First week of preschool activities

Engaging activities to ease preschool jitters. Ensure a smooth transition with creative ideas for a warm and welcoming first week of school

Hi everyone! We are back to school here in California. I am done with my first week of Kindergarten. Only one more week to go until my students are somewhat independent. I don't know about you, but it seems like the first two weeks just get harder every year! Once the first two weeks are over I can get down to some real teaching. I have started using the DeeDee Wills and Deanna Jump Guided Math units. I LOVE them! I mean it. I LOVE them. If you have time, check out what they are on TpT. They…

"Back to School", "First Week of School", "Friendship Activities and Centers for Preschool", Pre-K, Kindergarten. These "hands-on centers" will make the transition to school easy for you, as well as your students. The activities revolve around friendship books and back to school rules, routines and getting to know our school environment.

Does the first week of Kindergarten have you shaking in your boots? You are not alone! I've been at this for a little while now so you would think it would get easier with time but I am here to tell you it does not! I still get anxious right before school starts. What will they be like? Will I remember what to do at line up time? What if I don't set things up right and I mess up the whole rest of the year? (sounds dramatic but that is really what goes through my head!) I sat down as soon as…

Back to School activities, lessons, and classroom management ideas for Pre-K, Preschool, and Kindergarten.

Use these great circle time activities for the first week or two of preschool. Great start of the year lessons with free printables.

Here's 19 amazing Free First Day of Preschool Printables! Find Free Coloring Pages, Back to School Signs, All About Me Printables and more!

Pencil Names - Name Building Practice Printable comes with eight editable pages, containing two pencils. Each pencil has pieces for two letter names up to nine letter names. Getting Pencil Names - Name Building Practice Printable

Watercolor Name Mats Our first short week of PreK is officially in the books so I can share what we accomplished this week. We started with creating our meal time name mats. I cut white card stock in half lengthwise and wrote each student’s name on them with white crayon. I also wrote it lightly

If you are reading Our Class is a Family with your students, then you will love this activity. Create a fun bracelet where each bead represents a different important part of being in a family. This set comes with printables that can be used as posters or stapled into a book as well as a ... Read more