Get to know your students while building classroom community with these all about me activities for back to school! This backpack craft for kids is a great way to incorporate writing and fine motor skills. This back to school craft is simple to assemble, making it a great craft for preschool or craft for kindergarten. Use these back to school activities for the first day of school as an adorable back to school bulletin board. Learn more about these first week of school activities!

Easy to Assemble All About Me Activities for Back to School

As we gear up for a new school year, the excitement of meeting a new group of students starts to…

Practice scissor cutting skills and strengthen fine motor skills with this simple rainbow mosaic name craft for back to school! This rainbow name craft is the perfect addition to your name practice activities and fine motor activities. Plus, this name activity is low prep and makes a great back to school bulletin board. Use this fine motor name activity for kindergarten centers to practice scissor skills. Include this back to school craft in your name activities and back to school activities!

Simple Rainbow Mosaic Name Craft

Learning how to spell one’s name in sequential order is an important developmental skill! One of my favorite name crafts…

Kick off your name unit with this simple Chrysanthemum name craft for back to school! These Chrysanthemum activities are a great way to celebrate your students’ names. These name activities not only help with name recognition but also make an adorable back to school bulletin board. Name practice activities and name crafts, like this Chrysanthemum craft, are the best back to school activities for the first week of school. Include this back to school craft in your first week of school activities!

The Best Chrysanthemum Name Craft for Back to School

Chrysanthemum…a name that is likely familiar if you are an early elementary teacher! I personally LOVE to read “Chrysanthemum” during…

Help ease those first day of school feelings, while integrating math, with this back to school The Kissing Hand craft for kindergarten! This first day of school craft and back to school read aloud are great for building classroom community and making connections! These back to school The Kissing Hand activities allow students to practice graphing and analyzing data. Plus, practice scissor cutting skills with this back to school craft. Hang the raccoon craft as a back to school bulletin board!

The Kissing Hand Craft for Kindergarten to Graph First Day Feelings

The first day of school is filled with so many emotions for both students and teachers! While many feel excited,…

Establish classroom rules and expectations with these interactive classroom rules craft, classroom rules posters, and classroom rules digital slides for back to school! Easily build classroom community during the first week of school with these 20 classroom rules for kids, featuring "I can" statements and picture cues. These back to school activities and back to school crafts are great for classroom management. Use the glue bottle craft to help make classroom routines and procedures stick!

How to Teach Classroom Rules and Expectations That Stick in 5 Easy Steps

Back to school is all about establishing classroom rules and expectations, but… getting those classroom rules to stick is no…

Establish classroom routines and procedures for how to use school supplies during the first week of school with these school supplies activities and back to school crafts! Preschool and kindergarten students will learn how to use classroom supplies as they complete these back to school activities and interactive digital slides. Plus, practice fine motor skills, including scissor cutting, gluing, tracing and more with these fine motor activities and no prep back to school printables.

5 How to Use School Supplies Activities to Easily Establish Clear Expectations

Back to school season is all about setting clear expectations, rules, routines and procedures! One important expectation to establish during…

Kick off the school year with this simple first day of school pencil craft and self-portrait drawing activity for preschool and kindergarten! This adorable back to school craft is great for practicing fine motor skills, including scissor cutting skills and gluing skills. This first day of school craft features easy to cut lines, making it the perfect craft for back to school. Add these back to school crafts for kids to your first week of school activities and back to school bulletin board!

Super Simple Pencil First Day of School Craft

Back to school season is upon us! The first week of school is all about building classroom community, teaching classroom…

Establish classroom rules and classroom management during the first week of school with this David Goes to School craft! This back to school craft is a great way to teach classroom routines and procedures. Use these David Goes to School activities to practice reading comprehension and text-to-self connections. These back to school activities are perfect for your first week of school lesson plans and back to school centers. Plus, this kids craft makes a cute back to school bulletin board!

Adorable David Goes to School Craft for Making Good Choices

Introducing classroom rules, routines, and procedures at the start of the school year can be quite the adventure, especially in…

There are many benefits of crafts for kids! In this post, I'm revealing my top 10 benefits of crafts for kindergarten. Kindergarten crafts and back to school crafts are great for strengthening fine motor skills, improving scissor skills, supporting hand-eye coordination and more! Learn how kids crafts foster language development and vocabulary development. Use these preschool crafts to teach shapes and colors. I also share some easy to assemble crafts for kids to use with your thematic units!

Top 10 Benefits of Crafts for Kindergarten

Engaging children in crafts offers a wide range of benefits! From fostering creativity to strengthening fine motor control, the impact…

Kick off the end of the year countdown to summer with this summer bucket list craft for students! These end of the year activities are perfect for incorporating writing right up to the last day of school! Use this summer craft for kids during writing centers, as students brainstorm summer bucket list ideas. Add these end of the year crafts to your end of the year bulletin board. Plus, pair these summer bucket list activities with any end of the year books or summer books for kids!

The Best Summer Bucket List Craft for Kids

Before saying goodbye to school and hello to summer break, kick off the end of the year countdown to summer…

Commemorate the school year with this end of the year craft for preschool graduation or kindergarten graduation! Perfect for little hands, this graduation craft adds a personal touch to their special day during the end of the year countdown! This end of the year craft is a great alternative to the traditional end of the year memory book. Use these end of the year crafts for your end of the year bulletin board and end of the year activities. Plus, this graduate craft makes the perfect keepsake!

An Adorable End of the Year Graduate Craft for Preschool and Kindergarten

Commemorate the school year with this end of the year craft for preschool graduation or kindergarten graduation! Perfect for little…

Reflect on the many memories of the school year with this easy-to-assemble end of the year memory book craft! This memory book for the end of the year is a great way to capture all the memories made! With 25 pages, students can work on these end of the year activities up to the last day of school. This memory book end of the year craft involves drawing and writing, keeping students engaged during your end of the year countdown. Use this backpack craft as your end of the year bulletin board!

Easy to Assemble End of the Year Memory Book Backpack Craft

The end of the year is always bittersweet for students, teachers, and families! It is sad to say goodbye to…