Description
Make your first week of school in second grade smooth, fun, and stress-free with this ready-to-use back to school bundle! Filled with over 30 no-prep printables, icebreakers, crafts, and games, this resource will help you build classroom community and set the tone for a successful school year.
Perfect for busy teachers who want to focus on their students, not hours of prep.
What’s Included And Why You Will Love It:
- 30+ No Prep Printables: Use for morning work, early finishers, or independent practice while you take care of back to school tasks like sorting supplies or meeting with students individually. These printable pages review first grade skills and concepts so your students can start the new school year with ease.
- Musical Chairs Get To Know You Game: Build instant connections in your classroom! As students rotate around the circle of chairs, they find the chair once the music stops. The person left standing draws a card and answers the question about themselves.
- Playdough Mats: A hands-on activity that keeps students busy for morning work the first day or two of school. This allows you to help students put supplies away, talk to caretakers at the door, etc.
- Classroom Scavenger Hunt: Help students explore and get comfortable with their new classroom. This activity introduced important areas of the room.
- The Gingerbread Man Is Loose At School Scavenger Hunt: Read this read-aloud and then find then gingerbread men around the school for students to get to know different areas of their school.
- The Kissing Hand Book Companion: This book activity is a great way to ease back into school and calm back to school jitters.
- We Don’t Eat Our Classmates Book Companion: Reinforce classroom expectations with this popular and fun read-aloud. With this activity, students discuss what it means to be a good friend.
- “Your Teacher Says” Activity: Teach classroom rules with this Simon Says style game that get kids up and moving, and probably laughing too!
- Rules Whole Group Sort + Printables: Make your classroom expectations clear with this sorting activity and booklet.
- Shine Bright Goal Banner: A great way to display students goals for the school year in your classroom.
Why Teachers Love It:
- Saves You Hours of Planning:
With these easy-to-use pages and games, you’ll have your first week planned in 30 minutes or less – while your students are busy, engaged, and having fun. - Builds Community and Relationships:
Students get to know each other, share about themselves, and connect with you – all while learning the classroom routines. - Confidence-Boosting Review:
The worksheets include first grade review to ease the transition and help your students feel successful right away.
⭐️What Teachers Are Saying⭐️
“I loved all of the resources included in this bundle. The games made great get to know you games for the beginning of the school year, and there were a lot of great printable activities for my students to review and use to get to know their new classmates.” – Caroline T.
“This has been super helpful our first full week back. Lots of fun and engaging activities to get my students back into a routine. The activities are simple and easy to navigate, so I can work on getting assessments and supplies put away.” – Elizabeth S.
Also Available:
If you’re a first grade teacher, check out the First Week of First Grade Plans!
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