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BACK TO SCHOOL ACTIVITIES

How easy would your first day of school be if it was ALL planned for you? Sit back and enjoy a stress free first day when you use these First Day of School activities! This resource is filled with literacy, math and social studies activities to guarantee your first day of school is a success!

This resource includes over 150 pages of activities to introduce your new students to your classroom. Engaging mini lessons focus on how to treat classmates, how to take care of classroom supplies and how to be a problem solver.

Math and literacy centers are included. Use them in small groups or to teach how to work together in groups. These activities can also be a quick assessment to show you, the teacher, what your students already know before jumping into the year.

Here is what you’ll get:

-Editable Lesson Plan template

-Word Wall Cards

-Tracing pages

-Interactive Poem

-Thematic Plans —>(books not included)<—

-Three Math Centers

-Three Literacy Centers

-Bonus Center

This unit was recently updated, so it can be used year after year! Print, cut and laminate. Store the books with this unit in a filing cabinet or bin for quick access when you need it!

Buy the BUNDLE and SAVE! You can purchase this resources in the Thematic Activities for Little Learners Bundle and the Little Learners Mega-Bundle!

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Here is What Teachers Are Saying:

“This is an amazing resource. I love the lesson plan suggestions. The songs are great! I highly recommend this especially for teachers just starting out. Thank you!” -Tammy F

“For the first week of school we did this unit and it is so complete! Even down to teaching them what it means to feel safe in the classroom and how they can contribute to another classmates safety was awesome. I loved the little pocket chart activities and centers, introducing the tools used in the classroom, etc. ” -Renee B.

“This resource has SO many great pieces to it. It will definitely boost your confidence in beginning the school year with kindergartners. It’s a “fool proof” tool. I love this resource and have used it for several years.” -Carrie B.

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LEARNING STANDARDS INCLUDED IN THIS RESOURCE

Common Core Standards

Language Arts

CCSSL.K.1a

Print many upper- and lowercase letters.

CCSSL.K.2d

Spell simple words phonetically, drawing on knowledge of sound-letter relationships.

CCSSRF.K.1a

Follow words from left to right, top to bottom, and page by page.

CCSSRF.K.1b

Recognize that spoken words are represented in written language by specific sequences of letters.

CCSSRF.K.1c

Understand that words are separated by spaces in print.

CCSSRF.K.1d

Recognize and name all upper- and lowercase letters of the alphabet.

CCSSRF.K.2a

Recognize and produce rhyming words.

CCSSRI.K.7

With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the text in which they appear (e.g., what person, place, thing, or idea in the text an illustration depicts).

CCSSRL.K.10

Actively engage in group reading activities with purpose and understanding.

CCSSSL.K.1

Participate in collaborative conversations with diverse partners about kindergarten topics and texts with peers and adults in small and larger groups.

CCSSSL.K.1a

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion).

Math

CCSSK.CC.A.3

Write numbers from 0 to 20. Represent a number of objects with a written numeral 0-20 (with 0 representing a count of no objects).

CCSSK.CC.B.4

Understand the relationship between numbers and quantities; connect counting to cardinality.

CCSSK.CC.B.4a

When counting objects, say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object.

CCSSK.CC.B.4b

Understand that the last number name said tells the number of objects counted. The number of objects is the same regardless of their arrangement or the order in which they were counted.

Texas Essential of Knowledge and Skills

Language Arts

TEKSLA.K.1.A

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking–oral language….The student expects to: listen actively and ask questions to understand information and answer questions using multi-word responses.

TEKSLA.K.1.D

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking–oral language… The student expects to: work collaboratively with others by following agreed-upon rules for discussion, including taking turns.

TEKSLA.K.1.E

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, discussion, and thinking–oral language…The student expects to: develop social communication such as introducing himself/herself, using common greetings, and expressing needs and wants.

TEKSLA.K.2.A.i

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking–beginning reading and writing…The student expects to: demonstrate phonological awareness by: identifying and producing rhyming words.

TEKSLA.K.2.D.ii

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking–beginning reading and writing…The student expects to: demonstrate print awareness by: holding a book right side up, turning pages correctly, and knowing that reading moves from top to bottom and left to right with return sweep.

TEKSLA.K.2.D.v

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking–beginning reading and writing…The student expects to: demonstrate print awareness by: identifying all uppercase and lowercase letters.

TEKSLA.K.2.E

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking–beginning reading and writing…The student expects to: develop handwriting by accurately forming all uppercase and lowercase letters using appropriate directionality.

TEKSLA.K.3.C

Developing and sustaining foundational language skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking–vocabulary…The student expects to: identify and use words that name actions; directions; positions; sequences; categories such as colors, shapes, and textures; and locations.

TEKSLA.K.5.E

Comprehension skills: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts… The student expects to: make connections to personal experiences, ideas in other texts, and society with adult assistance.

Math

TEKSMA.K.2.B
The student is expected to: read, write, and represent whole numbers from 0 to at least 20 with and without objects or pictures.

TEKSMA.K.2.C

The student is expected to: count a set of objects up to at least 20 and demonstrate that the last number said tells the number of objects in the set regardless of their arrangement or order.