Get a sneak peek inside our printable book "Back to School (K-12)" with this gallery of activities. The worksheets are a great way to start the new year off right! New teachers will find this resource particularly valuable. This slideshow is just a sampling of all you can find in the printable book: advice, activities, lesson ideas, icebreakers and more!
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Weekly Plans

Weekly Plans

This printable will help teachers organize their weekly plans in a customizable chart. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing. New teachers will find this resource particularly valuable when planning their curriculum for upcoming months.
Homework Checklist

Homework Checklist

Help your students get organized by filling in this customizable, blank printable resource with daily assignments, and checking off completed homework. You can tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.
Library Pass (8 per sheet)

Library Pass (8 per sheet)

These customizable, blank library passes are especially useful for new teachers. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.
Back to School: Sample Page 2

Library Pass/Nurse Pass

Use this pass to help students move around your school. This printable is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.
Bathroom Pass and Hall Pass

Bathroom Pass and Hall Pass

Use these blank passes to send students to the bathroom or hall. This printable is customizable – you can tailor the PDF to your teaching needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.
Good News Notes

Good News Notes

Recognize progress or reward outstanding work with these good news notes. They're a positive way to communicate with parents, plus they'll help foster students' self-confidence. Each printable note is customizable. Tailor the PDF to your needs by typing in the highlighted fields before printing.
Getting to Know You

Getting to Know You

Use this sheet to help your students get to know each other and you. Give a copy to each student and one to yourself. Share your answers with the class to break the ice. This is a useful activity for the first week of school.
Icebreakers: Sample Page 3

Make a Giving Tree

Get to know your students by making a classroom giving tree. To introduce this activity, you'll read Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree to your class and discuss its meaning. This is a great icebreaker that ties in children's literature to the fun.
Class Constitution and U.S. Constitution: Background and Preamble

Class Constitution and U.S. Constitution: Background and Preamble

Use this printable to teach pupils the purpose of the U.S. Constitution. Pupils will also analyse the language and meaning of the Preamble, and then work in cooperative groups to write a class constitution.
Back to School Printable Book (K-12)

Back to School Printable Book (K-12)

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