Unique Back to School
Teaching Resources and Lesson Plans
Welcome to the Back To School teaching resources section of my website.
It's a new year of school and it is one of the busiest times of the year for teachers!
On my 6 different
Back to School web pages, you will find
fun, unique, and creative teaching resources for English and Math, as
well as powerpoint activities, bulletin board displays, and
blank writing stationery.
Many of these Back to School teaching resources can be used
any time of the school year, but they are lesson plans and ideas that I have
traditionally used at the beginning of the school year.
At the beginning of the school year, I believe that it is important to engage my students in
learning from the moment that they walk through the door of my classroom.
I often have my students complete traditional activities such as writing about their summer
holidays, interviewing a classmate, or having to write a description about
themselves. But, I've created fun lesson plans and unique writing templates
for these traditionally boring first week of school activities.
Instead of being bored,
my students are excited, on task, and use their best effort to complete these types of
creative writing activities.
I hope that you will find some ideas for Back to School lesson plans on the following pages
that will save you time in preparing your lessons and engage your students in learning!
Take your time and look through the various Back to School teaching resources pages that
I have created by clicking on one of the pencil cases below. If you want
to read more information about what types of Back to School lesson plans that
you will find on my website, you can read the short descriptions below.
other categories of Back To School Teaching Resources:
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1. Powerpoint Lesson Plans
On my Back to School powerpoint lesson plans page, you will find
presentations to use with students and parents for Open House.
I have designed my powerpoint presentations to be engaging to students and they contain bright school backgrounds and graphics.
I use funny and attention grabbing animations when I am designing my powerpoints lessons. I also use colorful school background templates for the powerpoint presentations that I prepare.
On this page, you will find free downloads that you can sample demonstrating each of these Back To School powerpoint teaching resources.
Click here to go to Back To School powerpoint lesson plans page.
2. English Teaching Resources
On my Back to School English teaching resources page, you will find a variety of reading and creative writing activities and lessons plans to use for the beginning of the school year.
Are you looking for fun reading and creative writing activities
to use for Back to School?
On this page, you will find lists of read aloud books that are great to use at the beginning of the year, unique creative writing templates, reading sticker charts, and fun poetry activities.
You can use the creative ideas that are on this page to help you plan engaging language arts activities for your students to complete during the first week of school.
Click here to go to Back to School English teaching resources page.
3. Math Teaching Resources
On my Back To School math teaching resources page, you will find unique math displays and activities to use at the beginning of the school year in your classroom.
On this page, you will find math display sets for shapes, fractions, and key
words used in word problems.
For the area of multiplication, there are ice cream and pizza shaped incentive charts that will help you to motivate and reward your students for learning their times tables.
The majority of these Back To School teaching resources for math are appropriate to use all year long.
Click here to go to Back To School math teaching resources page.
4. Creative Writing Worksheets
On my Back To School printable worksheets page, you will find blank worksheet sets that you can use for creative writing lessons.
This page contains colorful worksheets that contain school themes and matching
bulletin board display banners.
On this page, you will find blank Back To School teaching resources and worksheets that contain the following themes: book bags, chalkboards, apples, buses, and pencils.
My sets of creative writing worksheets contain the following:
- 5 page matching banner for your bulletin board display
- Black and white printable worksheets
- Color printable worksheets
Click here to go to Back To School printable worksheets page.
5. Bulletin Board Displays
On my Back to School bulletin board displays page, you will find teaching resources that will help you to decorate your classroom and create an engaging learning environment for your students at the beginning of a new school year.
On this page you will find: Grades 1 - 8 display sets, Happy Birthday classroom displays,
August and September calendar sets, and matching sets of teaching resources.
This page contains classroom display sets that contain the following themes: football, soccer, pencils, chalkboards, apples, back packs, caterpillars, balloons, ice cream, dogs, and fish.
I hope that these resources help you to create a colorful environment inside your classroom!
Click here to go to Back To School bulletin board displays page.
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Thank you for visiting my Back To School Teaching Resources page.
Please be sure to check out the other pages on Unique
Teaching Resources for a large variety of fun lesson plan activities
that will engage your students in learning and save you valuable time.
Sincerely, Heidi McDonald
Creator and Site Manager
Unique Teaching Resources
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If you are interested in viewing other
Back To School teaching resources that are
found on my website, click on one of the links below.
Back To School Powerpoint Lesson Plans
Back To School English Teaching Resources
Back To School Math Teaching Resources
Back To School Printable Worksheets
Back To School Bulletin Board Displays
August and Back To School Writing Prompts
September Writing Prompts
Reading Comprehension
- Reading Introduction
- Unique and Fun
Book Report Projects - Lesson Ideas for Using Book Reports
- Read Aloud Books
and Novel Studies
(large group projects) - Free Sight Word Flashcards
- Newberry and Caldecott Book Lists
Written Expression
- Writing Introduction
- Unique and Fun Creative Writing Projects
- Make Poetry Fun
- Printable Worksheets For Creative Writing
- Creative Writing Prompts (Jan - Dec)
Other Curriculum Areas
Positive Reinforcement
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Months and Holidays
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Back To School
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- October and Halloween
- November and Thanksgiving
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- Groundhog Day Feb. 2
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- Earth Day April 22
- Mother's Day
- Father's Day
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(June - July)
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From: New Jersey, U.S.A.
Date: January 2012
I just wanted to take a minute to say THANK YOU for the free downloads that are included in your newsletter Teachers Have Class each month, I look forward to receiving every single issue. I absolutely love your products and what you do. I am so excited to use your resources through my teaching journey. Keep up the awesome work. Happy Holidays!
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From: Ohio, U.S.A.
Date: December 2011
Your lesson plans for Stellaluna, Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas have saved me so much planning time this year. My Gr. 3 students really enjoyed completing the projects that you designed for each of these books. I was able to create great Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas displays in my classroom this year with their projects. Thanks for sharing your ideas and for saving me time.
From: Alabama, U.S.A.
Date: December 2011
My students loved your seasonal powerpoint games for Halloween and Thanksgiving. They thought they were playing a game instead of reviewing grammar ;-) I've already purchased all of your other holiday powerpoint lesson plans. Keep making more of these great activities, more POWER to you Heidi!
From: Oregon, U.S.A.
Date: November 2011
I just wanted to say thank you for the most amazing teaching resources that I have ever come across in my thirty years of teaching. I have used many of your book report sets this year and my students absolutely loved them. What was particularly pleasing was seeing some of my reluctant readers (especially the boys) really wanting to read books and complete the activities. Keep up the great work!
From: Victoria, Australia
Date: January 2011
I feel so fortunate to have found your website and I have referred several of my co-workers to your website. Just for the month of January, there were three teachers displaying your book reports. I had the trophy reports, my neighbor to the left had the computer reports, and my neighbor to the right had the birthday cake reports. Thank you so very much for all of your work!
From: New York, U.S.A.
Date: February 2011
I'm writing to tell you that my students just finished the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory group projects. They worked so hard, and the Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory projects turned out great! We had them to show for student led conferences. The parents were very impressed, and so were many of the other teachers and my principal. They all commented on my students' work and your creative templates. My students had so much fun doing these projects. I also used the multiplication pizza sticker charts. My students loved those as well!! Thank you so much for all of your amazing products.
From: Maine, U.S.A.
Date: May 2010
I want to write and tell you that I love the resources that you make and share with us, they have truly been helpful to me and my students. I have been teaching grammar rules in a more exciting way, and I owe it all to you. Your grammar powerpoint lessons have been such a blessing! Thank you very much!
From: Mexico
Date: March 2011
Thank you so much for letting me know about the new book report templates. I have been anxiously watching for the house book report project to be posted on your site, so I was excited to be able to purchase it today. It is absolutely adorable. I must tell you that I have received so many compliments from other teachers this year about my students' book reports that I have displayed in our school halls. Thank you again for all of your wonderful ideas....you make my life so much easier as a teacher!
From: Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Date: March 2011
My students are working on their Charlie and Chocolate Factory projects that I bought on your website. One of my students said how nice the other character wheels were and he said, "Besides this is just fun!" Not bad for a third grade boy!!
From: Maine, U.S.A.
Date: May 2010
Just wanted to say thank you so much for your wonderful site and the excellent resources that you provide at such reasonable prices. I purchased and used your lesson plans for the The Giving Tree with my students, and it was a blast. Thanks again!
From: Georgia, U.S.A.
Date: April 2010
Simply stated, I LOVE YOUR BOOK REPORT SETS!!!!!!! I'm interested in purchasing them ALL!!!! I've been looking for something like this for quite some time. My students are so excited about reading this year, and it is all because of your fun projects!
(Gifted and Talented K-5)
From: Texas, U.S.A.
Date: November 2009
I am in awe of what you have accomplished and created for those of us teaching in the public sector. Good for you for taking time off and self publishing. Your enthusiasm is contagious and your generosity is amazing. I recently provided a reading in-service for the K-5 staff at my school. I listed your website as a "must" to visit.
Thanks you for your expertise, creativity, and heartfelt enthusiasm. You are an inspiration to new and veteran teachers and a model for those of us who have not had the guts to go out on our own. You did it!!! I suggest that you go on the speaking circuit and share your knowledge and creativity at the International Reading Association Meetings and the State Reading Associations.
(Reading Specialist K-12)
From: California, U.S.A.
Date: January 2011
