Description

Take the stress out of planning back to school activities with Welcome Wigglers! Fill the first days of kindergarten or first grade with games, printables, scavenger hunts, and more! These activities were carefully designed as a developmentally appropriate way to teach classroom routines and expectations while nurturing your new classroom community.

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This resource includes 9 fun and engaging activities:

PLAY PAUSE movement game

• includes teacher guide and movement cards
• teach and practice your classroom quiet signal
• build a sense of community through whole group movement

PASS IT ON class activity

• includes teacher guide, Get to Know Me sentence starters, and 3 All About Me writing or drawing pages
• teach and practice taking turns and sharing
• develop sense of self and share unique qualities
• build a sense of community while learning about each other

SCHOOL SCULPTURES fine motor activity

• includes teacher guide, sculpting cards, and student checklist
• practice following directions and doing your personal best
• develop fine motor skills while sculpting with dough

SCHOOL SPY scavenger hunt

• includes teacher guide, school scavenger hunt, and classroom scavenger hunt
• practice walking quietly in the halls
• learn about your classroom and school community

FIRST DAY FRAMES writing and drawing activities

• includes teacher guide, self-portrait page, first day memories drawing or writing prompts
• practice following directions and fine motor skills
• build connections with families by sharing portraits and memories

BATHROOM PROMISES sorting activity

• includes teacher guide, problems vs problem headers, sorting cards
• learn routines and expectations for using a school bathroom
• build classroom community through whole group movement

CUT, GLUE, LEARN activity

• includes teacher guide, student pages to cut and glue
• learn routines and expectations for cutting and glueing
• practice following simple step by step directions

MY NAME RAINBOW writing activity

• includes teacher guide, student name papers, and class names poster
• practice following directions and neat handwriting
• develop sense of self by sharing name and favorite colors
• build classroom community by making an anchor chart of names

WELCOME WIGGLERS movement breaks

• includes teacher guide and school themed movement cards
• add purposeful movement breaks throughout the day to enhance learning
• build a sense of community through whole group movement

As always, please contact me with any questions!

Happy Teaching! 💜