**First Day Back to School Slides ** These slides go through routines & expectations in the classroom & around school. There are some activies that come with these slides (activity for storytime , 5 trusted adults, classroom contract & sharing a shoebox full of things about them). I hope you enjoy using these slides & tag me: @classroom_sparkle if you use them! Best wishes, Natalie @classroom_sparkle If you would like to use the font in PowerPoint that I use on my instagram. You will need to download the font style: Dreaming Outloud Sans.

Included in your Dingbats: Back to School edition download is a Dingbats quiz sheet, instructions on how to play/ideas on how to use in the classroom and a full answer sheet. Dingbats is very literally a game of ‘say what you see’! Use as a starter, plenary, part of a quiz, form-time fun or simply as a fun activity as a class, in teams or for individuals. Print the sheet out and present to students (recommended A4 and colour recommended for one of the dingbats to make sense) or pop on the whiteboard. If you enjoyed this Dingbats resource, why not check out some of my others? Dingbats: First Edition Dingbats: Second Edition Dingbats: Third Edition Dingbats: Fourth Edition Dingbats: Fifth Edition Dingbats: Christmas Edition

New Assembly - Assembly Topic: Accepting People - Part of a Recovery Curriculum of Assemblies for students. Each Assembly Contains: 1 Fully Editable PowerPoint (Clear structure, Assessment of Learning, Beautiful presentation, Video Embedded URL Clips, Engaging Premium Quality Slides & Thoughtful Questioning) Designed by Specialists Mapped against Latest DfE Guidance, PSHE Association Core themes and Requirements The Cre8tive Curriculum way! Our shared vision at Cre8tive Curriculum is to help teachers to equip students with the knowledge and skills to take ownership of their own learning and become independent critical thinkers. Products come ‘Ready-to-Teach’ with everything you need for educational, fun and creative lessons. Be Ofsted and DfE PSHE ready with our resources! Product Code: RSE/C8/APT/42 Why not check out our other popular resources here: Assembly - Importance of Expressing yourself Assembly - Powerful Women + Role Models Assembly - Recycling Assembly - Coping with Change Assembly - International Literacy Day Assembly - Importance of Helping Others Assembly - Healthy Eating Habits Assembly - Bullying Prevention Week Assembly - Being Thankful and Grateful

Back to School - a fun activity for primary classrooms. This Recipe for a Great School Year activity pack (including full lesson Powerpoint and all templates) makes a fun welcome project for a new class and creates a classroom display to put up for the new school year. Updated for Back to School 2019. A super first week back/getting to know you activity! The aim of this fun activity is to help your new class think about what will make the next school year a successful one. Pupils will create a recipe for a great school year (the writing activity is included in the Powerpoint lesson provided) and then they can use the templates to turn it into a fabulous transition craft, perfect for display! This resource includes: - A full lesson powerpoint including discussion points and a differentiated writing activity. - A teacher instruction pack - A template pack for making the chef craft This is an easy-to-follow, fun activity perfect for primary classrooms and can be easily adapted for different age groups. Please note that due to terms of use in the images used, the Powerpoint file is not editable.

No planning required! A huge back to school pack of ideas and resources to meet and get to know new classes providing an excellent way to start the new year. Contains the following activities: ✓ THE WITCH HUNT: In teams, students must work out which person has the guilty card. ✓ FIND A FRIEND: Students try to find the person who they have most in common with. ✓ TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE: A fun classic. ✓ WOULD YOU RATHER: Student edition with fun and thought provoking questions. ✓ MY BEDROOM: Students draw a bedroom that reflects them. ✓ TWEETER PROFILE: That's Tweeter not Twitter! ✓ FAKEBOOK PROFILE: They should be well-practised in this! ✓ INTERVIEW A CLASSMATE: Take notes and report back to the class! ✓ SPEED INTERVIEWS: Students speed interview each other. ✓ PERSONALITY CARDS: Students are given interesting and creative roles while discussing a hot topic. Careful, someone might have the "Crazy Cat Lady" role! ✓ HOLIDAY SNAPS: With template. ✓ HOLIDAY NEWS: Students write a new report on their holiday. ✓ THE SPY GAME: Students work in pairs to draw a map and find a secret location. ✓ INVESTIGATION: Students work in teams to analyse evidence to work out how someone escaped from prison. ✓ TIME CAPSULE: Students create a time capsule for themselves to open in the future. ✓ GUESS WHO: A guess who style game where students must find a mystery classmate based on some facts. ✓ MY HANDS: Using their hands as templates, they will create a fact sheet about themselves ✓ A GOOD STUDENT: Students mind map what they think would make a good student. ✓ BINGO: Students create a bingo sheet filled with information about themselves. ✓ VID SPACE: Students create a mock video channel with video ideas of their interests. ✓ CLASS APPLICATION: Students must apply to be part of the class! ✓ THIS SUMMER I: Creative writing prompt and template. Thank you for viewing!

Perfect resource for the start of the academic year to welcome new Science classes! Great for both new KS3 and KS4 Science classes. A fully differentiated and resourced two part lesson which includes an icebreaker activity, and covers classroom rules and expectations. Additionally, students will learn about the importance of lab safety rules, and the hazards and risks associated with practical activities. Students will also identify and explain the meaning of various hazard symbols, and finally carry out a class practical investigation. The resource includes a detailed and engaging lesson PowerPoint with differentiated activities, worksheets, quizzes and a class practical activity for students to complete. This resource is great as part of an introduction topic for new KS3 classes or as a stand-alone Science lesson. Included: 44 slides in total for the lesson PPT Differentiated worksheet Handouts

This PowerPoint includes 9 back to school activities: Time Capsule Self Portraits Chatterbox Class Names Wordsearch Shoebox Sharing Bee statements for class charter We all fit together puzzle Class Charter Also, included are resources for the activities in a PDF format. I hope you have a great start to the school year! Best wishes, Natalie @classroom_sparkle

5 great math-focused back to school activities for getting to know your students, and for them to get to know each other! Math Scavenger Hunt- hunt for students who know the answers to middle school math questions (answer key is included so that you can go over the math facts when the time runs out). Partner Interviews- a great way for students to get to know each other. I have students choose 2 or 3 interesting things they learned about their partners and have them introduce the other person to the class. 60 Second Challenge- fun challenges that students do in pairs! Have one student help by timing and counting, while the other student completes the challenge and vice versa. My Mathography- student choose numbers that best describe them and make illustrations about these numbers to create a numbers autobiography page. Numbers in the Room- students search for others with specific numbers (like the same birth month) in the room to get to know each other.

‘A Ball About Me’, is a fun, first week back to school, all about me creative art activity. This football template invites students to respond to prompts in a personal, way using doodles and graffiti style lettering. 16 Instructions/prompts on the ball template include: Name, Age, Self Portrait, Favourite Song, Food, Book, Sport and Colour Activities: Colour this, take a line for a walk, draw circles, squares, triangles, lines. This resource also includes the following: ‘A Ball About Me’ garland for students to decorate and display. With 2 letters per page, this will make a large welcoming banner for the new classroom or bulletin board. For early finishers and relaxation time: Make a football bookmark Explore pattern, shape and colour with two additional abstract football doodle worksheets. Materials needed: You will only need basic materials for this activity - good quality paper for printing, coloured pencils and marker pens, string or pegs for the garland. The photographed colour example included in the pack uses a black ball point pen and marker pens to create a modern, illustrative style to appeal to year 3’s and above. The finished artworks make a fabulous eye catching group wall display and also work well laminated and suspended from the ceiling. Watch them spin! They also look great as personal journal or sketchbook covers for students. Ideal for use as an icebreaker activity or as an art specific lesson. UK/Aus/NZ version, with ‘favourite colour’ spelling is included in the pack Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this resource, I am always keen to help, Thanks for visiting my store! Diane

Get to know your class with this no-prep, all about me activity. This foldable printable is ideal for back-to-school or for an ‘about me’ topic and is a fun alternative to a standard worksheet. Print the template on white paper. There are 4 designs to choose from, each with the same prompts (please note that the templates are not editable). Pupils will need coloured pencils, a pen and scissors. Firstly, pupils will colour the top and bottom of the template. They can then fill in the boxes with words and pictures. The information they’ll need to complete is as follows: Name Age Left/right handed A place I’d like to visit is 3 words to describe me Things that make me smile I want to learn more about If I were an animal I’d be Something important to me Encourage lots of discussions! When the foldable is closed, it will spell ME. It can then be gently opened to reveal the detail inside. A picture showing how to fold is included, as well as versions of the templates for both US and UK paper sizes. Here are some other All About Me resources you might like: Self portrait all about me Space themed all about me Dinosaur themed all about me Pencil All About Me Craft

This ‘T Shirt About Me’ activity, is a fun, first week back to school ice breaker. It’s a creative way for teachers and students to learn more about each other. Invite students to respond to 30 prompts and questions in a personal and imaginative way, using doodles, words, ‘graffiti style’ lettering and illustrations. T shirt template 1: Art Activity There are 15 sections to illustrate responses to prompts, including: Self portrait, name, age, grade, favourite color, fruit, vegetable, sport, film, song… T shirt template 2: Writing Activity There are 15 questions / prompts to respond to in written format, including: My top 3 goals this year, something I like at school, something I find challenging, if I were a superhero, I can make the world better by, I feel happy when, I feel sad when, I aim to, I wonder if… The T Shirt templates measure approximately 22 x 18cm / 8 x 7 inches and are designed to fit US Letter and A4 paper size for printing. The finished T shirts make a fabulous display, on the bulletin board or pegged up on a line as a garland. The designs are inspired by Piet Mondrian’s abstract work and the pack includes a poster and garland to make the classroom colourful and inspiring. Photographs of completed and partially completed examples included in the packet, use a black ball point pen and colored markers to create a modern, illustrative style to appeal to slightly older children, year 4+ The pack also contains activities for early finishers, including doodle pages and bookmarks to make. UK/Aus/Can templates with ‘colour’ and ‘favourite’ spellings are included in the pack. All original artwork ©The ImaginationBox/Diane Pagan 2018

Want impactful slides to welcome your students back to the new school year. This EDITABLE download consists of 7 slides to introduce your students back to class. Features: -Waving welcome back slide Class Expectations Teacher Expectations Presentation: The Basics Setting up the first lesson The Year Ahead: Introducing our topics. Feel free to add and amend as you please. This file can be altered to suit KS3/4 and translated into any subject. Currently aimed at English classes. Background colour and font choice/colour currently suited to aid dyslexia and general reading (removing glare and improving contrast). If its helpful, please leave a review!

Escape The Temple of Academia! We’ve put together this detailed English lesson that introduces or re-introduces language, structure, speaking and listening (Spoken Language), reading for pleasure and more. Students work in groups to escape The Temple of Academia and have to solve numerous puzzles and activities in order to get out. Using an adventure story theme, this is a brilliant introduction lesson or first lesson back for all English students whether KS3 or KS4. Check out our English Shop for loads more free and inexpensive KS3, KS4, KS5, Literacy and whole school resources. This lesson forms part of our KS3 Complete Pack. Find out more here. AQA English Language Paper 1 and Paper 2 Knowledge Organisers AQA English Language Paper 1 Section A package AQA English Language Paper 1 Sections A and B package AQA English Language Paper 1 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 1 Question 5 package AQA English Language Paper 2 Section A package AQA English Language and English Literature revision package An Inspector Calls whole scheme package An Inspector Calls revision package Macbeth whole scheme package Macbeth revision package A Christmas Carol whole scheme package A Christmas Carol revision package Jekyll and Hyde whole scheme package Jekyll and Hyde revision package Romeo and Juliet whole scheme package Power and Conflict poetry comparing poems package Power and Conflict poetry whole scheme package Love and Relationships poetry whole scheme package Unseen Poetry whole scheme package

This fun quiz consists of 25 multiple choice questions about school and education, see examples in the preview. Recording sheet included. Editable text. Great beginning of the year / ice breaker activity for your new class. Suitable for KS2 - KS3

Icebreaker - Back to School People Search Handout. Use this at the beginning of the year as an icebreaker and getting to know you activity. Find someone who...Give this to the students, and give them time to find people on the grid and have them sign the box when they do. It's fun, and a good way for students to get to know each other. Afterwards, they will do a writing activity about the experience. You will end up not only getting to know your students, but you will have a work sample as well. Teacher directions included. - HappyEdugator

This resource contains an editable, 110 question PowerPoint quiz. It is an ideal back to school resource, ideal for an assembly, for tutor time and as an ice-breaker. Each school-themed question has three possible answers, with varying degrees of challenge. The quiz can be administered in a variety of ways - to individuals or teams. The answers can be found by clicking on the question mark image on each slide. Answers can be given either as you go through the quiz or at the end. An answer sheet is also provided to allow individuals / teams to record their answers. Sample questions: What is the fear of school known as? What is the fear of scraping your nails on a blackboard known as? Which king founded Eton College in 1440 as a charity school to provide free education for 70 poor boys? Which group of animals collective name is described as a school? When was the school leaving age raised to 16? What is the French word for school? Which footballer started a campaign to end child food poverty and to extend the free school meal voucher scheme which MPs originally voted against? The quiz also contains hyperlinks to: the world’s oldest teacher (102) Marcus Rashford and his campaign to extend school meal vouchers the biggest school in the world with approximately 52,000 pupils and 2,500 teachers a boat school in Bangladesh Abo Elementary school - an underground school in New Mexico a school in Antigua Guatemala made from recycled plastic bottles A version of the quiz without the hyperlinks is also included. Please note that the water mark on the preview images is not present on the resource itself. If you buy this resource and are pleased with your purchase, I would be extremely grateful if you could leave a review. As a token of appreciation, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as your purchased resource. Just email inspireandeducate@aol.co.uk with your user name, the resource you have reviewed and the resource you would like for free. More Quizzes You may also be interested in: Back To School Icebreaker - Find Someone Who Back To School Ice Breaker - Would You Rather? Which Would You Choose?

Tasks based on TV show ‘Taskmaster’. Encourages children to work as a team to solve fun challenges together. Excellent to rebuild relationships following school closure. PPT is editable.

2023 New Year Back to School Tutor Time All About Me Time Capsule resource is ideal for a back to school Tutor Time Classroom in the current situation. What better way to get the students to reflect on what is important to them. This can be stored as a keepsake to reflect on in the future. It designed for you to complete individually or as a class. Students can use a clean glass jar, a box or an envelope. We have included a variety of labels for you to choose which to use. Included in this Time Capsule resource is: A variety of labels to stick on your jar ‘Top Secret’ Labels to stick on the front of your package ‘A Message to Me’ ‘My Favorite Things’ ‘My Future Goals’ ‘A Letter to Myself’ Perfect as a restorative piece of work to implement in your recovery curriculum. We hope that you enjoy this resource! Please join our Facebook groups for teacher chat, networking and exclusive freebies. #teach #TeachRE #TeachChristianity #TeachJudaism #TeachScience #TeachPSHE & RSE We would love your feedback, if you like what you see, please follow us at TeachElite and click the ‘Follow this Author button’ . We will keep you updated on any sales we throw or FREEBIES we upload. You can find us on Twitter and Facebook

Here are some activities to help children remember what they have learnt and start oiling their brains during the first school week after Summer holidays.

Using the metaphor of a jigsaw puzzle, this assembly helps children to think about the different roles they and others play in the school community. You could deliver this assembly as children return to school after lockdown. This assembly and associated activity pack, should support the children to feel a sense of belonging and understand their place in the school, hopefully bringing a renewed feeling of unity and community along with positivity about being back at school. Using this resource This resource is designed for: children aged 3 to 11 use in a whole-school or whole year group assembly This resource forms part of our rebuild and recover set of resources, designed to help schools come back together and support their pupils’ wellbeing after lockdown.

Great for September 2022! Perfect for the first week back when you meet your new class. This settling in quiz is designed for tutor time or tutor period. The 10 questions help students to settle into the new term, get to grips with their new timetable and new teachers when they get back to school. It is especially useful for students in year 7 who are starting at a new school. This could be used with any secondary school year group coming back to school as well as vertical tutor groups welcoming new students. 2 copies per page, ready to print A4 size and cut into two. If you and your students enjoy this task, consider other Quizmajig quizzes for future tutor periods. The Anagram Quiz is available for free and our Word Puzzle Quiz only costs £1. Alternatively you can buy the season 1 collection of Quizmajug resources for £8.99! The package includes quizzes suitable for all secondary age groups.