Back to School MEGA Bundle K-2: activities, crafts, decor & more!

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Kick off the school year stress-free with our Back to School MEGA Bundle! Packed with engaging activities, crafts and classroom decor that will save you hours of planning. Spend less time prepping and more time getting to know your students while enjoying the excitement of a brand new school year!

Here is a list of what’s included:

First Week Of School Activities

1. Recommended Book List

2. Magic Play Dough activity and printable poem

3. Summer Break draw & write

4. First Day of School Snapshots

5. My First Week of School flip book

6. A Card for my Teacher

7. Making Words

8. Magic Words

9. A-Z School Hunt

10. Find Someone Who (classmate scavenger hunt)

11. Getting to Know You

12. Fun Facts About Me wheel craft

13. Classroom Scrapbook with templates

14. Our Class Giving Tree draw and write activity

15. Classroom Rules printable

 

Show and Tell Ideas for the Entire Year

1. Tips for a successful show and tell experience

2. Parent letter- “Show and Tell Reminder”

3. Parent letter- “Show and Tell Mystery Bag”

4. Mystery Clues student printable

5. Monthly idea cards (2 to a page)

6. Rubric with general guidelines for both the show and tell presenter and listeners! The rubric is specially designed for grades K-1st. All ideas are appropriate for Pre-K, K, and 1st grade.

 

Fall Writing Journal

1. Fall Journal cover page
2. 2 September cover pages
3. 2 October cover pages
4. 2 November cover pages
5. 60 writing journal pages with prompts which cover a variety of Fall holidays and celebrations (as well as generic fun and imaginative prompts) Some Topics Include: Back to School, Grandparent’s Day, Friendship, Family, Beginner Poems, Letter Writing, Christopher Columbus, Veteran’s Day, Halloween, Fire Safety, Pumpkins, Descriptive Writing, Elections/Voting, Thanksgiving, and so much more!
6. Punctuation Chart
7. Writer’s Checklist
8. Writing Rubric (for student assessment)
9. Extra Writing Paper Template

 

Early Finisher Fall Activities

1. (2) Color by Codes – addition math facts
2. Story Map
3. Character Traits
4. Today I Feel…
5. Note to My Teacher
6. Make a Grandparents’ Day Card
7. Make a Veterans Day Card
8. Create a Word Search
9. (3) Directed Drawings – acorn, spider, leaf
10. (3) Finish the Picture – tree, candied apple, ghost
11. (3) Finish the Story
12. (3) Draw a Story
13. Design a Cereal Box
14. Design a Puzzle
15. (3) Making Words – pumpkins, crayons, thankful
16. (2) Magic Words – Back to School & Fall versions
17. ABC Order: Halloween
18. (3) Make Your Own Calendars: September, October, November
19. (3) Would You Rather…
20. Inside a Haunted House – draw & label
21. Inside My Lunchbox – draw & label
22. Build Your Own Monster
23. Build Your Own Playground
24. Making Good Choices – cut & sort
25. Count the Room
26. Missing Numbers – hundreds chart
27. (3) Print the Riddle
28. (2) Mystery Jokes – addition & subtraction facts
29. Back to School Snapshots
30. (2) Draw & Write – Johnny Appleseed & Thanksgiving
31. My Fall Poem

***Also includes a student packet cover page and answer keys!

 

Back to School Celebration Activities

1. Time Capsule project – ELA activity
2. Apple Science – scientific method activity
3. Math About Me poster – math & numbers activity
4. Recommended book list
5. BONUS-Back to School topper gift tags! (in both color and black & white options)

 

All About Me Book: Hollywood Theme

1. TEN easy to print craftivity pages (in black and white) for your students to fill in and decorate:

• Cover
• A Star is Born
• My Costars- Family
• My Costars-Friends
• Spotlight on My Favorite Things
• In Between Takes…
• Filming on Location
• Quiet on the Set! (book review)
• The Director’s Chair
• Role of a Lifetime

2. Teacher directions on how to create this fun project

3. Letter to the parents to request photos of your students

 

Back to School Phone Book Craft

1. Emoji App – students express how they feel about starting school

2. Weather App – chart the date and weather on the first day of school

3. Clock App – keep track of the time school starts, lunch begins and school ends

4. Contacts App – students fill out information regarding their new teacher

5. Photos App – draw or attach a “selfie”, and pictures of the student’s family, friends, and school

6. Messages App – reply to a text message from a friend about the first week of school

7. Mail App – students create a short email message about what they hope to learn this year

8. Favorites App – draw or write about their favorite school lunch and subject

9. Games App – draw and write about their favorite playground game

10. Books App – students complete a book cover and title of an interesting book they’ve read

11. Maps App – students draw a map of their classroom

12. Reminders App – Students list some important classroom rules to remember

***This product includes cover pages for grades K-4* (in both color and black/white versions). There is also a blank cover page without a grade specified to customize as needed.

 

Kindness & Character Education Activities

1. Kindness

2. Citizenship

3. Honesty

4. Respect

5. Responsibility

6. Perseverance

7. Fairness

8. Self-Discipline

9. Teamwork

10. Friendship

Each virtue is presented in a meaningful way, and include:

– classroom posters (in color and black/white versions)

– reading comprehension passages

– draw & write printables (with prompts)

– school, home & community connection

– “What Would You Do?” role playing cards (60 total)

Crafts and hands-on activities include:

1. BUCKET FILLER display: header, bucket graphics and bucket filler notes cards (kindness)

2. GOOD CITIZENS VOTE: ballot box graphics, student ballots to vote on a class read aloud and voting results printable (citizenship)

3. HONESTY PLEDGE banner (honesty)

4. BE A BUDDY…NOT A BULLY (respect)

5. RESPONSIBILITY RAINBOW craftivity (responsibility)

6. PERSEVERANCE PAYS OFF craftivity (perseverance)

7. FAIR IS SQUARE puzzle (fairness)

8. FOOD CHOICES (self-discipline)

9. PAPER CHAIN CHALLENGE (teamwork)

10. FRIENDSHIP FLOWER craftivity (friendship)

***There is also a recommended book list and an extra writing paper template.

 

Back to School Brochure Flip Book EDITABLE

Distribute your classroom information to parents in a way that keeps important information at their fingertips! This Back to School trifold brochure also has an option to add a mini flip book inside, which allows you to give out tons of information without printing out an entire packet of pages. The brochure and flip book pages are editable, so you can customize the titles and text to fit your needs. The grade you’re teaching, school year, and all sections can be personalized. Use it year after year for Back to School Night, Meet the Teacher, or Open House.

This zipped file includes:

• Directions on editing and customizing
• EDITABLE PowerPoint file (brochure & flip book)
• BOTH black/white & color options for brochure

IMPORTANT: You must have PowerPoint installed your computer to edit and customize your brochure. We have provided links to the fonts we used (free for personal use) or you can use any fonts you desire.

 

4 sets of Classroom Posters

1. The Alphabet: each poster includes the upper and lowercase letter, corresponding image, and picture label!

2. 2D & 3D Shapes: we have included images of objects that students would encounter in the real world for each shape!

3. Numbers 0-20: each poster includes the numeral and number word, ten/twenty frame, and a corresponding image!

4. Colors: we have included a fun animal theme to showcase each color word.

 

Classroom Jobs: EDITABLE Bulletin Board Display & Clip Chart

1. 24 job cards with matching graphic
2. 4 blank job cards
3. 2 headers
4. blank and customizable pencils for student names
5. one page clip chart
6. directions on customizing your class jobs display

*** ALL TEXT CAN BE EDITIED TO SUIT YOUR CLASSROOM NEEDS!

 

Partner Puzzle Pairing Cards

1. peanut butter & jelly

2. ketchup & mustard

3. soy sauce & sushi

4. salt & pepper

5. ice cream & sprinkles

6. avocado & toast

7. coffee & donut

8. cookie & milk

9. spaghetti & meatball

10. bacon & egg

11. popcorn & soda

12. waffle & syrup

13. macaroni & cheese

14. milk & cereal

15. peas & carrot

16. chip & dip

17. marshmallow & hot cocoa

18. bread & butter

19. fries & burger

20. cake & ice cream

BONUS:

• Partner Pairs reference chart that shows all the food pairs
• Cover labels to attach to a bag or jar that will hold the puzzle pieces
• Recording sheet for the teacher to write down the partners for their records

 

Over 440 pages included! Download the preview for a closer look at what you get with this incredible bundle.

Enjoy!

-Yvette & Jessica (Curriculum Castle)