What do you do on the first day of school? 16 Fun Back-to-School Ideas for Teachers!

Hey there, teacher friends. Welcome back! This is a little Back-to-School Ideas blog post round-up for all your back-to-school needs. From planning ideas to setting up your classroom, you will find some great ideas for preparing your new students!

Back to School Ideas: Before School Starts

If you are anything like me, I started planning for back-to-school in the summer. I would start looking for ideas and pinning them to my Back-to-School Ideas Pinterest Board. Here are some other ways that I would start getting ready for back to school:

• HOW TO GET BACK TO SCHOOL READY WITH A MONTH OR MORE TO GO! 4 IDEAS AND A FREE TO-DO LIST (Freebie)
• GETTING READY FOR BACK-TO-SCHOOL MINI BLOG SERIES: 3 WEEKS TO GO…
• BACK TO SCHOOL SELF CARE

Setting Up Your Classroom for Back-to-School

I am a total geek, but I loved setting up my classroom for back-to-school! It was always so satisfying to see it all squeaky clean, with brand-new supplies ready for my new group of cherubs. Ahhhh…lovely.

• HOW TO SET UP AN AWESOME CLASSROOM WRITING CENTER. SIMPLE AND FUN!
• UNLEASHING THE POWER OF BOOKS: GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR CLASSROOM LIBRARY
• MY BULLET JOURNAL: ONE PLANNER DOES IT ALL (ALMOST)!

Back-to-School Ideas: Open House

Ah…the Open House! I had so many mixed feelings about it, but I loved meeting my new students and putting faces to the names on my list. Check out this post for fun ideas for your Back-to-School Open House (don’t forget to grab your freebies)!

• BACK TO SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE IDEAS (Freebies)

Back-to-School Ideas: First Day of School

Here are a few fun Blog Posts with some fantastic First Day of School Ideas (my favorite is the first one):

• FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL ACTIVITY THAT YOUR KIDDOS WILL LOVE! (AND MAKE THE WHOLE DAY A LITTLE EASIER!)
• FUN BACK TO SCHOOL TEACHING IDEAS. BACK TO SCHOOL MADE EASY!
• 5 EASY STRATEGIES FOR BUILDING READING STAMINA FROM DAY 1
• FANTASTIC FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL: TEACH YOUR WRITERS WITH FREE SENTENCE A DAY

Back To School Ideas: Classroom Community

Start your new school year off right by building your classroom community! Get to know your new students and help them get to know each other. Check out these posts with some ideas for building your classroom community:

• BOOST CLASSROOM COLLABORATION WITH 4 FUN AND SIMPLE WAYS TO PICK PARTNERS
• 7 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: FUN AND CHEAP REWARDS AND INCENTIVES

Back-to-School Ideas: Early Finishers

You know you have them, so what do you do with your students who are early finishers? Check out these posts with fun ideas on keeping your fast finishers engaged and learning when they finish their work.

• 4 FUN MATH ACTIVITIES FOR EARLY FINISHERS
• 3 FUN STEM ACTIVITIES TO ENGAGE YOUR FAST FINISHERS
• 6 EASY READING ACTIVITIES FOR FAST FINISHERS

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Happy Teaching,