Back to School Activities for Secondary – First Week for Middle & High School

Description

Get to know your students, their skills and their learning needs in this mega-pack of 20+ fun-filled and practical back-to-school activities for your middle school or high school students! “First Week Survival Kit” includes 35 pages of printables, games, activities, learning inventories and more to help you start the year off right.

Provided in both PDF and digital formats, this back-to-school survival kit includes three main sections to help you build a strong foundation from the start:

SECTION 1: Get to know your Students. Fun icebreakers, games and activities that will help you get to know your students and help them learn about each other, including:

• All About Me

• Parent Perspective

• Letter to Myself

• Coat-of-Arms

• Find Someone Who” Bingo

• Stranded!

• Top 10 Playlist

• Two Truths and a Lie

• “Are You my Partner?” Card Game

• “I’d like to Introduce…”

• Beach Ball Bonanza!

• Summer Blockbuster

• “Me” Collage

• “YOU-niqueness” Bingo

SECTION 2: Get to Know their Learning Needs Learning inventories that will help you assess your students’ unique needs, skills and learning styles from day one, including:

• Reading Inventory

• Writing Inventory

• Vocabulary Inventories (also sold separately)

• Learning Style Inventory

SECTION 3: Build Classroom Community. Activities that will help your students acclimate to your classroom and build a sense of community and trust, including:

• Classroom Scavenger Hunt

• Classroom Contract Activity (also sold separately)

Build a community of learners in your classroom from day one with this 35-page back to school packet. The Back to School Activities First Week Survival Kit was created for high school and middle school students for the beginning of the year, but can be adapted for all ages.

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