Saturday, August 15, 2026

FREE MISC. LESSON - “Free Back-to-School Worksheets First Day or Week for Kindergarten & First Grade”

by Down Under Teacher
Kindergarten - 1st Grade


Make the first week of school easier with these FREE back-to-school worksheets for Kindergarten and first grade! These simple, picture-based activities are ideal for the first day of school, getting-to-know-you activities, early finishers and unexpected gaps in your timetable.

The worksheet activities require minimal reading, making them suitable for Kindergarten and first-grade students at the beginning of the school year. Simply print and use!

This free resource includes:

  • Find a Friend Who… – a getting-to-know-you activity that encourages students to talk to their new classmates
  • Would You Rather? – a picture-based activity featuring familiar, child-friendly choices
  • My Favorite School Activity – a simple drawing response that students can complete after their first day or week
  • American and British/Australian spelling versions are included

Use these worksheets for:

  • the first day of school;
  • the first week of school;
  • morning arrival activities;
  • getting-to-know-you activities;
  • partner speaking and listening;
  • early finishers;
  • brain breaks;
  • quiet activities after lunch; or
  • unexpected gaps in your timetable.

Need more of your first week planned? Take a look at my Back-to-School First Day and Weekly Activities Bundle, featuring editable first-day plans, school-tour activities, classroom expectation sorts, feelings activities, discussion cards, crowns, writing pages and more!

You might also like my All About Me Pennant Craft for creating a colourful first-week classroom display.




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Friday, August 14, 2026

FREE MISC. LESSON - “FREE! This or That Get-to-Know-You Activity - Back to School - Morning Meeting”

by The Language of Learning
3rd - 5th Grade


★★★★★ "This or That" is the PERFECT back-to-school week activity! Get to know your students in a fun, active, and low-pressure way with this easy, no-prep game.

⭐ Your students will love choosing between the 2 options on the screen and seeing which classmates have similar opinions as them.

Students love talking about themselves! This or That is the perfect way to allow them to do that in a low-pressure, fun way to begin this school year.

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INCLUDED in this FREE SAMPLE SET:

  • 3 This or That activity slides
  • Teacher and Student Directions

FORMATS:

  • Google Slides
  • PowerPoint - Easily convert to Microsoft PowerPoint in just 3 clicks! Directions on Slides.
  • You will download a PDF with a link to the Google Slides deck.

BEST WAYS TO USE THIS:

  • Morning Meeting activity
  • Whole class activity
  • Partner activity
  • Small group activity

HOW TO PLAY THIS GAME:

  • Have students get up and move to one side of the room that represents their choice
  • Do all 3 at once, or do one each day for 3 separate days
  • Just click PRESENT on the slides and you're ready to go! No prep at all.

PERFECT FOR:

  • 1st Week of School
  • Morning Meetings
  • Brain Breaks
  • New Teacher/Student Teacher
  • New Student Introduction
  • Back-to-School week
  • Upper Elementary

My students LOVE "This or That" games! It's such a simple and fun way to get to know your students, let them talk about themselves in a low-pressure setting, and get moving during school.

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

FREE LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON - “FREE Mystery Genre Activities For Any Text - Reading Genres - Literary Genres”

by Mrs Beattie's Classroom
2nd - 5th Grade


Teach genres using any text! This sample of my must-have bundle of 36 no-prep genre activity mini-books is perfect for engaging younger learners!

Grab these bundled with a digital version here!

These genre activities are perfect for:

✔ 2nd, 3rd, and 4th-grade classrooms

✔ use with any text

✔ teachers who want to differentiate with ease

✔ teachers who want students to revisit concepts until they achieve mastery

In the complete resource, you’ll find instructional and practice booklets for these reading skills:

instructional booklets to use in whole- or small-group literacy lessons

• activity booklets for practice with any text

Realistic Fiction - 2 booklets

Historical Fiction- 2 booklets

• Mystery - 2 booklets (included in this sample)

Science Fiction - 2 booklets

Fairy Tale- 2 booklets

Adventure - 2 booklets

Humor - 2 booklets

Spooky - 2 booklets

Animal Fiction - 2 booklets

Fantasy - 2 booklets

Folktale - 2 booklets

Biography - 2 booklets

Autobiography - 2 booklets

Poetry - 2 booklets

Informational - 2 booklets

Procedural- 2 booklets

Graphic Novels - 2 booklets

Picture Books - 2 booklets

Anchor Book and Activity Book Pockets

Additional pages with Canadian spelling!


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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

FREE MISC. LESSON - “FREE Bouquet of Birthday Flowers”

by Chalkboard Creations
Pre-Kindergarten - 6th Grade


These are templates for flower cutouts for your students' birthdays. Simply attach them to the end of a pencil, creating a bouquet of flowers- ready for your students' birthdays throughout the year! There is also homework passes included for the back of the flower.
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