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| Unit: Back to School (elementary/upper) |
The apple unit in one easy download.
Includes assignment sheet, calendar, reading comprehensions, fact/opinion, word problems, word search, writing prompts, kwl, and much more. |
| Word Search: September |
From "books" to "teacher". |
| Writing Prompt: Back to School Feelings (elem) |
Writing activity asking students to write about how they feel at the start of a new school year |
| Writing Prompt: Back to School (upper elem) |
"It was the first day of school and I forgot..."
Fifteen writing prompts and story starters with a back-to-school theme. |
| Writing Paper: Welcome Back (intermediate) |
Intermediate-lined paper with an illustration of desk and chalkboard in the upper-left corner and the text "Welcome back!" |
| Writing Paper: School Rules (upper elem) |
Lined paper with an illustration of a ruler at the top and the words "School Rules". |
| Writing Paper: School is Fun! (upper elem) |
Lined writing paper with an illustration of a sign reading "School is Fun!" in the upper-left corner. |
| Writing Paper: School Is Fun! (elementary) |
Lined writing paper with an illustration reading "School is fun!" at the top. |
| Writing Paper: Back to School (upper elementary) |
Lined border paper with an illustration of school books and a "back to school" title at the top. |
| Writing Paper: All About Me (primary) |
"All About Me"
Younger students will enjoy writing about themselves with this castle patterned writing paper. Primary dotted lines are included. |
| Writing Paper: All About Me (intermediate) |
Narrow-lined, castle patterned writing paper with the title "All about me" at the top. |
| Word Wall: Back to School - PreK Workers (pictures) |
From "director" to "teacher's aide". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice. Word strips for director, teacher's aide and secretary with a variety of illustrations. |
| Word Wall: Back to School |
[member-created using abctools] 24 key words, from art to science |
| Word Search: Ride Into a New School Year |
[member-created using abctools] Find the words from "blackboard" to "teacher" in this horse's head-shaped word search. |
| Word Search: First Day of School |
[member-created using abctools] Find the school-themed words, from bell to pencil sharpener, in this word search. |
| Word Search: Back to School |
From "apples" to "teacher". |
| Word Problems: Back to School (elem/upper) |
Problem solving with a "Back to School" theme. A variety of math skills are needed. |
| Word Problems - School Supplies (elementary) |
"Cathy bought a bottle of glue and a box of crayons. How much did she spend?" Use the price list to solve these simple addition problems. |
| Word Families/Make a Word: Back to School |
Make words from the letters in the heading "Back to School Time" and group the words by word family into the provided columns. |
| Welcome Back! Border Paper (blank inside) |
Write a note to your students at the beginning of the year with this paper. |
| Venn Diagram: School Subjects |
Use this Venn diagram to compare school subjects. |
| Venn Diagram: Apple |
Use this Venn diagram to compare two apples. |
| Unscramble the Words: Back To School |
From "book" to "pencil". |
| Unit: My Family and ME! |
This twelve page unit contains an acrostic form, a word search, a KWL, several writing prompts, and more, all related to the theme of "family". |
| Teaching Idea: First Day of School (all ages) |
Suggestions for how to organize a first day of school. |
| Teaching Idea: Classroom Rules (all ages) |
A step-by-step guide to establishing classroom rules that work, because students are involved in the process. Includes directions for the teacher and worksheets to guide students through each step. |
| Tally and Graph: School Favorites |
Use the tally sheet and graph form to determine favorite subjects and favorite unit. |
| Story Sequence: First Day of School (upper elem/middle) |
A back to school story. Read the events, put them in order (explaining the reasoning for the order), then write them into a story with creative embellishments. This lesson is adaptable to a variety of levels. |
| Story Sequence: First Day of School (primary/elem) |
A back to school story. Cut out the pictures and put them in order next to the sentences. Then write a story that uses the sentences as the foundation. Good early reader work. |
| Story Sequence: First Day of School (elem/upper elem) |
A back to school story. Read the story, then number the events as they occur in the story. Write the story again in your own handwriting and draw a picture to go with the text. |
| Spanish Desk Tag: Bienvenido |
A Spanish welcome desk tag for your male students. |
| Spanish Desk Tag: Bienvenida |
A Spanish welcome for your female students |
| Sign: Welcome to Pre-K |
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| Sign: Welcome to Kindergarten |
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| Sign: Fall Welcome |
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| Shapebooks: Backpack - Favorites (Middle School) |
[member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This backpack-shaped shapebook has prompts for students to answer about their favorites. Good for first day back-to-school. Cute for posting around the room, or just learning about your students. Made for middle school. |
| Shapebook: Schoolbus |
(member-created with abctools) "I ride bus number ___" These cute schoolbus notes will help students remember their schoolbus number. |
| Shapebook: School (Primary) |
[member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This schoolhouse-shaped shapebook has simple sentences for students to read and space for them to write or draw pictures. |
| Shapebook: How We Go to School |
[member-created with abctools] This is a good book to use at the beginning of school. Graph how the children got home, and then make a class book for the children to read, or use on a bulletin board. |
| Shapebook: Backpack (Elementary) |
[member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. This backpack-shaped shapebook has short prompts with space to write, draw, or glue pictures ("This is my name...") |
| Shapebook: Backpack |
[member-created using abctools ]First day of school activity for primary grades. Get to know the class and create bulletin board using this form. |
| Shapebook: Back to School (elementary) |
[member-created with abctools] Trace and cut out. From "crayons" to "school", each page of this schoolhouse-shaped shapebook has a word relating to school. Makes a great bulletin board decoration. |
| Report Form: Apples |
Full page format for students to write a report on apples. |
| Rebus: I Like School (full color) |
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| Rebus: I Like School (b/w) |
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| Postcard: You are a star student! |
Make your own postcards. Two per page. |
| Poetry Prompt: School is Fun |
"School is fun because..." |
| Newsletter Template: Back to School theme (b/w) |
Use this Microsoft Word template, featuring back to school illustrations, to type in a newsletter to parents. |
| Nametags: Pirate theme |
Eight "My Name Is" nametags on a page, with pirate ship illustrations. |
| Name Tags: Schoolhouse |
Eight per page. |
| Mini-Unit: Crayon Theme (pre-school/primary) |
Brief reading comprehension, math and direction-following exercises with a crayon theme. |
| Memory Game: School (color) |
Fun school pictures and words make these flashcards useful for school activities. |
| Large Poster: Welcome Back to School! (color) |
crayon theme |
| Large Poster: WELCOME BACK |
To use this four-page poster depicting two pupils returning to school: print the pages, fold the edges, then glue or tape together along the edges. Laminate the poster for longer use. |
| Labels: Folders (by Subject) |
Folder labels for math, science, writing, poetry, and homework. Eight of each label per page. |
| KWL: My School |
Use this form to organize Know, Want to know, and Learned material about your school. |
| Handwriting Practice: School theme - cursive (DN-Style Font) |
Practice writing by copying these sentences about school. |
| Handwriting Practice: School - Cursive (ZB-Style Font) |
Practice writing by copying these sentences about school. |
| Grid: Getting to know you! |
This is a fun activity to help your students get to know each other. |
| Graph: How Do You Go Home from School? |
Helps with understanding charts, and serves as a useful teacher reference tool. |
| Graph: How Do You Get to School? |
Helps with understanding charts, and serves as a useful teacher reference tool. |
| Graph: How Do You Go Home from School? (Chart 2) |
bus, walk, car, bike, child care |
| Game: Who Am I? (elem/ upper elem) |
Students enter information about themselves, and then try to guess "who's who?" based on some of the clues. |
| Game: Silent Scavenger Hunt |
This simple activity can be used to help quiet a class while keeping their eyes and ears involved. |
| Game: Find Someone Who... (multi-age) |
"All About Me"
This fun 15 question game ("Find someone who has been to the zoo this year" etc) is a great getting-to-know-you game-- even for people who think they know each other! |
| Game: Classroom Bingo (pdf) |
Use your students' names to play bingo. |
| Game Board: Go to School (30 spaces; b/w version) |
Folder game board. |
| Game Board: Go to School (20 spaces; color version) |
Folder game board. |
| Game Board: Go to School (20 spaces; b/w version) |
Folder game board. |
| Form: Student Information Cards |
Handy printable cards to fill out and use for reference for each student. Two to a page. |
| Form: School Goals (elem/ upper elem) |
Students choose goals they would like to accomplish and explain why. |
| Form: Back to School (elementary) |
This fill-in-the-blank story is a good way to get to know your students' personalities and writing abilities--and might be fun to refer back to at the end of the school year! |
| Foldable Desk Tag: Welcome Back |
Make this foldable desk tag, with a picture of an overflowing mailbox, to stand upright on your students' desks! |
| Fiction: Aleesha and Allison Go to School (primary) |
"Today is the first day of school." A very short realistic fiction reading comprehension. |
| Desk Tag: Welcome to the 6th grade! |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome to the 5th grade! |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome to the 3rd grade! |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome to Middle School! |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome to 6th Grade - butterfly theme |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome to 5th Grade - butterfly theme |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome to 4th Grade - butterfly theme |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome to 3rd Grade! |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome to 3rd Grade - butterfly theme - primary lines |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome to 2nd Grade - butterfly theme - primary lines |
color |
| Desk Tag: Welcome to 1st Grade - butterfly theme - primary lines |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome Back to School! |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome Back (USA Theme) |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome Back (dinosaur image) |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome Back (Canadian Flag graphic) |
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| Desk Tag: Pirate theme (primary) |
"Yo ho ho!" "Ahoy there!" Non-foldable desk tag with primary lines for writing name. |
| Desk Tag: Pirate theme (primary) |
"Yo ho ho! Ahoy there!" Foldable desk tag with primary lines for writing name. |
| Desk Tag: Frog Theme (Hopping Good!) |
"Have a hopping good year!" |
| Desk Tag: All aboard the 1st grade express! |
Desk tag with a space for writing your student's name. |
| Desk Tag: Welcome to the 4th grade! |
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| Desk Tag: Welcome Back! (primary b/w) |
Design and color your own |
| Desk Tag: Welcome Back to a Great School Year (race car) |
upper elementary |
| Desk Tag: Welcome Back (race car) |
Primary lines |
| Desk Craft: Denim Pen (upper elem/middle) |
Cover a simple pen in denim and glitter. Makes a great quick gift craft. |
| Cut and Paste: Match the School Items 2 |
Cut out the six school items and paste them on the matching squares on the board. |
| Cut and Paste: Match the School Items 1 |
Cut out the six school items and paste them on the matching squares on the board. |
| Crossword: School Fun |
1 DOWN: what you write on |
| Craft: Personalized Tin (upper elem) |
An old mint tin can be transformed into a handy carrying case for buttons, trinkets, dice, etc. A great "back to school" craft! |
| Craft: Desk Name Tag (primary) |
Popsicle sticks and an old yogurt container make a cute little "person" to use as a desk name tag. |
| Craft: Denim Spiral Notebook (middle school) |
A great use for old jeans: cover a spiral notebook in denim and glitter. |
| Craft: Denim Composition Cover (middle) |
Transform a boring composition book into a playful & functional notebook. Requires old jeans, glue, and a little patience. |
| Craft: Construction Paper Spiral Notebook (elem) |
Cover a spiral notebook with construction paper in your school colors to show school spirit. A great "back to school" craft! |
| Craft: Backpack Clip Domino (primary/elem) |
A painted domino attaches to a clip to make a cute way to show school spirit. A great "back to school" craft! |
| Craft: Backpack Clip Book (elem) |
Paper and craft foam attach to a clip to make a handy address book or note pad. A great "back to school" craft! |
| Craft: Alcohol Ink Pencil Case (upper elem/middle) |
Alcohol ink transforms an old pencil case into something special. A great "back to school" craft! |
| Craft: "Camouflage" Spiral Notebook (upper elem) |
Cover a spiral notebook with this camouflage design and you'll never misplace it! |
| Color and Write: Back to School Apple (primary) |
A picture to color and wide lines to write about returning to school. |
| Color and Write: Back to School Apple (elem) |
A picture to color and lines to write about returning to school. |
| Color and Write: Back to School Apple (dotted lines) |
An apple to color and wide mid-dotted lines to write about back to school. |
| Color and Write Prompt: Back to School Apple (elem) |
A picture to color and lines to write a very short story with back to school theme words from a word bank. |
 Clip Art: Kids: Back to School 6 B&W |
back to school illustration |
 Clip Art: Kids: Back to School 5 B&W |
back to school illustration |
 Clip Art: Kids: Back to School 3 B&W |
back to school illustration |
 Clip Art: Kids: Back to School 2 B&W |
back to school illustration |
 Clip Art: Kids: Back to School 1 B&W |
back to school illustration |
| Classroom Newsletter: Back to School Theme (color) |
Print up the form and write in the details (Check out what we're doing, Help Wanted, Special Notes, Reminders) to make a great classroom newsletter. With colorful school house, student and school bus illustrations. |
| Classroom Newsletter: Back to School Theme (b/w) |
Print up the form and write in the details (Check out what we're doing, Help Wanted, Special Notes, Reminders) to make a great classroom newsletter. With school house, student and school bus outlines to color. |
| Classroom Newsletter Forms: Apple Theme (b/w version 2) |
Print up and fill in this form. Monday through Friday plus Special Announcements. Rectangular boxes. |
| Classroom Bingo (Word) |
Use this Word document to add your students' names to this bingo game. |
| Circle & Spell: School (boxes) |
Circle the correctly spelled words in each set, from BACKPACK to SCIENCE |
| Certificate: Pre-School Award |
Make your Pre-School students proud with this colorful award. |
| Certificate: Honor Student |
Recognize your students with this colorful Honor Student Certificate. |
| Certificate: First Day of School! (generic) |
(student's name) had a great first day of school! |
| Calendar: Pencils (days) |
Pencil shapes hold numbers from 1-31, as well as plus, minus, multiplication and equals signs. Great for making a back-to-school September calendar or for playing math games. Six to a page. |
| Calendar: Blank (landscape) |
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| Calendar Set: Apples |
Complete calendar card set in one easy download. ABC pattern with red, green and yellow apples. |
| Bulletin Board Trim: Train theme (large) |
"All aboard for another great school year." Straight edge, full color. |
| Bulletin Board Trim: Crayons theme (color) |
This bulletin board trim matches our "getting to know you" crayons. |
| Bulletin Board Trim: Crayons theme (b/w) |
This bulletin board trim matches our "getting to know you" crayons. |
| Bulletin Board Patterns: School Days |
Includes patterns for school related bulletin boards. (may be used as coloring pages) blackline |
| Bulletin Board Pattern: Apple (primary) |
You are the apple of my eye. Apple pattern for student's picture and some personal information. Blackline. |
| Bulletin Board Idea: T-shirt theme |
Use the versatility of t-shirt styles to make a bulletin board. Suggestions for using your own materials and/or more bulletin board materials on abcteach for making a great bulletin board. |
| Bulletin Board Idea: Crayons theme |
Have students fill in these crayons with basic information about themselves. This is a great "getting to know you" bulletin board idea -- perfect for back to school! |
| Border Paper: School Theme |
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| Border Paper: School Bells and Apples (blank inside) |
A blackline border paper that looks great printed on colored paper. Use for announcements, letters home, poetry border paper, and more. |
| Border Paper: Color Pencils (elementary) |
Wide-lined border paper with color illustrations of pencils in the surrounding borders. |
| Bookmarks: Back to School |
"Welcome back!" Six back-to-school themed bookmarks per page. |
| Book: The Kissing Hand (primary) |
Enhances Audrey Penn's heartwarming story of a mother's love for her baby raccoon. |
| Book: Junie B. Jones First Grader (at last!) (primary) |
"It's a new school year, and everything is different. Junie B. Jones has a new class, a new teacher, and even some new friends. She also has a new problem: she might need to get glasses!"
This unit enhances the Barbara Park book with vocabulary and comprehension skills development. |
| Book: Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus (primary) |
"Remember when it was scary to go to school? 'Cause it was your first day and you didn't know anything. Meet Junie B. Jones, kindergartner. She's so scared of the school bus and the meanies on it that when it's time to go home, she doesn't."
This unit enhances the Barbara Park book with vocabulary and comprehension skills development. |
| Book: Froggy Goes to School (primary) |
Enhances Jonathan London's story of back-to-school nerves, from the popular "Froggy" series. |
| Book: First Day, Hooray! (primary) |
Enhances vocabulary for Nancy Poydar's book about back-to-school jitters. |
| Book: First Day Jitters (primary) |
Enhances Julie Danneberg's witty story of first day nerves. |
| Book: Amelia Bedelia Goes Back to School (primary/elem) |
"Amelia Bedelia is ready to learn, but it's the class that gets a lesson -- in reading, writing, and ridiculousness!" This unit enhances the Herman Parish book with vocabulary and comprehension skills development. |
| Art: Design an "All About Me" Stamp |
Students will have fun designing their own personalized stamp that reflects their interests. |
| Art: All About Me Collage |
This "All About Me" page can be filled in with drawings, words, or magazine clippings. It's a fun way for students to tell others about themselves. A nice first day activity. |
| Acrostic Form: School |
School acrostic poem form. |
| Bar Graph: Pencil Sales |
Read the bar graph to answer questions about pencil sales at Taylor Elementary School. |
| Book: Curious George Goes to School (primary/elementary) |
Enhances the H.A. Rey book with vocabulary and comprehension exercises. |
| Book: Horrible Harry Moves Up to Third Grade (elementary) |
Review comprehension and vocabulary of another installment in the popular "Horrible Harry" series by Suzy Kline. |
| Book: Miss Bindergarten Gets Ready for Kindergarten (primary) |
Three activity pages designed to accompany Joseph Slate's story of a kindergarten teacher and her first days of class. |
| Border Paper: Pencils (elementary) |
Medium-lined border paper with color illustrations of pencils in the top left corner. |
| Border Paper: School is (primary) |
Wide-lined paper with illustrations of school-related objects like pencils and apples in the surrounding border, and the prompt "School is..." at the top. |
| Border Paper: School is (primary) |
Unlined paper with illustrations of school-related objects in the surrounding border (apples, pencils, crayons) and the writing prompt "School is..." at the top. |
| Badge: First Day of Pre-School (preschool/primary) |
"I survived my first day of preschool!" |
| Dot to Dot: School -backpack (to 10) |
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| Dot to Dot: School -lunch (to 10) |
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| Dot to Dot: School -scissors (to 10) |
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| Early Readers: "I can...." (school - color) |
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| Fiction: Albert Goes To School |
This reading comprehension is a fictional story about a crocodile's first day of school. |
| Fiction: Last Day of School (elementary) |
Ashton wins the third grade writing award! |
| Game Board: Go to School (30 spaces; color version) |
Folder game board. |
| Postcard: Reach for the stars! |
Make your own postcards. Two per page. |
| Word Wall: School (pictures) |
From "art class" to "principal". These vocabulary building word strips with pictures are great for word walls, sentence strips, spelling and vocabulary practice. |
| Worksheet: Same/ Different School Nouns (pre-K) |
This simple worksheet helps students practice "same" and "different". |
| Writing Prompt: School (middle school) |
Lined paper with writing prompt for fiction about school. |
| Word Problems: School Themed Addition (primary) |
"Ed sits in the front row of class. There are seven girls in the front row and one boy. How many children sit in the front row, in all?" |
| Word Problems: School Themed Addition (upper elem) |
Jerry’s school has a maximum capacity of 600 students. Last year, 503 students were enrolled. This year, 287 boys and 285 girls are enrolled. How many students attend Jerry’s school in all? |
| Word Problems: School Themed Division (upper elementary) |
Four hundred and twenty five students attend Jefferson Elementary School. Two hundred and ten of them ride bicycles to school. There are only seventy bicycle stands at the school. How many students must share each stand? |
| Word Problems: School Themed Multiplication (upper elementary) |
Cindy had a summer job bathing dogs. She earned $5.25 for every dog she bathed. She bathed 17 dogs every week. How many dogs did she bathe in two weeks? |
| Word Problems: School Themed Skip Counting (primary) |
Ten children get on the bus at every stop. How many children are on the bus after one stop? How many after two? How many after three? |
| Word Problems: School Themed Subtraction (primary) |
Nine children are on the school bus. Five get off at the first stop. How many are left on the bus? |
| Word Problems: School Themed Time (primary) |
"Look at the clock. What time does school start?" |
| Word Problems: School Themed Addition (elementary) |
"Last year there were 89 third graders at Johnson Elementary School. This year there are five more." Five school-themed math addition problems. |
| Word Problems: School Themed Multiplication (elementary) |
"There are three rows of pencils. Each row has four pencils. How many colored pencils does Yoko have?" Five school-themed multiplication problems. |
| Word Problems: School Themed Skip Counting (elem) |
"There are two boys in every row on Bruce’s bus. How many boys are there in two rows?" Five school-themed math problems using skip counting. |
| Word Problems: School Themed Subtraction (elem) |
"Matt has to read a 53-page book by tomorrow. So far he has read 48 pages. How many more pages does he have to read?" Five school-themed subtraction word problems. |
| Large Poster: Welcome to the 1st Grade (color) |
crayon theme |
| Large Poster: Welcome to the 2nd Grade (color) |
crayon theme |
| Large Poster: Welcome to the 3rd Grade (color) |
crayon theme |
| Large Poster: Welcome to the 4th Grade (color) |
crayon theme |
| Large Poster: Welcome to the 5th Grade (color) |
crayon theme |
| Large Poster: Welcome to the 6th Grade (color) |
crayon theme |
| Large Poster: Welcome to E.S.L! (color) |
crayon theme |
| Large Poster: Welcome to Kindergarten! (color) |
crayon theme |
| Writing Prompts: All About School (elem/ upper elem) |
Seven pages of lined border paper with illustrations of apples and pencils in the borders. Each page features writing prompts for students to answer about themselves, their school, and their interests. Good for first day back-to-school. |
| Large Poster: Welcome to Pre-K (color) |
crayon theme |
| Writing Prompts: All About Me! |
"All About Me"
This twelve-page unit helps students express their interests and goals. |
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