Back to School Poems and Writing Activities, First Day of School Activities

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Celebrate Back to School with this 31-page packet of poems that includes seven poems, three writing activities, and two student contracts (for the two pledges/poems). With Google Slides/digital and printable options available, this resource can be used for Back to School, distance learning, and throughout the school year. You can also hang up these poems as posters in your classroom. We read “My Promise” and “My School Pledge” regularly to help my students do their best daily and practice reading fluency! My students truly love these poems!

The poems include:

1. My Promise (includes writing activity & contract to sign)

2. Back to School (includes writing activity)

3 August Song (Use this if you start school in August)

4. September Song (Use this if you start school in September)

5. The Nicest Thing (Includes writing activity-making new friends)

6. My School Pledge (includes student contract to sign)

7. Cooperation (Excellent to review behavior for centers, etc.)

8. The Golden Rule (I have this up all year!)

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10 things to do with these back to school poems

1. Welcome your students to a new year with fun, appealing poetry!

2. Do shared reading from day one!

3. Use these poems to begin your poem journal, folder, book, etc.

4. Begin your poetry center!

5. Put them in a poetry folder for your students to enjoy!

6. Practice fluency!

7. Practice intonation!

8. Practice expression!

9. Practice, review, & teach rhyming, sight words, vowels, etc.

10. Have fun reading them over and over!

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