Back to School is often a time where my emotions are all over the place!
There is:
- Sad- Summer Break is over 🙁
- Excited- A fun year ahead with new students!
- Eager- When can I get into my classroom? What are my students names? I need to label EVERYTHING!!
- Overwhelmed- So much to do and so little time!
- Tired- You all know teacher tired!
- Anxious- Do I have everything ready?!?!
- Nervous- I hope my students like me!
- Happy- Doing what I LOVE!
Not sure if you ever feel any of those emotions, but no matter how long I have been teaching I still get them ALL! My husband can tell you all about them!
The weeks before students start school we spend TONS of time in our classrooms making it cute, pretty, organized, and as perfect as possible! Before we know it students are coming in a couple days and there has not been a lot of time to plan the first week of school!! Here comes in my ‘overwhelmed’ emotion!!
If any of you ever feel or have felt this way, I am hoping this post will be helpful to you!
Over the past few years, I have been sharing lots of ideas, resources, and FREEBIES to help with those first weeks of school. I often get asked where they can find a Back to School FREEBIE or idea that they once saw here on my blog. So I decided to include ALL of my Back to School FREEBIES from over the years in this one post to make it easy for you to find and hopefully help with your back to school planning! And to take away any overwhelmed, anxious, or nervous emotions!
Here are some FREEBIES that I hope can help kick off your school year!
These super stylish interactive hats are fun and easy to make during the first day or week of school! Choose from Kindergarten, First Grade, Preschool, or Pre-K. You can find these hats HERE or click on the pictures below:
This is a night that is so exciting for the students, families, and us teachers! In this post, you will be able to find a scavenger hunt, a gift for students, a gift for the families, and more for FREE! Click HERE or on the picture below to grab these freebies and see some ideas for Meet the Teacher Night.
I remember when I taught my first year, I had NO CLUE what the first day should look like. I remember asking so many questions and searching forever for some plans. I hope this can help! Even after many years of teaching, I love seeing other ideas too! Click HERE or on the picture below to grab these plans.
I LOVE Thematic Unit Plans! If you have been through my blog, I am sure you know! I can’t say enough wonderful things about them! You can read all about how and why I use thematic units on my blog post here. You can also grab my Year Long Thematic Unit Plans by clicking HERE or on the pictures below:
An adorable first day/week of school story is ‘The Kissing Hand’ by Audrey Penn. I love making this craft after we read the story. We place a handprint on the back with a foam heart sticker. It melts my heart when I see how special these little raccoons are to my students!
I have been asked by many for templates for this craft and never put them together until NOW! You can grab the templates for this adorable craft HERE or click on the pictures below:
I have been asked a lot over the years about the handprints that I have in my students daily take home folders. These handprints are a quick guide for both students and families to know which papers stay at home or need to be returned back to school. They also help a TON at the end of the day when everyone is packing up to go home. I am always referring to which side of the folder papers need to be on by using these handprints. They are my end of the day life saver and I finally put them together for you to use too!! Click HERE or on the picture below:
7. First Week of School FREEBIES
There are so many FREEBIES on this post that I lost count! You can read about our first week and grab TONS of freebies HERE or click on the picture below:
These information sheets are a helpful way to get all of the contact, transportation, and other general information that you need about the student and family. They are a great addition for your students personal files. I like to have parents fill these out during Meet the Teacher Night or send it home with them that evening to fill out and bring back the first day of school. You can grab these HERE or click on the picture below:
9. Back to School Order Numbers
Here is a fun activity for those first weeks of school! Students will cut the numbers and glue them in the correct order from 1-5 or 1-10. You can choose the one that works best for your students! Click HERE or on the picture below to grab this new FREEBIE!
Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you were able to find some helpful resources for your first week(s) of school!
I am so excited for this new school year!Wishing you all the best for a wonderful year!!
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Wow, what a great bunch of Back to School freebies! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing all of these back to school tips and resources!
Sebrina
Burke's Special Kids
Wow! Such great resources! Thanks for sharing!!!
:)Laura
Over the 1st Grade Rainbow
Thanks for all of the great freebies!
Hi Jamie!
Thank you again for sharing so many wonderful ideas! Any chance you might be selling the printing of the names? I wanted to have the names for the kids to trace and cut and paste their name! I hope you understand what I am asking about!
Take care and many thanks! Always looking forward to your products and using them in the classroom.
Maryann
brennemm@carlisleschools.org
Hi Maryann! I am so glad to hear from you!! Yes, I am so excited to share with you that I am FINALLY putting together an editable names activity pack!!! I have been working hard on them and still have a bit to go, but I am hoping to get them done in the next week! Thank you so much for your patience!! Hope you are doing well and had a wonderful summer! 🙂
Thanks Jamie for replying! I will be watching on TPT to buy this packet. I can't wait!
Please take care and hoping you are having a great start to the new year!
Thanks,
Maryann
brennemm@carlisleschools.org
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