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Start the school year off right with this low-prep, high-impact back to school resource designed for 1st and 2nd grade classrooms. These first week of school lesson plans are packed with back to school activities, classroom procedures, and community-building tools that help establish routines, expectations, and connection from day one.
Start the school year off right with this low-prep, high-impact back to school resource designed for 1st and 2nd grade classrooms. These first week of school lesson plans are packed with back to school activities, classroom procedures, and community-building tools that help establish routines, expectations, and connection from day one.
Whether you’re a new teacher or a seasoned pro, this flexible guide ensures you’re ready for a calm and confident start—without the overwhelm. Perfect for the first week of school, these plans pair seamlessly with favorite read-alouds and support social-emotional learning, math routines, and morning work.
What’s Included:
Pair with read-alouds like Froggy Goes to School, Our Class is a Family, and Giraffes Can’t Dance for meaningful, SEL-rich conversations that stick.
Perfect for new and veteran teachers alike—this resource helps you set the tone, teach expectations, and build community from day one.
Teacher Support Materials
Establishing Norms
Morning Work Options
Building Community
Read Alouds
Simple Math Games
These first week of school activities are your all-in-one solution for creating a positive classroom culture, practicing essential procedures, and keeping students engaged and supported during those critical first days. If you’re looking for back to school lesson plans, morning work ideas, and bulletin board prompts that actually work—you’re in the right place.
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Robin B. –
a simple and resourceful resource to help start the year and reduce some chaos.
Margaret L. –
This resource has just what I needed to plan my first few days and I love that it is editable.
Dawn U. –
The activity was fun and engaging for first-grade students. They enjoyed participating and had many opportunities to practice skills. Students stayed focused, worked well with their classmates, and showed growing confidence throughout the lesson. It was a successful activity that helped reinforce learning in an enjoyable way.
Christina C. –
There were great activities for the beginning of the year in first grade. Great community building activities that kept the students engaged and connecting with each other the first few weeks of school.
First Grade Friendly Frogs –
I’m always up for tryiing something new and this was new this year! It was nice to have these slides to use as a guide to gett me back into the swing of the year!
Sally Martinez –
A resource like this save time and ensure student engagement. An exceptional job—well done!
Tiffany B. –
Wonderful resource that serves as a guide to help organize the first weeks of school.
kailey N. –
This was a nice resource to use for back to school in first grade. As a first year teacher, I liked that it helped me with my plans and bulletin board.
Lauren K. –
I used many activities from this resource during the first days of school. It helped streamline my back to school planning!
Mary’s Little Lambs –
I appreciated the great activities and scenarios. They were very helpful.
Carmen M. –
Thank you for making these plans for the first week of school! I used many of these, and they were very successful!
Penelope S. –
Just what I needed to get a kick start to back to school. I really enjoyed using these.
terri C. –
This is a good resource for the 1st week of school.
Mrs Ls Strats –
My class really loved it! It worked well for my students.
Grace S Lovelace Guishard –
Loved having this resource to guide me through the first week of school!
James H. –
This didn’t end up being quite what I was looking for. It had some good ideas, but they didn’t really work for me.