As you are working on teaching and practicing procedures and routines those first few weeks of school, it’s a great time to squeeze in special writing projects celebrating students returning to the classroom. We share all of our favorite back to school writing activities below so you can pick and choose which ones work best for you and your students. Learn all about our most popular back to school writing projects below!
Back to School Writing Activities
Check out the back to school writing activities below!
1. All About Me Booklets
The All About Me Booklets help make your planning for the first week of school easier and provide your students and their families with a memorable keepsake. Having taught for many years, I know that there are always some odd minutes to fill before routines are established and often times your attention is needed to handle an immediate, unexpected matter (i.e. new student at the door who hadn’t registered prior to that day and a child who is crying because they are struggling with the transition). During those times, it is important to have an activity on hand that your students can work on by themselves. These packets are it!
2. No-Prep Back to School Activities
The Back to School Activities are fun and engaging activities that are perfect for the first couple of weeks of school. This resource includes more than 20 icebreakers and get to know you activities.
3. Back to School Would You Rather Activities
These Back to School Would you Rather Activities include prompts (often referred to as this or that questions, discussion starters, and talking topics) where kids are given two options to choose from. They are a great way to increase engagement in your classroom whether it’s during your morning meeting or literacy centers.
Related Back to School Activities
Below are some other popular back to school activities you might be interested in.
Back to School Read Alouds
Below are some popular read alouds for back to school that you might find pair well.
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In closing, we hope you found this post about our popular back to school writing activities for elementary students helpful. If you did, then you may also be interested in these other posts:
