Back to School Activities for Upper Primary | Writing Prompts, Icebreakers, Conversation starters

**Want to break the ice and get your 4th, 5th and 6th grade students talking (and writing!) from Day 1? These writing and drawing prompts, conversation starters and crosswords are your go-to solution for a fun, low-stress start! **

RESOURCES INCLUDED:

** 16 Conversation Cards to get students to talk about themselves and get to know their classmates. It’s a really fun ice breaker with different kinds of questions. Just print and laminate the discussion cards. :)

** Worksheets with 7 writing prompts and 2 acrostic poems related to the school year, the holidays and the students’ goals. Great activities for students to express themselves and for you to assess their writing skills! These writing prompts are in PRINT and DIGITAL versions.

** Worksheets with 8 fun drawing prompts related to school for your more art-oriented students!

** 2 crossword puzzles in PRINT and DIGITAL versions! One includes vocabulary about school in general; the other one is about school subjects. Engage your students on the first day of school with these challenging but highly entertaining puzzles!

BONUS: DIGITAL versions of the writing prompts worksheets and the crosswords are also included.

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SAVE VALUABLE TIME:
** All activities are in ready-to-print PDF files and DIGITAL VERSIONS. The digital versions include editable boxes; students just have to type their answers on those boxes, save their answers and send the files to the teacher.
** This pack includes a Teacher’s Guide with all the activities and their corresponding answer keys, as well as the handouts for the students in separate files and suggestions on how to use this resource.

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