+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Effective Back-to-School Nights

For Teachers K - 6th
Here is an engaging and creative project to do with your ESL learners in preparation for back to school night. A digital camera is used to photograph each pupil, and everyone completes a short writing assignment that goes along with...
+
Printables
1
1
Printabelle

Welcome Back to School

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Get your classroom ready for Back-to-School Night with this collection of templates and displays. Including a back-to-school banner, name tags, book plates, parent invitations, table settings, and much more. This resource offers...
+
Printables
1
1
Catch My Party

Back to School Printables

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Prepare your classroom for Back-to-School Night with this collection of printable displays. Including a Welcome Back sign, labels for classroom supplies, and table markers for a back-to-school buffet, this resource helps support teachers...
+
Printables
Ms. Yorks Class

Back to School Night Sign-In Sheet

For Teachers K - 6th
Remember whose parents came to Back-to-School Night with a pre-made sign-in sheet that requires attendees to write their name, phone number, email address, and more. 
+
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Back-to-School Night Basics

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Ease your fears about Back-to-School Night with practical planning ideas that are sure to make your event a success.
+
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Back-to-School Night: What Parents Need to Know

For Teachers K - 6th
Get prepared for your Back-to-School Night presentation with these tips and ideas.
+
PPT
Curated OER

Back to School Night

For Teachers K - 5th
Come prepared for your next Back-to-School Night with an organized and informative presentation for your parents. Here you'll find a sample PowerPoint that includes such highlights as the teacher's homework expectations and calendar,...
+
Lesson Planet Article
Curated OER

Top Ten Tips for a Successful Back to School Night

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Here are my top ten tips to ensure that you have a fantastic Back to School Night.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Back To School Night iMovie

For Teachers 6th
Learners work collaboratively to take and download digital images, use iMovie software, and create an iMovie to show at a Back To School Night event. They discuss how to organize the information into a clear and cohesive movie. Then,...
+
Printables
1
1
Curriculum Corner

Meet the Teacher Night

For Students K
Use a packet of colorful chalkboard-themed Meet the Teacher Night sign-in and information sheets as part of your back-to-school activities. The packet is complete with welcome signs, classroom labels, methods of transportation labels,...
+
Professional Doc
1
1
Attentance Work

Teaching Attendance: Everyday Strategies to Help Teachers Improve Attendance and Raise Achievement

For Teachers K - 12th
Build a culture of attendance with the help of this 7-page toolkit loaded with suggestions for specific things you and parents can do to improve attendance, and in turn, raise the achievement of learners. Included are suggestions for...
+
PPT
Curated OER

Why Garden in New York State Schools?

For Teachers K - 6th
A lovely presentation in which slide after slide outlines the many educational, physical, emotional, and social benefits of gardening in schools. This presentation is meant to be shown to parents, and would be a terrific choice to...
+
Printables
Blogger

How Can I Help My Child Succeed in School?

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Engage parents in extending their child's education beyond the classroom with this simple handout. Offering seven suggestions for ways parents can support the success of their children, this is an excellent resource for establishing a...
+
Instructional Video4:55
2
2
Laura Candler

ABC’s of Me!

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
Young authors share all about themselves with this printable autobiography resource. Including 26 different sentence frames, one focusing on each letter of the alphabet, students write about everything from an adventure they would like...
+
Activity
PBS

Around the Block

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
Arthur and his friends help children explore the concepts of family, community, and diversity in a fun series of activities. From performing peer interviews to mapping out the different places students have lived or visited, this...
+
Printables
1
1
Curriculum Corner

Classroom Hunt

For Teachers K - 6th
Make connections with the biggest advocates for the children in your class—their parents! A set of classroom tools includes parent communication forms, opportunities for parents to volunteer, and a page for them to help you get to know...
+
Writing
1
1
Curriculum Corner

I See a School

For Students K Standards
Give observational and writing skills a boost with a activity that takes scholars on a sight-seeing journey around the school. Learners read sentences and color a corresponding picture, then write their own observational sentence and...
+
Printables
Student Handouts

Guest and Visitor Sign-In Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
A handy sign-in sheet is the perfect addition to your parent conference or open house night. It provides three columns for names, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses.
+
Activity
Poetry4kids

How to Write a Free Verse Poem

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Budding poets compose an original free verse poem. Encouraged to use personification and alliteration, scholars read over three tips and examples then try their hand at drafting a poem of their own style.  
+
Printables
2
2
Education World

How I Spent My Summer Vacation Prompt

For Teachers 1st - 3rd Standards
Learn all about your new students' exciting summer breaks with this simple writing exercise. Young learners complete a series of three sentence frames about their summer vacation and their hopes for the new school year before drawing...
+
Lesson Plan
1
1
Advocates for Human Rights

All about Me!

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Celebrate the uniqueness of your students with this character building lesson series. In order to learn about and appreciate diversity and individuality, children create All About Me books by cutting out and drawing pictures that...
+
Handout
Super Duper Publications

Welcome to Kindergarten: Handwriting without Tears

For Teachers K
Do your kindergartners become frustrated when learning about handwriting? Use a guiding chart to show your learners the most efficient ways to form each lowercase letter. Additionally, it provides methods to remember how to write numbers.
+
Website
Shakespeare Globe Trust

Twelfth Night

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Whether you choose to include Twelfth Night in your course or whether Shakespeare's comedy has been thrust upon you, be not afraid to incorporate an interactive resource into your study of Shakespeare's tale of loss, love, and identity....
+
Handout
4
4
Really Good Stuff

New-Teacher Classroom Set-Up Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 8th
Packed with teaching tips and best practice ideas from veterans, this 16-page packet is a real boon to new teachers, as well as a great resources for those more experienced professionals. Ideas about how to set up your classroom physical...