Better Lesson
Better Lesson: First Week of School, Day 4
Sixth graders will role play with the teacher to reinforce classroom procedures.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: First Week of School, Day 2
Sixth graders will take a test and be surprised at how similar their teacher is to them.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: First Week of School, Day 1
Sixth graders will learn about each other from a toilet paper activity.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: First Week of School, Day 5
Sixth graders understand what the bucket of kindness is and how they can use it to earn rewards as a class.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Back to School Planner and Checklist
Get ready to go back to school with PBS Kids! Help students plan their first week of school, identify new routines, and prepare for the year ahead with these printables.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Getting Ready for School
Get ready to go back to school with these resources from PBS KIDS! Help students plan their first week of school, identify new routines, prepare for the year ahead, and reflect on their summer with these printables.
A to Z Teacher Stuff
First Days of School Activities
Several tips for teachers to try during the beginning days of the school year to get things off to a smooth start.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Back to School Planning Guide
Multiple back to school resources. Includes icebreakers, quick first day ideas, and unit plans.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Get Off to a Smart Start
No matter how many years spent in the classroom, every teacher could use some "first week" ideas. Find quick and easy back-to-school tips to help you with seating charts, tackling the first day of school, classroom management and time...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Get Off to a Smart Start
No matter how many years spent in the classroom, every teacher could use some "first week" ideas. Find quick and easy back-to-school tips to help you with seating charts, tackling the first day of school, classroom management and time...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Introducing Practical Speaking Skills
If you really speak WELL, people will love to listen! In this lesson, students will practice routines to help them speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly. Teaching this in the first weeks of school sets...
BBC
Bbc: Week of 9 1 14: u.s. Schools to Have Non White Majority
During the 2014-2015 school year, American public schools are projected to have more students than ever of non-white ethnicities, and Caucasians will be in the minority for the first time.
Austin Independent School District
Austin Independent School District: Fourth Grade Conventions Checklists [Pdf]
A series of three checklists for the first three nine-weeks, designed to help fourth graders focus on usage and mechanics in their writing.
Read Works
Read Works: A Bad Move
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a girl named Lin and her first week at a new school. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Carter G. Woodson
Biographical details on Carter Woodson, an American historian who first opened the long-neglected field of black studies to scholars and also popularized the field in the schools and colleges of black people. He also founded Negro...
University of California
History Project: Lincoln and the Outbreak of War, 1861
Using primary source documents, this middle school lesson plan focuses on Lincoln's role in the outbreak of the Civil War, specifically his actions as President during his first six weeks in office.