schools in session beginning of year activities and centers

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Thank you so much for purchasing this packet! I

appreciate it so much. Check my blog to see this packet in action in my own classroom.

(after Aug. 2012) If you have any questions

about this packet please email me at

[email protected]. I hope you enjoy using this in

your classroom!

Clipart: KPM Doodles

Fonts: Kevin & Amanda and Hello Literacy.

At School I See

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At School I See seeseeseeseeseesee

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Use these pictures to glue to the

end of the sentence strips for the

pocket chart story.

Black and White Versions

Use these pictures to glue to the

end of the sentence strips for the

pocket chart story.

This is ME going to pre-K as

happy as can be!

This is ME going to kindergarten as

happy as can be!

This is ME going to 1st grade as

happy as can be!

A little dot holds a lot!

Practice using little dots of glue. Try

your best and your glue will become a sparkly surprise.

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Practice cutting on the straight line.

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- Practice cutting on the zig-zag line.

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Practice cutting on the curvy line.

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Practice cutting on the straight lines.

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Pencil Practice Practice using your pencil by tracing the lines.

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Tour your school and find all of the faces your students will need to know. Give each child a paper and clipboard. Have them take 1 crayon or pencil with them. When you

meet the staff, students may circle or color the appropriate square.

Take your camera with you and make a snapshot of each VIP. Then, make a poster of familiar faces to

display in your room.

Nice to Meet You!

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Graph how your students feel on the first day of school. Use the colored words below to create a graph on chart or butcher paper. Ive included a student graph that can be filled in and Ive included 2 options for a

drawing/writing activity.

My Feelings about School

happy nervous sad

happy nervous sad

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Before School I

feltdo 1st thing in

the morning

Now I feeldo last

part of day

How We Feel Today...

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I feel ______ at school today

because ___________

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This is how I feel today

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For the playdoh patterns game, Ive included 3

versions depending on the age of students you are

working with. Older students can label their pattern,

younger students may only be able to complete the

page with 3 patterns on it.

Students can use real playdoh by rolling balls to create

a pattern or by using cookie cutters.

Ive also included some colored playdoh pieces that

you can print incase you want to use game pieces

instead.

Playdoh Patterns

Use playdoh to create a pattern. Show what you did on your paper.

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Playdoh Patterns Use playdoh to create a pattern. Show what you did on your paper then label your pattern.

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Playdoh Patterns Use playdoh to create a pattern. Show what you did on your paper.

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Crayon Count

How many are on the crayon box? Write the number and color the box to match.

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Ten Frame template if you want to run your copies

on construction paper and make your own.

Crayon Count: Run on 10 colors & add dots for how many you want your

students to count.

Apples for the Teacher: run on at least FIVE colors or all 10 colors.

You can pick and choose which way you want your students to do this

game. See description below.

Shapes in my Backpack: run on 9 colors. Glue a shape picture on each

backpack.

Apples for the Teacher

You can play this game using just the first page and let your students do

either numbers 1-5 or 6-10 depending on what they are ready for; OR you can

run the second page on the back and let them do all numbers 1-10.

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The Shape Trace

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Shapes in my Backpack Pick a backpack and look at the object. What shape is it? Draw the shape in the box and color the backpack to match.

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Pictures for Shapes in my Backpack

Print, cut, and glue to a backpack. You will

need 9 backpacks on 9 colors. Pattern is

earlier in packet.

Measure the School Tools Measure each school tool with cubes. Show how long it is by coloring in the amount of squares.

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Sounds on the Bus Pick a bus and look at the picture. Listen for the beginning sound. Write the letter in the box and color the bus to match.

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Sounds on the Bus: Run on 10 colors. Glue the beginning sound pictures to the middle.

Write your Sight Words: Run on 10 colors. Glue a sight word to the middle.

Crazy for Colors: Run on 10 colors. Glue a cut up color word to the

matching crayon. Cut apart the letters in a straight line to make a puzzle.

Pictures for Sounds on the Bus

Write the Sight Words

Ive included several versions of this game so you can choose the one that fits your students needs the best.

To Play, students will pick a piece of paper, read the sight word, and write

it on their paper.

Write your Sight Words Pick a paper and read the word. Write the word and color the paper to match.

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Write your Sight Words Pick a paper and read the word. Write the word and color the paper to match.

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I am

little

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I am the to little a have is we my like he for me with she

see look they you of and in it can said

are that do

Write your Sight Words Pick a paper and read the word. Write the word 2 times and color the paper to match.

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Write your Sight Words Pick a paper and read the word. Trace the word, write it, and color the paper to match.

the have

to

a I

am little is like my

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Alphabet Soup

Use the Alphabet Cereal to have students

complete the following pages.

I run a variety of pages and just let students

pick one. That way, all the As from the cereal box arent gone by the end of the week.

Students glue at least 5 of each letter in their

bowl to match.

Alphabet Soup Glue at least 5 letters from the cereal box into the matching bowl.

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Letters for lunch Look in the lunchbox. Stamp or write the matching uppercase letter.

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Letters for Lunch: Run on 12

colors of paper; add 12 of the

colored letters below.

Choose 12 letters for students to

match.

Use with Letters for Lunch

Crazy for Colors! Build each color word crayon puzzle. Color the crayon and write the color word.

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Crazy for Colors! Build each color word crayon puzzle. Color the crayon and trace the color word.

red

blue

green

yellow

orange

purple

pink

black

brown

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red orange yellow green blue purple pink black brown white Words for Crazy for Colors! Cut apart the letters for each color word and paste to the correct crayon. Then after laminating, cut

apart the crayon in between each letter to make a puzzle. Store all pieces in a Ziploc bag.

y e l l ow

r e d

o r a n g e

g r e e n

b l u e

p u r p l e

p i n k

b l a c k

b r own

Read & Write the Room Search the room for the chalkboard cut-outs. Find the matching picture on your paper and write the word.

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Read & Write the Room: Run on either green or black 10 copies.

Glue the picture and the word to the chalkboard.

bus backpack paper marker pencil

eraser crayons book scissors glue

Words for Read & Write the Room. Glue these words to a chalkboard after running on 10 colors of paper.

backpack bus

marker paper

pencil eraser

crayons book

scissors glue

Show me the Letter Spin the spinner. Trace the correct letter.

A

B A

C C

D E

D F

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Show me the Letter Spin the spinner. Write the correct letter.

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Spinner for

Show me the Letter

Print on cardstock and

laminate.

Color Spinner

Can be used for

Show me the Letter.

Whichever color they

spin, thats the color

they should use to trace

or write the letter.

Beginning Sound Spinner

Can be used for

Show me the Letter.

Students listen for the

beginning sound and

trace or write the

matching letter.

schools in session beginning of year activities and centers

Documents

pencil practice practice

day of school

playdoh patterns game

real playdoh

colored playdoh pieces

younger students

age of students

older students