The Back to School activities for teachers below will help you get to know your students at the beginning of the year.
As a teacher, you know you have all those new students to get to know and the first days and weeks set an important tone in your classroom.
As a parent, there are some ideas to help you prepare your children for the start of the school year.
Welcome students back to classroom with these activities:
Give each child a Welcome Bag - a paper lunch bag filled with:
Explain each item as they take it out and let them bring their bags home with them.
If you are a teacher, you will need lesson plans to carry you through those first few months of school. There are many Back to School Themes you might consider. I have a over 150 of free themes on my sister site where you'll find activities for all of your interest learning centers. You can choose from the traditional Back to School Themes such as All About Me, Back to School, My Family, My Pets or search the list for other themes!
The following are suggestions for Back to School activities to get your kids in the school mode again:
Watch a Back to School movie (like Curious George: Back to School, Back to School with Franklin, LeapFrog's Let's Go To School, or Nick Jr.'s The First Day of School)
These are just a sampling of ideas. Hopefully you can take this list and use it to spark your imagination!
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