Back to School Activities for 4th grade: First Week of School

Item description

This first week of school activities pack for 4th grade includes everything you’ll need to establish a positive classroom climate and informally assess your students’ writing abilities and self-confidence!

The summer mini-book, back-to-school glyph, first-of-the-year flip book, STEM challenge, and interest inventory will help you understand your new class of students in no time and will also help students get to know each other!

These activities were specifically designed for 4th grade, but there are also First Week of School Activities products available for 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 5th grade in my store!

PLEASE NOTE: The glyph in the printable file is DIFFERENT from the glyph in the Google Slides™ version due to the restrictions on using moveable clip art in Google activities.

This back-to-school activities product includes the following activities:

• Puzzle Quilt Bulletin Board – “We Fit Right In!”
• STEM Challenge
• Back to School Flip Book
• Friendly Letter Template
• Letter to my 4th Grade Teacher
• Interest Inventories
• Back to School Glyph
• 4th Grade Bucket List Activity

All the activities in this First Week of School Activity Pack start the year on a positive note! 

NOTE: This product includes a digital option (as well as the no prep printable option). The digital portion instructions appear at the end of the packet.

Technology Requirements:

• A Google Drive account
• If sharing with students, a Drive account that is linked to student Google accounts
• Can be shared/delivered on Google Classroom
• Only need access to Google Drive–no outside links to worry about!

These files can be used with iPads, chrome books, laptops, and desktops as long as your students have access to Google Drive or Classroom on a device. The digital portion of this product is on Google Slides™.

Kirsten Tulsian has 18 years of experience in elementary education. She has been a homeroom teacher for first grade, third grade, and fourth grade, as well as ESL. She has also been a school counselor for grades PK-6, an ESL pullout teacher for K-6, and a Reading Recovery Teacher. She received her Bachelor’s degree in elementary education and psychology from The University of Iowa and a Master’s of Education in school counseling from Sam Houston State University. She believes that students make the most progress when they are engaged in their hearts as well as their minds. Her resources offer relevant, rigorous, engaging content that nurtures the whole child.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

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• Duplication for an entire team, school, or school district is strictly forbidden.

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