Back to school activities 5th grade

First day of school activities and ideas especially for upper elementary third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade students.

Nearly 400 teachers weighed in on their favorite back-to-school activities and ice breakers - and here are their top picks! The most popular, practical, and unique back-to-school activities loved by teachers around the world!

First days of school can be stressful. There's an insane amount of pressure to make a great first impression. The administration wants you to go over the handbook of rules for the district. There's tons of forms that need to be filled out. You need to learn their names and it's hard because half the names don't match your class list. His name is Samuel but he goes by S.J. Her name on your roll says Mary, but she goes by Mary Beth. You want to start off the year on the right note regarding…

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An engaging back-to-school writing activity. Use Skittles to help students brainstorm things to introduce themselves during back-to-school.

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Are you looking for fun back to school activities for your upper elementary students? Today, I am sharing 5 back to school ideas that your fourth and fifth grade students will love. I share a fun bookmark activity, classroom game show activity, and writing activity. You can use these as part of your first week lesson plans or incorporate them into your first month of school lesson plans. These activities are great for adding in while you teach classroom routines, procedures and rules.

Fun and engaging ideas to get to know your students at the beginning of the school year. Build a strong classroom community with these free resources.

Ready to start off the school year on the right foot? Building a strong classroom community with team-building activities is a great way to foster trust, respect, and collaboration among your students. Our back to school guide outlines some fun and engaging activities for the first weeks of school that will help your students get to know each other, work together, and feel like part of a supportive classroom family. Start building your classroom community today!

Your students will love this getting to know you activity using Jenga! Such a fun back to school activity to help students get to know each other!