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 when welcoming your students back to the classroom 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

This includes a lesson plan and slides for recount writing based on the story: The Truth about My Unbelievable Summer by David Cali. The aim is to use this as a back to school assessment of writing activity and can be up-levelled according to the year group you teach. This will produce more imaginative writing than a ‘what did you do this summer’ recount which a) doesn’t inspire children to write and b) isn’t inclusive, as some children might not have done much whereas other might have gone on several holidays. The lesson goes through: What a recount is and how to write one Questions to ask the children about the story How to plan a recount Scaffolded Sheet for writing I hope you enjoy using this resource in your classroom! (To use my font you will need to download: Dreaming Outloud Sans and Bobby Jones Soft) Best wishes, Natalie Instagram: classroom_sparkle

What is this resource? Blobs and Lines PowerPoint is an icebreaker game that is perfect for the beginning of term and will help pupils get to know each other and feel more comfortable in your classroom without any uncomfortable situations or embarrassing questions. Blobs and Lines focuses on getting to know each other whilst talking on a variety of interesting topics. This game has been created as a bright, colourful animated PowerPoint presentation, complete with 15 questions; all you have to do is set it in slideshow mode and the game will begin after the first slide. No extra equipment is required to play this game.** How does it work? A set of questions asks pupils to either line up in a particular order (by birthday, for example) or gather in groups based on something they have in common (eye colour, for example). This game keeps pupils moving and talking and helps them find things they have in common right away, building a sense of belonging and community in your classroom. There is also a challenge mode on some of the slides which challenges your students to complete the task without talking.

**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.

This ready-to-use pack is perfect for your very first class with a new group of students. Designed for 1st Year English in Ireland, these activities help break the ice, build classroom relationships, and get students writing in a fun, low-pressure way. What’s included: Find Someone Who… Bingo - a lively movement-based activity to help students learn about each other. Writing Task Template - “The Story of My Name” and a Name Acrostic Poem to encourage creative writing. Welcome to 1st Year English Handout - a student-friendly outline of what to expect in English this year, with extra icebreaker tasks and reflection prompts. Why you’ll love it: No preparation required - just print and go Builds class community from day one Mix of speaking, writing, and movement activities Designed specifically for Irish Junior Cycle students Perfect for a one-hour introductory lesson, this set will help you make a positive start with your new class!

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!

A fun, creative activity to help you get to know your students at the beginning of the school year. Make a star and hang your ‘galaxy of learners’ from the ceiling. The front of the star has flaps that open to reveal a picture of the student (draw a self-portrait or glue a photo) and the back shows 8 pictures of your student’s favourite things. Two Templates: ♦ With headings (see list below) ♦ Blank – add your own ‘favourite’ categories The 8 Favourite Things: ♦ Holiday location ♦ Food ♦ Animal ♦ Hobby ♦ TV Programme ♦ Game ♦ Colour ♦ Sport Template with US spelling/vocabulary is also included: color, program, vacation (instead of holiday). Two Paper Sizes: ♦ A4 size ♦ Letter size Easy-to-follow instructions are included. Each star requires two pieces of paper (front and back template). Approximate size: 18cm in diameter. Great as a classroom activity or set it as a homework project during the first 1-2 weeks of school. ********************************************************************** © Suzanne Welch Teaching Resources

This All About Me T Shirt Art Activity, is an engaging 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

Need a variety of engaging icebreaker games? This pack of 25 games are perfect for transition or induction activities! These dynamic icebreaker activities are designed to help you to get to know your students and create long-lasting connections among classmates. I was a HOY for 5 years and know exactly how important those first few days are for our students. These activities will help them settle back into school life whilst encouraging collaboration and communication amongst them. Each game in this collection is crafted to create an engaging and inclusive environment. Teachers can use these icebreaker games to encourage students to share about themselves, collaborate with peers, and build a sense of community. Additionally, these activities make excellent brain breaks, providing much-needed mental refreshment during a busy school day all throughout the year! Many of these games can be adapted into learning activities, seamlessly integrating fun with educational content. What’s included: 25 cards featuring a different game on each Full instructions Group age and size recommendation Differentiation and Adaptable options Like what you see? Please leave a review, I love to hear from you! Check out other engaging assemblies and resources at my store! Schooled Resources

This project based learning resource is an engaging Geometry based Math mini project revolving around designing a Gnome village or town using isometric paper and is a great back to school or end of term activity. The project lasts up to 5 lessons plus there are additional problem solving worksheets that could fill 2 more lessons. Includes fun geometric tasks, bursting with mathematical concepts and math skills such as isometric drawings, 3D shapes, elevation drawings and plans. It also offers opportunities to be creative and to develop number problem solving strategies. I’m certain you and your students will enjoy Gnome Homes. My students always love it and still talk about it years later! The aim of the task is to create all the 15 different shapes out of 4 Multilink cubes and then design a Gnomes village using these shapes as buildings. The village/town must be decorated in a theme and as this can be set as a competition within the class or year group, the student with the most creative Gnome Homes, wins. Not only must students design their village, they must also work out the costs involved with each building relating to the ground rent, paint for the walls and tiles for the roofs. There are activities and problem solving questions based on the task, that are available for students who need extension work. Finished products can be laminated for a super wall display. Can be set as a class or year group competition and entries displayed. What’s Included Teacher Guide Starter activity Printable Isometric Paper Examples of previous work Student worksheets Problem Solving Tasks Answer Keys **Here’s what others say ** “Students completed this at the end of the year and loved it. The directions were really clear and I love the built in differentiation. One of their favorite activities of the year!” “My students’ creativity really came through with this activity. I had gnome villages with everything from carnivals to an IKEA store. The real-world connection of costs of building was great.” “This was a super fun project for my enriched students. They were engaged and practicing without even realizing they were.” “Amazing resource!”

Dive into the school year with a universally engaging activity that bridges communication gaps, sparks conversations, and fills the room with laughter! Introducing our ‘Would You Rather?’ Game, suitable for both young learners and adults. ** Key Features:** Versatile Formats: Choose from Google Slides, PowerPoint, or PDF versions to best fit your teaching style and classroom set up. Responsive Design: Whether you’re projecting on the latest widescreen or a traditional projector, our game is available in both 16:9 and 4:3 ratios. Engaging Visuals: Each prompt is complemented by a clear cartoon image, making the game accessible even for EAL/ESL students or those who benefit from visual cues. 50+ Questions: There are over 50 slides, each with two scenarios for the students to consider, discuss and decide upon. Broad Age Range: Perfectly curated for Grades 2 and up, but it’s engaging even for adult participants. Purpose-Driven Mix: Our slides combine humor with deeper reflections, ensuring active participation, thoughtful conversations, and sheer fun! Ready to Use & Customizable: Designed for immediate use with no additional tweaks needed. However, if personalization is your thing, go ahead! The game is easy to edit. ** Ideal Usage Scenarios:** Back to School Energizer: Reignite classroom dynamics after vacations. Ice-Breaker: Build connections in new groups or refresh old ones. Discussion Starter: Perfect for English classes, debate clubs, or any setting that benefits from discourse. Online or Distance Learning: Ideal for using in an online learning environment, to encourage discussion.

The Ultimate Back to School tutor time escape room is so much more fun than your average quiz! Perfect for any subject as a back to school intro Included in this pack is… 17 Fun clues Interactive Activities Over 10 School Subjects Covered Teacher Answers Pupil Sheet (2 Options) 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 Please note, due to the size of the file it will take some time to download, so please plan ahead. :-)

US and UK versions included Get to know your pupils with this all about me foldable activity. Ideal for the start of a new school year or for a myself/ourselves/Me topic. You could use these in the classroom for a back to school activity, or send home for pupils to complete as a transition activity over the summer. There are 15 templates so children can pick one that best matches their hair style. They then draw eyes, eyebrows, skin/hair colour and lips, creating a self portrait! Templates are also included with a straight edge around the face for younger/less confident cutters. The inside prompts them to add some information about themselves - name, age, favourite colours, something that makes them smile and something they are good at. Finally, they can cut out the design, and fold (instructions are included for this). Bring the 2 sides of the face together, then gently pull apart to reveal the inside (like a concertina). Minimal prep is needed - just print templates onto A4 card and have coloured pencils in skin/hair/eye tones and scissors available. Glue/tape are not required. This 36 page PDF resource is not editable. Here are some other About Me resources you might like: Outer space themed all about me foldable Dinosaur themed about me foldable Vertical about me foldable

This Assembly encourages students to engage with their feelings about starting school again. The assembly centers around a story called “Honeypuff’s First Day Back at School” about a monster who is worried about returning to school because he keeps focusing on the mistakes he made last year. With the help of his mummy and teacher he learns about the power of affirmations and positive self-talk to build confidence. The story is followed by a guided reflection in which the student explore what they can learn and take away from the story. Through this assembly all students will learn Powerful strategies to build confidence. The power of their words to transform their feelings and the feelings of others The importance of taking risks in learning The story is embedded as a video but also as slides too- so you can chose whether to play or read the story- delete as appropriate. This assembly is approapriate for reception (FS2) - Year 6 students. I have personally delivered it to all Primary Year groups very successfully.

‘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

A perfect activity for the start of a new school year. Completely customisable for your own school rules. Three spaces provided for the class to personalise the classroom rules. Pupils can draw in the boxes provided or write about the rules. Also included…Comic Strips Get your class enthused in the topic they are studying by asking them to retell the story or a process in the form of a comic book! Included in this resource are 24 different comic book page layouts that can be printed as A3 or A4 pages. Guaranteed to ad a bit of ka-pow to your lessons! If you review this resource we will give you another resource of the same value for FREE. We hope that you enjoy this resource! We would love your feedback, if you like what you see, please follow us: on Tes TeachElite’s Shop 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: https://twitter.com/TeachEliteRE and Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeachElite/

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

I have created some fun, light activities for my year 1 children’s first week back to school. They include some maths resources and phonics activities alongside some fun, well-being activities aimed at getting the children into school life. They can be edited and adapted as you wish!

I’ve tried to put as much into this as I possibly could. There's flashcards, posters, class lists, class groups, blank sticker charts, HFW assessment charts, MFW assessment charts, a multiplication square, number fans, ‘welcome to..’ postcards, book labels, a birthday certificate, name tags, ‘we are working with..’ cards, and a template welcome letter to fill in and send home to parents

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

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.