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Back to School


Classroom Treasure Hunt
Your students are in a new classroom this year. Have them find a friend and go on a treasure hunt. On the lines, they are to describe what they found in their new classroom.

Icebreakers/Mixers
Here are 42 ideas for icebreaker activities suitable for a wide range of students.

Fourteen Great Ideas for the First Day of School!
There are ideas here to use in almost any classroom or grade.

Getting to Know You: Activities for the First Day of School
These activities are intended to help the teacher and students get acquainted with each other. There are several fun activities listed here.

Break the Ice
Icebreakers are techniques used on the first day to reduce tension and anxiety, and also to immediately involve the class in the course.

Back to Pre-School
Early childhood education activities and lesson plan ideas that enhance preschool curriculum during the beginning of the school year and help young children become familiar with their classmates and classroom environment.  Here are lots of songs and teacher tips that are especially suitable for beginning the school year and when "new" children enter your class.

Personalizing the Secondary Classroom
The following articles will help secondary teachers prepare for the back to school time period and make the first few months of school stress-free.