I can’t say I’m a big fan of icebreakers myself, at least the get-to-know-you type. Students may be grouped in a different way from the previous year, and there are always new students to the school, but in my context most of them know each other relatively well (or at least as well as a…

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Fun and engaging ideas to get to know your students at the beginning of the school year. Build a strong classroom community with these free resources.

Are you planning all sorts of different options for back to school? Even though things are up in the air, I am starting to make plans with my favorite back to school activities for upper elementary students. So many of these could be easily adapted for distance or at-home learning. A great starting point when planning for back to school in third, fourth, fifth, and sixth grades.

Not sure what to do the first week of school in kindergarten and first grade? Here are some fun and simple ideas!

7 ideas for teaching empathy in the classroom to help kids develop compassion and build social skills through mindful lessons, discussions, and activities.

Celebrate Back to School Season with over 90 fun and unique classroom crafts and bulletin board decorations! Is it back-to-back school time already?! Let us examine some of the most welcoming bulletin boards and exciting craft activities we can find. Let's begin with bulletin board decoration ideas; we love that…