This is a collection of some of our premium elementary school teaching resources and classroom displays to ensure a smooth transition into the school year for teachers and their students. Display these posters in your classroom and use the name tags and labels to assist your students with finding everything they need. Also provided are team building activities and getting to know you resources to help facilitate a group environment. The beginning of the year can be a busy time, but also very exciting for you and your students.
Encourage students to set and write their intentions for the year ahead.
Use this display banner to highlight students’ hopes and wishes for the year ahead.
Prompt students to set various personal and academic goals at the start of the new year with our fireworks-themed goal-setting template.
Practice collecting, sorting, and organizing data to create a graph with this 2-page worksheet.
Apply knowledge of timelines while students share and celebrate their own life journey.
A 'lift the flaps' template where students display the family members that live in their home.
A set of 19 games to play with your class when they need a quick brain break!
A set of 24 activities for older students to do with their younger buddies.
A set of worksheets for students to practice tracing and fine motor skills.
A set of 20 icebreaker games to help your students get to know each other.
An 'All About Me' journal to use with your students at the beginning of the school year.
A worksheet to get students excited about school.
An 'All About Me' journal to use at the beginning of the school year.
An 'All About Me' puzzle piece template for the start of a new year.
Use this activity to help your students get to know one another at the start of the year.
A beehive display to create an all about me wall.
A set of templates for students to track their progress throughout the school year.
A scavenger hunt where students search for specific things around the school.
A set of 10 team building games to encourage communication and cooperation.
A fun search and find for the beginning of the school year.
A printable photo props pack to be used on the first day of the school year.
A set of crate labels to help with classroom organization and routines.
A reward system to encourage expected behaviors in the classroom.
A poem that explores the feelings students may experience when heading back to school after an extended break.
A child-friendly version of the popular getting-to-know-you game, ‘Never Have I Ever’.
A child-friendly version of the popular getting-to-know-you game, 'Never Have I Ever'.