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August Theme Units and Daily Themes
September Theme Units and Daily Themes

Back to School
Theme Unit


Get to Know Me!
             Make custom Get to Know Me! Books!



Student Names Back to School Word Search
             Back to School Names Word Search


Bulletin Boards
Birthdays Bulletin Board
            Big Birthday Class Cake

Names Bulletin Board Idea
            "We're Nacho Average Class!" Bulletin Board
            "We're on the Road to a Great Year!" Bulletin Board
            "You're Swimming in a Super School" Bulletin Board
            "Our Cool Class"
            Watch Us Grow

Bulletin Board for New School Year
            "You're In For A Whale Of A Good Time" Bulletin Board
            "Recipe For A Purrr-fect Year!" Bulletin Board
            "Dive Into" Bulletin Board

Bulletin Board - Teacher's Helpers
            Teacher's Team

Welcome Back Bulletin Board
            "Quack! Quack! Welcome Back!" Bulletin Board

What's New Bulletin Board
            "Did You Hear?" Display Board

Study Habits Bulletin Board Idea
            "Soak Up Good Study Habits" Bulletin Board

Class Helpers
            Our Class Crew

Wild West Welcome Bulletin Board
            "A Wild West Welcome" Bulletin Board

Rules Bulletin Board
            Cock-a-Doodle Dos & Don'ts

Classroom Motivational Flag Display
            Motivational Mottos

Teams
            Teddy Teams

Things to Learn Bulletin Board
            "Let's Grow Together" Bulletin Board


Recognize and Reward Students
            "Pocket Perks" Bulletin Board
            "Goal For It!" Personal Chart
            "Scholarly Scarecrows" Bulletin Board
             Reward Bulletin Board


Ponder the Picture Comprehension Puzzle
             Ponder the Picture of the Classroom


Printables for Classroom Door
            Welcome Back to School Printable


Back to School Names Clues Puzzle
             Back to School Names Clues Puzzle


Back to School Classroom Checkbook Challenge
            Back to School: Classroom Checkbook Challenge
This is a fun back to school project.

Students write checks to their classmates.
Their classmates give to payees clues to a puzzle.
Everyone solves their own puzzle.

Great for social skills, math skills, critical thinking, and a fun introduction to your classroom!


Hidden Pictures
        Classroom Objects Theme and Puzzles
             Back to School Activity Pages
             Cafeteria Chaos
             A Rowdy Recess


Finish the Story
     Juan Goes Shopping (Grades 2-3)
     Back to School in a Time Machine (Grades 2-3)
     A Belly Full of Butterflies (Grades 2-4)
     Reading Troubles (Grades 2-5)
     Autumn Outlooks (Grade 3)
     A Super Year for Superheroes (Grades 3-4)
     A Surprise from Your Teacher (Grades 3-5)
     Teacher for a Day (Grades 3-5)
     Stop that Bus! (Grades 3-6)
     New School (Grade 4)
     Back to School, a New Me (Grades 4-6)
     The Back to School Essay (Grades 6-8)

            A Disastrous Day


Writing
Replying to Letters


About Me
            Meet Me
            Welcome, Welcome
     About Me - student fills in name, favorites, family, and drawing (PDF File)
     About me art project (PDF file)


Critical Thinking
Collect the Pencils
Blank Books - No Lines Given
     Mixed book (5 keys - 5 pages each)
     More Difficult Mixed book (5 keys - 5 pages each)

With Partial Answers
     Mixed book with partial answers (5 keys - 5 pages each)
     More Difficult Mixed book with partial answers (5 keys - 5 pages each)
Back to School Critical Thinking Puzzle
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 3 different pictures (more difficult)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (easier)
     Draw a sequence of 4 different pictures (more difficult)
Back to School Patterns
     Draw the missing picture: 2 pictures are missing at the end (LARGER pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 1 picture is missing anywhere in the pattern (LARGER pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 2 pictures are missing at the end (smaller pictures)
     Draw the missing picture: 1 picture is missing anywhere in the pattern (smaller pictures)
Analogies
             Back to School Analogies


Centipede Center
            Centipede Center


Bus Safety
            Bus Safety Activities


Attendance
            Attendance Art


Motivate
            Motivational Medals


Activity Pages
            School Puzzles


Draw and Write
             Back to School Draw and Writes


Book Units
    Horrible Harry in Room 2B (Grades K-2)
    The Principal from the Black Lagoon (Grades 1-2)
    Junie B. Jones, First Grader (At Last) (Grades 1-3)
    The SOS File (Grades 1-3)
    Third Grade Detectives #7: The Case of the Dirty Clue (Grades 1-3)
    Judy Moody Book One (Grades 2-4)
    Ruby and the Booker Boys, Brand New School, Brave New Ruby (Grades 2-4)
    The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates (Grades 3-4)
    Hank Zipzer Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade (Grades 3-5)
    My Teacher is an Alien (Grades 3-5)
    No Talking (Grades 3-5)
    Regarding the Fountain (Grades 3-5)
    Muggie Maggie (Grades 4-6)
    The Best School Year Ever (Grades 4-6)
    Harriet the Spy (Grades 4-8)
    If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period (Grades 5-8)
    The Report Card (Grades 5-8)
    I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Grades 6-9)


Funda-blanks
     Lisa’s First Day (grades 1-2)
     First Day of School (grades 2-3)
     First Day (grades 2-3)
     Mom’s Camera (grades 2-3)
     Ready for School (grades 2-3)
     Back-to-School Plans (grades 4-6)


Listening Skills Word Search Puzzle


You read the directions:

Students listen and complete puzzle:

Make a Listening Skills Word Search Puzzle



Secret Codes
Make a Secret Codes Printable


September Read and Color Weekly Activity Books
             September Read and Color Activity Books



Browse August and September Themes and Print Colorful Calendars!!
    
    August Theme Units


    
    September Theme Units


Plays:  Reader's Theater Scripts
     We're Going Back to School (Grade 3)


Student Names Word Wall
     Make a word wall using student names


Star Student
            Star Student Supplies


Conversations - Foreign Languages
Spanish
     We're Going Back to School - Spanish and English
     First day of Spanish Class - Spanish and English
     The Teachers and Their Students - Spanish and English
     Ramon and Rosa Meet - Spanish and English

French
     Girls against boys - French and English
     We're Going Back to School - French and English
     Spanish Greetings - French and English
     Me, Myself, and I - French and English
     First day of French Class - French and English
     Class schedule - French and English
     Back-to-school Shopping - French and English

German
     We're Going Back to School - German and English
     First Steps – The German School System - German and English
     Further Steps – School routine - German and English
     First Steps – Starting into the first day of school after the summer holidays - German and English

Italian
     We're Going Back to School - Italian and English


Classroom Helpers
     Classroom Helpers (forms, calendars, passes, bulletin boards)
     Interview 3 students (PDF File)
          Graphic Organizers
             Labels for places in the classroom (color)
     Labels for places in the classroom (black and white)
             Bulletin board pages and student handouts
             Badge Buddies


Back to School Science Project
     Science Project: Chasing Dreams


All Kinds of Kids Series
            Acquaint Yourself With "Bryce the Bragger"
            Finding Forgiveness
            It's Good to Be Me
            Learn About "Jake the Jokester"
            Greet "Chet the Cheater"
            Get to Know "Gabe the Gossip"
            Say Hello to "Faye the Follower"
            Introducing "Sophia the Snob"
            Bert the Bully
            We are the Same, But Different


Printables using Your Class List
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     edHelper.com subscribers: Build Printables from Your Class List!

Birthdays
     Order the class list from the oldest student to the youngest student
     List of Birthdays Printable


Reading Comprehensions
     Surprise! (Grade 1)
     Open House (Grade 1)
     Play: A New Year (Grades 1-2)
     School Is Starting (Grades 1-2)
     Back to School (Grades 1-2)
     First Day in Second Grade (Grade 2)
     Katie's First Day of School (Grades 2-3)
     On The Night Before School Starts (Grades 2-3)
     First Day Back (Grades 3-4)
     Back to School Budget (Grades 4-5)
     First Day at a New School (Grades 4-5)
     Journal Entry, First Day of 6th Grade (Grades 5-6)
     Fitting In (Grades 9-10)
     Like the Sun and Moon, Part 1 (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)
     Like the Sun and Moon, Part 2 (Hi/Lo Grades 3-5)

Spanish
     ¡Sorpresa! (grade 1)
     COMIENZAN LAS CLASES (grades 1-2)
     El primer día en la escuela nueva (grades 2-3)
     Como el sol y la luna (primera parte) (grades 3-5)


Story Starters
     Back to School Story Starter Printables


Writing for Parents
            A Taste of Things to Come (letter)


My Class Bracelet
            Belong To Bracelets


Daily basic skills practice printables - Includes all skills
     Grade 1 Daily Skills (no science)
     Grade 2 Daily Skills
     Grade 3 Daily Skills
     Grade 4 Daily Skills
     Grade 5 Daily Skills
     Grade 6 Daily Skills
     Grade 7 (math is middle school course 1; no social studies)
     Grade 8 (math is middle school course 2-3; no social studies)


Coloring - Hidden Pictures
             Back to School - Hidden Pictures Coloring Book (PDF file)


Read and Color
            Germ Warfare
            Classroom Objects
            In the Classroom
            Things Found in the Classroom
             Freddy's First Day of School (PDF file)
             Back to School Coloring Book (PDF file)
             Back to School: Katie's Book Bag (PDF file)
             School Counting Book (PDF file)
            It’s Wise to Immunize
            Subjects at School
            When I Do Subjects at School
            Subjects We Learn in School

Coloring and Activity Book
     Back to school coloring book (PDF File)
     Back to school activity book (PDF File)


Teacher Conference Kit

            Teacher Conference Kit


Mixed Critical Thinking Skills

       
Mixed Critical Thinking Skills

       



Math Mixed Review (mixed skills)
(review material from the previous year)
    
Starting Grade 2 (grade 1 materials)
     Starting Grade 3 (grade 2 materials)
     Starting Grade 4 (grade 3 materials)
     Starting Grade 5 (grade 4 materials)
     Starting Grade 6 (grade 5 materials)
     Starting Grade 7 (grade 6 materials)


Language Arts Mixed Review (mixed skills)
(review material from the previous year)
     Starting Grade 2 (grade 1 materials)
     Starting Grade 3 (grade 2 materials)
     Starting Grade 4 (grade 3 materials)
     Starting Grade 5 (grade 4 materials)
     Starting Grade 6 (grade 5 materials)
     Starting Grade 7 (grade 6 materials)
     Starting Grade 8 (grade 7 materials)


Math Word Problems
     Summer Math Word Problems (Grades 1-2 - Sheet #1)
     Summer Math Word Problems (Grades 1-2 - Sheet #2)
     Summer Math Word Problems (Grades 3-4 - Sheet #1)
     Summer Math Word Problems (Grades 3-4 - Sheet #2)
     Summer Math Word Problems (Grades 5-6 - Sheet #1)
     Summer Math Word Problems (Grades 5-6 - Sheet #2)
     Summer Math Word Problems (Middle School Grades - Sheet #1)
     Summer Math Word Problems (Middle School Grades - Sheet #2)


Back to School Coloring and Dot-to-Dots
Dot to dots (booklets - PDF files)
Spelling
     Spelling (challenging)
Alphabet
     Alphabet (lowercase letters)
     Alphabet (CAPITALIZED letters)
Counting
     Mixed: Each page count by a different number
     Count by 1's (easier)
     Count by 1's
     Count by 2's
     Count by 3's
     Count by 4's
     Count by 5's
     Count by 6's
     Count by 7's
     Count by 8's
     Count by 9's
     Count by 10's
     Count by 25's
     Completed drawings (no dot to dots)


   What I Did on Vacation (Grades 1-4)
     Art Project: What I Did on Vacation (PDF file)


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