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First Week of School Activities | Back to School

July 9, 2022July 9, 2022 - themeaningfulteacher Leave a comment

My top 5 engaging first week of school activities that your upper elementary students will love!

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Get to know your classmates STEM building challeng

Get to know your classmates STEM building challenges! Grab the set through the link in my bio for your first week of school lesson plans. Happy creating! 🤩

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Color by numbers are the BEST way to practice thos

Color by numbers are the BEST way to practice those math skills that come up all year long, aka MULTI DIGIT MULTIPLICATION! Grab your free set through the link in my bio and add it to your plans for the year!

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Get to know your classmates STEM challenges are on

Get to know your classmates STEM challenges are on sale through tonight only! Head to my tpt store through the link in my bio to shop the sale 🤩

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If YOU had to build your favorite food with legos,

If YOU had to build your favorite food with legos, what would you build?!

Now picture this: your new classroom full of students on the first day of school, working in groups to build THEIR favorite foods, and sharing their creations with their new classmates. They’re complementing each other’s work, asking questions, and getting to know each other in an engaging, non intimidating way.

Sounds great, right?? These getting to know you STEM building challenges are a game 👏🏻 changer 👏🏻 for the first week of school. Grab this best-selling back to school activity in my tpt store through the link in my bio, or comment below and I’ll dm you the link to save even more time!

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✨free download✨ On a scale of 1-10 how much do

✨free download✨ On a scale of 1-10 how much do you LOATHE teaching Greek and Latin prefixes and suffixes?

I was a solid 10. In 5th grade I never had time to fit it in so more often than not it didn’t get taught. 😬

BUT I did realize the best way to fit it in was through quick, simple, but meaningful activities.

Anddd this FREE prefix color by number was born! Download it to use for morning work, small group work, or (my favorite) SUB PLANS!!

Comment below and I’ll send you the link to download, or head to the link in my bio and tap the button for ‘Free Prefix Coloring Activity’.

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