension, Back To School, Back To School Reading, Back To School Activities, First Week Of School Activities, First Week Of School Reading

Back to School Trace the Lines

Back to School Trace the Lines
, Not Grade Specific,

Trace the lines practice pages with a back-to-school theme, where young students follow printed lines to build pencil control before handwriting.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Trace, Tracing, Trace The Lines, Fine Motor Skills, Back To School, Back To School Activities, Back To School Worksheets, Fist Day Of School, First Week Of School

Brain Teaser - Find and Match Activity

Brain Teaser - Find and Match Activity
, Not Grade Specific,

Odd-one-out word puzzles: in each line, students cross out the word that does not belong, then add a new word that fits with the rest.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Brain Teaser, First Day Of School, First Day Of School Activities, Back To School, Back To School Activities, Ice Breaker, Games, Early Finishers

CVC Short a - Roll and Read Activity

CVC Short a - Roll and Read Activity
, Not Grade Specific,

Roll a die and read the matching sentence: five cards of short a CVC sentences such as The fat cat sat on a flat mat.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Reading, Cvc, Cvc Short A, Cvc Activities, Back To School, Back To School Activities, Phonics, Literacy, Ela Activities, Back To School Literacy

CVC Short E Word List Posters

CVC Short E Word List Posters
, Not Grade Specific,

Short e CVC word posters list consonant-vowel-consonant words in a clear grid, giving early readers a visual reference for the short e sound during phonics and spelling work.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Cvc, Cvc Short A, Cvc Words, Vowels, Back To School, Back To School Activities, Literacy, Back To School Literacy, Cvc Posters, Cvc Activities

CVC Short i - Roll and Read Activity

CVC Short i - Roll and Read Activity
, Not Grade Specific,

Short i roll-and-read cards with 30 decodable sentences, six on each of five cards, for reading short i CVC words aloud in full sentences.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Phonics, Cvc, Cvc Short I, Cvc Activities, Phonics Activities, Back To School, Back To School Activities, Back To School Literacy, Literacy

CVC Short o Word List Posters

CVC Short o Word List Posters
, Not Grade Specific,

Two poster grids of short o CVC words, 24 words on each, for students to read and refer to while practicing the short o sound.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Cvc, Cvc Activities, Cvc Posters, Back To School, Back To School Activities, Back To School Posters, Back To School Literacy, Literacy, Cvc Short O

CVC Words Worksheets - CVC Shorts ( a-e-i-o-u)

CVC Words Worksheets - CVC Shorts ( a-e-i-o-u)
, Not Grade Specific,

Word detectives worksheets for all five short vowels: students look at a picture and write its beginning, middle and ending sounds to build the CVC word.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Cvc, Cvc Words, Cvc Short A, Cvc Short U, Cvc Short I, Cvc Short O, Cvc Short E, Back To School, Back To School Activities, Back To School Literacy

Letter Recognition - Match Capital and Small Letters

Letter Recognition - Match Capital and Small Letters
, Not Grade Specific,

Alphabet matching worksheets: students draw a line from each uppercase letter to its lowercase partner, A to T on the first page and A to Z on the second.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Letter Recognintion, Letters, Alphabet, Back To School, Back To School Activities, First Day Of School Activities, First Week Of School Activities, Back To School Literacy

Long and Short Vowels – Cut and Paste Sort

Long and Short Vowels – Cut and Paste Sort
, Not Grade Specific,

Students read words and sort them by long or short vowel sound. Cutting and pasting provides a clear way to compare the two groups for each vowel.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Phonics, Vowels, Short Vowels, Long Vowels, Back To School, Back To School Activities, Phonics Activities, Literacy, Back To School Literacy

My New School – Back-to-School Reading Passage

My New School – Back-to-School Reading Passage
, Not Grade Specific,

A short first-person narrative about starting a new school pairs with five comprehension questions and a full answer key.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Reading, Reading Comprehension, Back To School Reading, Back To School, Back To School Activities, August Reading, September Reading, First Week Of School Reading

My School Pledge Worksheet – Back to School

My School Pledge Worksheet – Back to School
, Not Grade Specific,

Thirteen "I will" commitments about effort, kindness and honesty fill a one-page class pledge, closing with a spot for students to sign and add a thumbprint.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Pledge, School Pledge, Student Pledge, First Day Of School, First Day Of School Activities, Back To School, Back To School Activities, Classroom Management

Parent Conference Notes Form

Parent Conference Notes Form
, Not Grade Specific,

Parent conference notes form with fields for the student's name, date, strengths, concerns, classroom behaviour, work habits and general notes, repeated on six pages.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Parent Conference Notes, Parent Conference , Classroom Forms, Back To School, Back To School Activities, Parent Conference Form, First Day Of School

Routines & Procedures Bingo, Back to school Classroom rules Game

Routines & Procedures Bingo, Back to school Classroom rules Game
, Not Grade Specific,

Forty bingo boards pair with matching calling cards to turn classroom routines and procedures into a group game for the start of the year.

Author Perfect_Printables

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Tags Routines And Procedures Bingo, Classroom Rules Game, Back To School Bingo, Classroom Expectations Game, Classroom Procedures Activity, First Day Of School Game, School Routine Bingo, Classroom Management Printable, Classroom Rules Activity, Behavior Expectations Game

The Backpack Surprise - Reading Comprehension

The Backpack Surprise - Reading Comprehension
, Not Grade Specific,

First-day-of-school story for beginning readers: a girl named Lena finds a surprise box from her mom in her backpack, and five questions after the passage check what readers remember.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Reading, Reading Comprehension, Back To School, Back To School Reading, Back To School Activities, First Day Of School Activities, Back To School Writing

King of Kindergarten – Colouring Page Companion
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King of Kindergarten – Colouring Page Companion
, Not Grade Specific,

Extend a King of Kindergarten read-aloud with colouring activities. Crown and portrait pages offer King and Queen versions for a beginning-of-school response.

Author Kindergarten Cafe

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Tags Coloring Pages, Drawing Activity, Book Companion, King Of Kindergarten, Music Coloring Sheets For Elementary, Kindergarten Coloring Activities, Free Kindergarten Coloring Worksheets, Coloring Pages Kindergarten, King And Queen Coloring Pages, The Queen Of Kindergarten, Kindergarten Book And Activity, Coloring Pages Kindergarten Free, King Crown Coloring Page, Printable Coloring Worksheets For Kindergarten, Coloring Activity For Kindergarten, First Day Of Kindergarten Coloring Sheet, Coloring Kindergarten, Kindergarden Coloring, Coloring For Kindergarten, Coloring Sheet Kindergarten, Kindergarten Music Coloring Pages, Free Printable Coloring Pages For Kindergarten, First Day Of Kindergarten Coloring Pages, Kindergarten Coloring Sheet, Kindergarten Color Pages, Kindergarten Coloring, Kindergarten Educational Coloring Pages, Kindergarten First Day Of School Coloring Sheets, Kindergarten Color Sheet, The King Of Kindergarten, King Of Kindergarten, First Day Of Kindergarten Coloring Page

This Is Me: My Self Portrait - First Day of School Activity

This Is Me: My Self Portrait - First Day of School Activity
, Not Grade Specific,

Students draw a self-portrait and add their name on a first-day-of-school page.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Back To School, Back To School Activities, Back To School Crafts, Back To School Craft, First Day Of School, First Day Of School Activities, All About Me

Weekly Teacher Schedule - Lesson Plans Template

Weekly Teacher Schedule - Lesson Plans Template
, Not Grade Specific,

Weekly planning template for teachers, laid out Monday through Friday, with room to record lessons, meetings, duties and notes for each day.

Author Ponder Palette Plazza

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Tags Teacher Schedule, Class Planner, Teacher Planner, Back To School, Back To School Planner, Back To School Activities, Classroom Forms, Planner