6th grade activities

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Back to school time and need some 'getting to know you' activity? Ditch those reading interest surveys and try these fun & hands on activites!

First days of school can be stressful. There's an insane amount of pressure to make a great first impression. The administration wants you to go over the handbook of rules for the district. There's tons of forms that need to be filled out. You need to learn their names and it's hard because half the names don't match your class list. His name is Samuel but he goes by S.J. Her name on your roll says Mary, but she goes by Mary Beth. You want to start off the year on the right note regarding…

These all about me, back to school art activities for kids are engaging icebreakers. Encourage creativity and build community during the first week back

Printable back to school word search for grade 5 students. 24 hidden words, most of them are 5th grade spelling words. Pdf includes answer page.

The first week of school can be a daunting time. Not only are you getting a brand new group of students that you need to get to know, you are dealing with paperwork, classroom organization and management issues, AND your specials usually haven't started yet. This means that getting into a routine can be T.O.U.G.H. I have five activities that can help make that time a little bit easier.

Copy or download a list of 6th grade vocabulary words in popular formats. accumulate, adapt, adequate, adjacent, analyze, anticipate, appropriate, artifact

This blog post explores innovative and engaging lesson plans for any novel unit... ranging from task cards to book instagram pages to a novel podcast project. Student choice is key here, and students can find something they would like to complete in order to convey their reading, comprehension, and

Looking for a fun back-to-school activity? Grab this Free Printable Back to School Word Search for kids with three difficulty levels to suit all ages! It also doubles as a back to school coloring page! There are easy, medium, and hard puzzles. Each one is packed with 20 school-related words. Kids can color in the school-themed illustrations surrounding the puzzle. Whether you are using this in the classroom or at home, there are puzzles for elementary school-aged kids, middle schoolers…