A realistic fiction story, and great testing practice! This reading comprehension would make a good opening for talking about friends, peer pressure, fitting in...
[created with abctools] Favorites, nickname, etc. After each student fills in this information page, paste the pages on colored construction paper and hang them up on the wall so that pupils can get to know each other better.
This fill-in-the-blank story is a good way to get to know your students' personalities and writing abilities--and might be fun to refer back to at the end of the school year!
Homework to be done? Forms to be signed? Backpack unpacked for today and packed up for tomorrow? This homework checklist helps keep track of the school week.
Start the year right by helping students look at themselves and their goals for the coming year with these pages of open-ended and wide-ranging questions about interests and goals.
"All About Me"
This fun 15 question game ("Find someone who has been to the zoo this year" etc) is a great getting-to-know-you game-- even for people who think they know each other!
To use this four-page poster depicting two pupils returning to school: print the pages, fold the edges, then glue or tape together along the edges. Laminate the poster for longer use.