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Finish the Story: Back to School Writing Prompts
Read an unfinished story-starter sentence and write an original ending to complete the story; space is provided to also illustrate/title the piece and write the author's name.
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Back To School Writing Prompts
Start the school year with writing that helps students share interests, set goals and tell stories. Choose quick responses, personal writing or creative first-week activities.
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Writing Activities - Back to School
Draw a picture responding to a prompt (e.g. first day feelings, new classroom, teacher, friends, school supplies, recess, goals, favorite subject, lunch, helping at school, school rules, summer memory), then write two or three sentences about it.
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What's in My School Bag? | Back to School Writing Prompts & Craft Acti
Write responses to school-bag writing prompts, color pictures, decorate a bag template, and cut it out to assemble a craft.
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September No Prep Writing Activities
Draw and color a picture responding to a prompt, then write a short paragraph or fill-in-the-blank response on ruled lines beneath the drawing box.
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Back to School Writing Prompts, First Week of School Activities
A set of back-to-school themed writing prompts for the first week of school to build classroom community and encourage reflective/expressive writing.
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Back to School Speech Bubble Writing Prompts | Creative Writing
Students look carefully at a picture, imagine what the people are saying, write dialogue into the speech bubble, and add supporting story details on writing lines below; blank sheets let students draw their own picture and write their own speech bubbles.
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Free Sample — September Daily Writing Prompts | 2nd–3rd Grade | Print
Students respond in writing (name field plus ruled lines) to one themed prompt per weekday: a make-believe/invention prompt, a how-to prompt, a would-you-rather opinion prompt, a then-and-now reflection prompt, and a free-write prompt.
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Classroom Decor For K-2nd, Door Signs, Labels and Bookmarks
Fill in personal info on bookmarks/door signs (teacher names, room number); complete a short writing-prompt/exit-ticket card ('Hope & Dreams For School Year').
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Art Project All About Me Artist Set
Complete self-portrait and 'All About Me' fill-in pages (name, birth info, siblings, goals, favorites), draw a creative selfie using pattern/color ideas, decorate a birthday cake template, and design a school bus and a backpack.
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Back to School Packet for 1st + 2nd Grade
Decorate a bookmark; complete fill-in-the-blank writing prompts (what I loved about summer, what I'm ready for, what I'm looking forward to, what I want to be when I grow up); write numbers 1-20 and solve single-digit addition problems; find back-to-school vocabulary words in a word search.
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3D Back to School Pencil Craft
Write personal goals and information (e.g. 'My goals for this year') on blank pencil-shaped pieces, then color, cut, fold and glue the pieces into a 3D pencil to display.
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ALL ABOUT ME Poster Activity for Back to School with Writing
Fill in name, year, school, and teacher; then write two goals for the year and a plan for meeting them.
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Guided Reading Activities and Lesson Plans Fiction Set 3 - Friends
For each of the 6 lessons (A Friend's Promise; The Rumor; Finishing Together; Seniors Acting; Funland; Back to School), students answer pre-reading discussion questions, respond to during-reading prompts, learn and apply story vocabulary via vocabulary and vocabulary-question exercises, answer writing questions,…
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Back to School SCOOT Game and More
Move from desk to desk answering SCOOT question cards about themselves on a numbered recording worksheet; complete two writing prompts; sing/read the lyrics to 'Getting to Know You'; per the grading rubric, work may be assessed for writing and oral/written response ability.
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Back to School - First Day of School - "What are they talking about?"
Write dialogue lines (in blank spaces provided) imagining what people pictured on the first day of school are saying to each other.
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First Day of School Info Sheet
Write three things about themselves, describe their favorite teacher, list favorite activities outside school, state who they live with, and add anything else the teacher should know.
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Back to School - About Me - MY FAVOURITES
Fill in a 'My favourites' worksheet and complete a 'newspaper front page' writing template about the first day at school (title, image, article, journalist byline).
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All About Me Squares | Back to School Icebreaker Activity
Divide paper into 6 cells and, in each, creatively draw/write about: their name, their family, things they like, things they dislike, a person they'd like to meet or thing they'd like to do, and how people perceive them ('People think I'm...').
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School Times: First Day of School (Worksheet) (Front page)
Fill in a mock newspaper front page: write a title/headline, draw or describe images, write a news article about the first day of school, note the date/weekday, sign as journalist, and write 'useful tips for this school year'.
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Back to School Writing Activity: Rocket Craft Blast Off
Kickstart the beginning of the school year with an exciting and enjoyable back-to-school writing activity ! Our "Blasting Off IN" writing activity is guaranteed to make the start of the year a blast for your students. Students will be making a rocket shape book. There is a graphic organizer where students will fill…
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3D Back to School Bucket List
Choose bucket-list goal ideas from a provided list, write/outline them on bucket pieces, then color, cut, fold and glue the pieces into a 3D bucket to display; later revisit at midyear to check progress.
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Back to School Community Building Activities
Listen to/discuss read-aloud picture books, complete an 'expert' interactive notebook craftivity, write class agreements on sticky notes, take a multiple-intelligences self-assessment survey, participate in 'Walk the Line' and a silent note-writing activity, and glue/cut/fold interactive notebook pieces.
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Student of the Week Poster, Star Student Award Program, Back to School Classroom Ideas, Teacher Awards, Writing Activity, Instant Download
Forever June Digital Design ARE YOU A TEACHER LOOKING FOR BACK TO SCHOOL IDEAS FOR YOUR STUDENTS? If you're a teacher looking for a simple way to implement a Star Student Award Program in your classroom, check out my Instant Download Student of the Week Set! This is the perfect choice at Back to School (BTS) time to…
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Fall | Back to School Writing Prompt BUNDLE! 3rd-5th Grade
Use graphic organizers to plan, then write opinion, narrative, and informative essays responding to fall-themed writing prompts.