Back to School

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Back to School Teaching Tips and Ideas

Our Class is a Family

Colorful graphic featuring the cover of Our Class is a Family, with illustrated children in front of a school, and the text: “A read aloud for building class community.”.

Jenga Math Fun

Colorful classroom-themed graphic with the text Jenga in the Classroom: Set the Stage to Engage. Features a sight word game, students playing Jenga, and bright Jenga blocks labeled Math Jenga and Jenga game cards for added fun.

Star of the Week

A promotional image for a Class Community Star of the Week Activity shows three sample student worksheets, each with colorful borders, handwritten notes, and star illustrations.

Back to School Student Gift Idea

Student gift idea display featuring colorful custom keychains with names and fun designs, perfect for building class community, shown in two close-up sections and one package labeled “Play Side Creations.”.

Back to School Photo Booth

Colorful graphic promoting Holiday & Seasonal School Photo Booth Props, featuring illustrated school and holiday-themed props and a group of kids building class community as they pose with props in a photo booth.

Class Family Album

Three colorful classroom worksheets about family are shown side by side. Each worksheet highlights drawings of students, families, or a school bus, celebrating Class Community with handwritten text beneath creative headings and decorations. Pens are placed nearby.

Back to School Displays

Collage with 5 Back to School Bulletin Board Ideas text. It features: a paper apple with a handwritten note, a board with paper student faces, and a colorful portrait with pink sunglasses.

Back to School Postcards

A Back to School Welcome Postcards banner with three postcard designs below, each featuring cheerful colors, welcome messages, and school-themed illustrations like apples, pencils, and pineapples to help foster a strong class community.

Hot Air Balloon Writing Craft

Three images show a classroom Hot Air Balloon craft activity. The first and third images display student writing inside colorful balloon cutouts. The middle image shows balloons hanging from the ceiling with photos of students.

Back to School Resources

Our Class is a Family is a colorful children's book depicting a diverse group of kids and their teacher in front of a pink school, with bright trees, clouds, and a notebook beneath the book.

Back to School Jenga Game for building classroom community

Back to School Photo Booth Props

class family writing project

Image showing a Star of the Week (Star Student) activity with an open booklet labeled Star of the Week, colorful paper folders, and a focus on building Class Community. Text below reads Compliment book from peers & parent letter.

Sunglasses Writing Looking Forward to a New Year

A graphic displays the title "Apple Editable Back to School Postcards to Students," a sample postcard with "Welcome to Mrs. Olsen's Second Grade Class" and an apple image, plus a blank postcard space. Text below: Welcome your new students to your class!.

Diving into a new year writing craft for back to school

A promotional image displaying colorful, customized keychains with names, grades, or cute designs, labeled as Customized Keychains Student Gift Idea in playful fonts. Two sets of assorted round keychains are shown.