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Postcards: Welcome to 1st grade! Two per page.
Sample Passes: Nurse Pass  
Bar Graph (create): Classmates Create a bar graph to show information about classmates.
Bar Graph (create): Classmates Create a bar graph to show information about classmates.
Bingo: School Subjects Good for two.
Board Game: Back to School (elem) Colorful game board: Reinforces use of the words "go", "to", and "the".
Border Paper: School Days (elementary) Wide-lined paper with the title "School Days" and illustrations of rulers and school buses in the surrounding border.
Brainstorm: Writing About Summer Vacation Use these "thinking prompts" to help start "Summer Vacation" writing.
Classroom Picture Graph: Coming/Going to School Use these picture patterns to make a classroom picture graph. Each student colors a picture that represents them and adds it to the classroom graph.
Cloze: Adjectives All About Me! elem/upper elem [member-created with abctools] "I like to wear __ clothes. My ears are __ and __." Complete the sentences with adjectives.
Coloring Page: Backpack Color this picture of a backpack, or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.
Coloring Page: Book Bag 2 Color this picture of a book bag, or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.
Coloring Page: Pencil Color this picture of a pencil, or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.
Coloring Page: School  
Coloring Page: Schoolbus Color this picture of a schoolbus, or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.
Coloring Page: Schoolbus 2 Color this picture of a schoolbus, or trace and cut out to make a great shapebook.
Comprehension: When Does School Start? This reading comprehension concerns information about when school starts in several different countries.
Craft: Name Mobile Simple mobile project.
Craft: Name Project Simple name poster project.
Crossword: School (interactive) 1 ACROSS: Used on a blackboard
Fiction: Jeffrey Can't Wait (elem) Jeffrey is very excited to start third grade. A realistic fiction reading comprehension.
Form: All About Me (upper elem/ middle) Have your students write about themselves, their interests, and goals.
Form: Homework/Study Plan (upper elem) Fill out the form to help you plan your homework study time and space.
Form: My Goals (upper elem) Lined paper for outlining goals, how to achieve them, and how to get help. Good for back to school or any time.
Form: Student Information Cards Name, birthday, parent/guardian contact information, etc. Four per page.
Large Poster: Welcome Back to School (b/w) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to 1st Grade (b/w) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to 3rd Grade (b/w) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to E.S.L (b/w) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to Kindergarten (b/w) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to Pre-K (b/w) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to the 2nd Grade (b/w) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to the 4th Grade (b/w) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to the 5th Grade (b/w) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to the 6th Grade (b/w) crayon theme
Maze: School Follow the arrows through the school-shaped maze.
Memory Game: School Colorful matching game with a school theme.
Memory Game: School Supplies Fun theme pictures and words make these flashcards useful for theme activities. Make two sets for a concentration/memory game.
Picture Sentences: School (primary) "The children are getting on the bus." Choose the sentence that best describes the picture.
Project: Poster Make a poster about your school year.
Rebus: I Like School (b/w) The color version of this rebus is available on our member site.
Shapebook: All About My School (primary) This school-shaped shapebook has short texts on each page ("This is my teacher"), and space for students to draw illustrations.
Shapebook: Apple (Elementary) Brainstorm words about apples and write them in the box, then create a poem in the lined apple (elementary lines). Trace and cut out for a great apple poem shapebook.
Shapebook: Back to School (elementary) Trace and cut out. From "backpack" to "writing", each page of this pencil-shaped shapebook has a word relating to school.
Shapebook: Lunch Box (blank) Trace and cut out the unlined lunch box pattern for a great student shapebook.
Spelling: School (elementary) Great for back-to-school. Learn vocabulary with this fun set: a word search, word scramble, dictionary skills, and more. From "assignment" to "textbook". This is one of many "theme" spelling units on our member site.
Spelling: School (primary) Great for back-to-school. Learn vocabulary with this fun set: word scramble, story-writing, cloze exercise, and more. From "bus" to "school".
Story Starter: First Day of School (primary/elem) [Member-created using abctools] School-shaped page with the story starter "On the first day of school...".
Survey: Find Someone Who... "Go around the room, and ask your classmates about the items below. Have them sign their name in the boxes below."
Unit Setting & Achieving Goals (upper elem/ middle) This is a great way of involving parents and students in goal-setting. Starting with a letter to parents and ending with a form for helping students achieve self-set goals, measure their own progress, and learn the sense of accomplishment that comes with achievement!
Unscramble the Words: School [member-created with abctools] Unscramble the words from "playground" to "math".
Word Search: Recess Find the words, from CLIMBING to SWINGS
Word Search: School [member-created with abctools] Find the school-theme words from "backpack" to "writing" in this "ABC"-shaped word search.
Word Search: School From "art" to "writing".
Word Search: School Supplies From "calculator" to "tape"
Word Wall: Book - First Day, Hooray! [member-created with abctools] From "alphabet" to "wiggled". These vocabulary building word strips are great for word walls. Enhances Nancy Poydar's book about back-to-school jitters.
Word Wall: Book - Froggy Goes To School (primary) [member-created with abctools] From "carton" to "underwear". These vocabulary building word strips are great for word walls. Enhances vocabulary for Jonathan London's story of back-to-school nerves, from the popular "Froggy" series.
Word Wall: Back to School (pictures) From "backpack" to "teeter-totter". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Writing Paper: School Days Blank paper with a color book and apple illustration in the upper-left and lower-right corners.
Writing Paper: School Days (elem/upper elem) Narrow-lined writing paper with color illustrations of school books and apples in the upper-left and lower-right corners.
Writing Paper: School Days (primary/elem) Wide-lined writing paper with illustrations of school books and apples in the upper-left and lower-right corner.
Writing Paper: Welcome Back to School note Foldable "Welcome back to school" note with apple illustration, four to a page.
Writing Prompt: I Did It! "I am proud to announce that I accomplished the following goals..."
Writing Prompt: Name Poem Write an acrostic poem.



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Unit: Back to School (elementary/upper) The apple unit in one easy download. Includes assignment sheet, calendar, reading comprehensions, fact/opinion, word problems, word search, writing prompts, kwl, and much more.
Desk Tag: All aboard the 1st grade express! Desk tag with a space for writing your student's name.
Shapebook: Back to School (elementary) [member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. From "crayons" to "school", each page of this schoolhouse-shaped shapebook has a word relating to school. Makes a great bulletin board decoration.
Back to School K-2: answer sheet  
Word Search: September From "books" to "teacher".
Back to School K-2 Part III
Bar Graph: Pencil Sales Read the bar graph to answer questions about pencil sales at Taylor Elementary School.
Book: Amelia Bedelia Goes Back to School (primary/elem) "Amelia Bedelia is ready to learn, but it's the class that gets a lesson -- in reading, writing, and ridiculousness!" This unit enhances the Herman Parish book with vocabulary and comprehension skills development.
Book: Curious George Goes to School (primary/elementary) Enhances the H.A. Rey book with vocabulary and comprehension exercises.
Book: First Day Jitters (primary) Enhances Julie Danneberg's witty story of first day nerves.
Book: First Day, Hooray! (primary) Enhances vocabulary for Nancy Poydar's book about back-to-school jitters.
Book: Froggy Goes to School (primary) Enhances Jonathan London's story of back-to-school nerves, from the popular "Froggy" series.
Book: Horrible Harry Moves Up to Third Grade (elementary) Review comprehension and vocabulary of another installment in the popular "Horrible Harry" series by Suzy Kline.
Book: Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (primary) "Remember when it was scary to go to school? 'Cause it was your first day and you didn't know anything. Meet Junie B. Jones, kindergartner. She's so scared of the school bus and the meanies on it that when it's time to go home, she doesn't." This unit enhances the Barbara Park book with vocabulary and comprehension skills development.
Book: Junie B. Jones First Grader (at last!) (primary) "It's a new school year, and everything is different. Junie B. Jones has a new class, a new teacher, and even some new friends. She also has a new problem: she might need to get glasses!" This unit enhances the Barbara Park book with vocabulary and comprehension skills development.
Book: Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten (primary) Three activity pages designed to accompany Joseph Slate's story of a kindergarten teacher and her first days of class.
Bookmarks: Back to School "Welcome back!" Six back-to-school themed bookmarks per page.
Border Paper: Color Pencils (elementary) Wide-lined border paper with color illustrations of pencils in the surrounding borders.
Border Paper: Pencils (elementary) Medium-lined border paper with color illustrations of pencils in the top left corner.
Border Paper: School is (primary) Wide-lined paper with illustrations of school-related objects like pencils and apples in the surrounding border, and the prompt "School is..." at the top.
Border Paper: School is (primary) Unlined paper with illustrations of school-related objects in the surrounding border (apples, pencils, crayons) and the writing prompt "School is..." at the top.
Border Paper: School Theme blackline version (pdf)
Border Paper: School Theme (larger size) Wide lines, landscape orientation, with color illustrations of school supplies in the surrounding margin.
Border Paper: School Theme (smaller size) Wide lines, landscape orientation, with color illustrations of school supplies in the surrounding margin.
Bulletin Board Patterns: School Days Includes patterns for school related bulletin boards. (may be used as coloring pages) blackline
Badge: First Day of Pre-School (preschool/primary) "I survived my first day of preschool!"
Certificate: First Day of School! (generic) (student's name) had a great first day of school!
Craft: Desk Name Tag (primary) Popsicle sticks and an old yogurt container make a cute little "person" to use as a desk name tag.
Crossword: School Fun 1 DOWN: what you write on
Handwriting Practice: School theme - cursive (DN-Style Font) Practice writing by copying these sentences about school.
Handwriting Practice: School - Cursive (ZB-Style Font) Practice writing by copying these sentences about school.
Cut and Paste: Match the School Items 1 Cut out the six school items and paste them on the matching squares on the board.
Cut and Paste: Match the School Items 2 Cut out the six school items and paste them on the matching squares on the board.
Desk Tag: Welcome Back to a Great School Year (race car) upper elementary
Desk Tag: Welcome to 1st Grade - butterfly theme - primary lines  
Dot to Dot: School -backpack (to 10)  
Dot to Dot: School -lunch (to 10)  
Dot to Dot: School -scissors (to 10)  
Early Readers: "I can...." (school - color)  
Fiction: Albert Goes To School This reading comprehension is a fictional story about a crocodile's first day of school.
Fiction: Aleesha and Allison Go to School (primary) "Today is the first day of school." A very short realistic fiction reading comprehension.
Fiction: Last Day of School (elementary) Ashton wins the third grade writing award!
Form: Back to School (elementary) This fill-in-the-blank story is a good way to get to know your students' personalities and writing abilities--and might be fun to refer back to at the end of the school year!
Form: School Goals (elem/ upper elem) Students choose goals they would like to accomplish and explain why.
Game Board: Go to School (20 spaces; b/w version) Folder game board.
Game Board: Go to School (20 spaces; color version) Folder game board.
Game Board: Go to School (30 spaces; b/w version) Folder game board.
Game Board: Go to School (30 spaces; color version) Folder game board.
Game: Find Someone Who... (multi-age) "All About Me" This fun 15 question game ("Find someone who has been to the zoo this year" etc) is a great getting-to-know-you game-- even for people who think they know each other!
Game: Who Am I? (elem/ upper elem) Students enter information about themselves, and then try to guess "who's who?" based on some of the clues.
Graph: How Do You Go Home from School? (Chart 2) bus, walk, car, bike, child care
Graph: How Do You Get to School? Helps with understanding charts, and serves as a useful teacher reference tool.
Graph: How Do You Go Home from School? Helps with understanding charts, and serves as a useful teacher reference tool.
KWL: My School Use this form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about your school.
Labels: Folders (by Subject) Folder labels for math, science, writing, poetry, and homework. Eight of each label per page.
Name Tags: Schoolhouse Eight per page.
Poetry Prompt: School is Fun "School is fun because..."
Postcard: Reach for the stars! Make your own postcards. Two per page.
Postcard: You are a star student! Make your own postcards. Two per page.
Rebus: I Like School (b/w)  
Rebus: I Like School (full color)  
Shapebook: Backpack (Elementary) [member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This backpack-shaped shapebook has short prompts with space to write, draw, or glue pictures ("This is my name...")
Shapebook: School (Primary) [member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This schoolhouse-shaped shapebook has simple sentences for students to read and space for them to write or draw pictures.
Shapebook: Schoolbus (member-created with abctools) "I ride bus number ___" These cute schoolbus notes will help students remember their schoolbus number.
Shapebooks: Backpack - Favorites (Middle School) [member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This backpack-shaped shapebook has prompts for students to answer about their favorites. Good for first day back-to-school. Cute for posting around the room, or just learning about your students. Made for middle school.
Sign: Welcome to Kindergarten  
Sign: Welcome to Pre-K  
Tally and Graph: School Favorites Use the tally sheet and graph form to determine favorite subjects and favorite unit.
Unscramble the Words: Back To School From "book" to "pencil".
Word Search: Back to School From "apples" to "teacher".
Word Search: First Day of School [member-created using abctools] Find the school-themed words, from bell to pencil sharpener, in this word search.
Word Wall: Back to School - PreK Workers (pictures) From "director" to "teacher's aide". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice. Word strips for director, teacher's aide and secretary with a variety of illustrations.
Word Wall: School (pictures) From "art class" to "principal". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice.
Worksheet: Same/ Different School Nouns (pre-K) This simple worksheet helps students practice "same" and "different".
Writing Paper: All About Me (intermediate) Narrow-lined, castle patterned writing paper with the title "All about me" at the top.
Writing Paper: All About Me (primary) "All About Me" Younger students will enjoy writing about themselves with this castle patterned writing paper. Primary dotted lines are included.
Writing Paper: School Is Fun! (elementary) Lined writing paper with an illustration reading "School is fun!" at the top.
Writing Paper: School is Fun! (upper elem) Lined writing paper with an illustration of a sign reading "School is Fun!" in the upper-left corner.
Writing Paper: School Rules (upper elem) Lined paper with an illustration of a ruler at the top and the words "School Rules".
Writing Paper: Welcome Back (intermediate) Intermediate-lined paper with an illustration of desk and chalkboard in the upper-left corner and the text "Welcome back!"
Writing Prompt: Back to School (upper elem) "It was the first day of school and I forgot..." Fifteen writing prompts and story starters with a back-to-school theme.
Writing Prompt: Back to School Feelings (elem) Writing activity asking students to write about how they feel at the start of a new school year
Writing Prompt: School (middle school) Lined paper with writing prompt for fiction about school.
Writing Prompts: All About Me! "All About Me" This twelve-page unit helps students express their interests and goals.
Writing Prompts: All About School (elem/ upper elem) Seven pages of lined border paper with illustrations of apples and pencils in the borders. Each page features writing prompts for students to answer about themselves, their school, and their interests. Good for first day back-to-school.
Word Problems: Back to School (elem/upper) Problem solving with a "Back to School" theme. A variety of math skills are needed.
Classroom Newsletter: Back to School Theme (b/w) Print up the form and write in the details (Check out what we're doing, Help Wanted, Special Notes, Reminders) to make a great classroom newsletter. With school house, student and school bus outlines to color.
Classroom Newsletter: Back to School Theme (color) Print up the form and write in the details (Check out what we're doing, Help Wanted, Special Notes, Reminders) to make a great classroom newsletter. With colorful school house, student and school bus illustrations.
Bulletin Board Idea: Crayons theme Have students fill in these crayons with basic information about themselves. This is a great "getting to know you" bulletin board idea -- perfect for back to school!
Bulletin Board Trim: Crayons theme (color) This bulletin board trim matches our "getting to know you" crayons.
Bulletin Board Trim: Crayons theme (b/w) This bulletin board trim matches our "getting to know you" crayons.
Word Problems: School Themed Addition (primary) "Ed sits in the front row of class. There are seven girls in the front row and one boy. How many children sit in the front row, in all?"
Word Problems: School Themed Addition (upper elem) Jerry’s school has a maximum capacity of 600 students. Last year, 503 students were enrolled. This year, 287 boys and 285 girls are enrolled. How many students attend Jerry’s school in all?
Word Problems: School Themed Division (upper elementary) Four hundred and twenty five students attend Jefferson Elementary School. Two hundred and ten of them ride bicycles to school. There are only seventy bicycle stands at the school. How many students must share each stand?
Word Problems: School Themed Multiplication (upper elementary) Cindy had a summer job bathing dogs. She earned $5.25 for every dog she bathed. She bathed 17 dogs every week. How many dogs did she bathe in two weeks?
Word Problems: School Themed Skip Counting (primary) Ten children get on the bus at every stop. How many children are on the bus after one stop? How many after two? How many after three?
Word Problems: School Themed Subtraction (primary) Nine children are on the school bus. Five get off at the first stop. How many are left on the bus?
Word Problems: School Themed Time (primary) "Look at the clock. What time does school start?"
Story Sequence: First Day of School (elem/upper elem) A back to school story. Read the story, then number the events as they occur in the story. Write the story again in your own handwriting and draw a picture to go with the text.
Story Sequence: First Day of School (upper elem/middle) A back to school story. Read the events, put them in order (explaining the reasoning for the order), then write them into a story with creative embellishments. This lesson is adaptable to a variety of levels.
Story Sequence: First Day of School (primary/elem) A back to school story. Cut out the pictures and put them in order next to the sentences. Then write a story that uses the sentences as the foundation. Good early reader work.
Word Problems: School Themed Addition (elementary) "Last year there were 89 third graders at Johnson Elementary School. This year there are five more." Five school-themed math addition problems.
Word Problems: School Themed Multiplication (elementary) "There are three rows of pencils. Each row has four pencils. How many colored pencils does Yoko have?" Five school-themed multiplication problems.
Word Problems: School Themed Skip Counting (elem) "There are two boys in every row on Bruce’s bus. How many boys are there in two rows?" Five school-themed math problems using skip counting.
Word Problems: School Themed Subtraction (elem) "Matt has to read a 53-page book by tomorrow. So far he has read 48 pages. How many more pages does he have to read?" Five school-themed subtraction word problems.
Large Poster: Welcome to the 1st Grade (color) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to the 2nd Grade (color) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to the 3rd Grade (color) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to the 4th Grade (color) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to the 5th Grade (color) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to the 6th Grade (color) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome Back to School! (color) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to E.S.L! (color) crayon theme
Large Poster: Welcome to Kindergarten! (color) crayon theme
Color and Write Prompt: Back to School Apple (elem) A picture to color and lines to write a very short story with back to school theme words from a word bank.
Large Poster: Welcome to Pre-K (color) crayon theme
Color and Write: Back to School Apple (primary) A picture to color and wide lines to write about returning to school.
Color and Write: Back to School Apple (elem) A picture to color and lines to write about returning to school.
Acrostic Form: School School acrostic poem form.
Art: All About Me Collage This "All About Me" page can be filled in with drawings, words, or magazine clippings. It's a fun way for students to tell others about themselves. A nice first day activity.
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