Preschool beginning of the year

Class books are a wonderful writing activity for preschool and kindergarten students! This post has tons of great class book ideas to use with your students. These class-created books cover the beginning of the year, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Valentine's Day, Easter, and more! Students will love writing and illustrating their own books to be enjoyed by the class!

The beginning of the year is always a whirlwind with the first few days of school and Open House/Visitation. Whether you have your Open House/Visitation before school starts, or once the year is already in full swing, it’s still a huge undertaking! Today I’m sharing with you my 5 favorite tips for your Open House ... Read More about Kindergarten Visitation!

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

Teach toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, and first-grade students how to use their crayons. This how we use crayons activity is perfect as a back to school activity for the beginning of the school year. This is a great resource for both teachers and homeschool parents. #freeprintable #crayons #howto #preschool #kindergarten #prek

Need some fun back to school activities for kindergarten that will help them focus on basic skills and get into the classroom routine? These name activities are perfect for the beginning of the year and include crafts that your students will love.

We have been working hard to learn our names! I have a helper of the day. So we cycle through everyone during the month. The first time we did King and Queen. Each person was the king or queen of the day. They got to wear a crown and cape. The crown was a paper one that they took home at the end of the day. We made a web of all their favorite things. We practiced asking and answering questions. Then everyone made a page for their book. So fun and cute. I took pictures of them all in the cape…

Teaching behavior expectations in kindergarten is important, especially in the first few weeks of school. This often sets the stage for your class for the entire year. For students to fully understand what is expected of them, it is important that teachers address and teach these expectation. I usually spend a lot of time during the first weeks of school teaching student expectations and classroom behaviors. We complete sorts of good choices and bad choices in the classroom and discuss what…

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The beginning of a new school year is almost upon us and there’s always so much to be done to get started! I have begun preparing my back-to-school parent materials and my change of clothes flyer is just one of the many flyers I will be sending home. This particular flyer has saved me so much time with parents. I usually place this sheet inside of a gallon size ziplock bag (any brand will do) and send it home with my parents, usually during open house. I have used this method for the last…

This All About Me Printable Book is a fun way to get to know each other at the beginning of the school year. Perfect for Pre-K to Grade 1.