Description
Make back to school in your elementary and middle school reading, writing, and ELA classes fun and engaging while also doing relevant reading and writing activities. This first week of school reading and writing bundle includes 60 ELA activities and resources with community, teamwork, and relationship-building in mind.
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Students can get to know each other while performing fun reading and writing activities in your elementary and middle school classes. Whether you’re departmentalized or a self-contained teacher, these activities are perfect during your ELA class periods or during your reading and writing blocks.
Here’s what you’ll get:
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30 Reading Activity Half-Sheet Teacher Instruction Pages
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30 Writing Activity Half-Sheet Teacher Instruction Pages
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All Accompanying and Applicable Student Activity Pages
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All Accompanying and Applicable Examples
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Full Color and Black and White Versions of All Resources
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BONUS: Book Shelf Recommendations
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BONUS: Reading Handout for Parents
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BONUS: Book Recommendations Lists by Genre
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BONUS: Writing Reference Booklet with Tabs
Your students will actually be excited about reading and writing at the start of school. You’ll be able to build community, foster teamwork, and also formatively see where students are in their reading and writing abilities and their attitude about ELA subjects in general.
You could make your own activities and students pages, but I have done all the work for you.
Prep is quick and easy… Just print the teacher directions, cut into half sheets (or don’t), print any copies of the student reading or writing activity sheets, and you’ll have 60+ reading and writing activities ready to go during the first weeks of school.
The 30+ Back to School Reading Activities Are:
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Reading Goals
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Reading Class Attitude Survey
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What Makes a Good Reader?
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Reading Windows
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Reading Scavenger Hunt
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Reading Scavenger Hunt with People
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Reading Life Timelines
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Never Too Many Books
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Teach the Teacher About Books
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Book Commercials
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Book Talks
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Book Raffles
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Reading Genre Chart Papers
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Figurative Language Chart Papers
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Book Recommendations for Peers
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Book Recommendations for Ourselves
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Book Wish List For Teachers
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Scholastic Competitions
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Great Book, Gross Book
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Genre Book Displays
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Book Quotes Graffiti Wall
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“Books We’ve Read” Wall
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40-Book Challenge
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Blind Date With a Book
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Reading Buddies 2.0
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Reading Pen Pals
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Great Picture Books for Back to School 1
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Great Picture Books for Back to School 2
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Great Short Novels for Back to School Read Alouds
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Great Novels for Back to School Read Alouds
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BONUSE ON: Teacher “Books Read This Year” Display
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BONUS TWO: Book Tasting
The 30+ Back to School Writing Activities Are:
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What makes a good writer?
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Silly stories
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Writing goals
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Writing class attitude survey
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Writer’s workshop guidelines
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The writing process cycle
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New school year “all about me”
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Decorate writer’s notebooks
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Who is it?
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Write about things you will never write about
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Writing non-negotiables
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I am…
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Random acts of kindness writing activity
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Writer’s block
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Picture writing
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Write a letter to yourself
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All about me 2
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Silly stories 2
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expert writing
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Read aloud persuasion
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The three types of writing
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The different types of writing
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Back to school writing prompts
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Back to school writing prompts 2
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Pen pal letters
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Teacher KWL chart
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Letter writing to authors
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Acrostic Poems
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Quick write
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Building writing stamina
TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID…
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Melissa D. says, “I have never felt more prepared for the beginning of the year. So many meaningful activities to introduce to the students when we are all getting to know each other and the classroom procedures. Thank you!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Miss. Cucunato says, “My grade level partner and I have departmentalized for this coming school year and finding this bundle was very helpful to add meaningful community building activities to the beginning of our school year while also including subject specific activities as well”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ashly B. says, “Tons of great teamwork activities. These are labeled back to school, but most if not all of these can be used throughout the year. I like that I can use activities that will fit into our schedule. We can do writing activities during writing time and science activities during science time. Thank You!”
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→ Back to School Stations for Middle School ELA
→ Back to School Activities HUGE Bundle
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