First Day of School Lesson Plan and All About Me Activities for Language Arts

This First Day of School Activity Pack for your Language Arts Block will have you and your students ready for the year.

At the end of the first day, you will have pieces of student work to create student banners that can hang in your classroom or in the hallway. Instructions for creating the banner are shown in the PREVIEW. Make sure to click the preview above to read all about it.

The first day of school is SO busy! The days leading up to the first day are filled with preparing the classroom and meetings. I want to take one thing off of your full plate...First Day of School Lesson Plans for your Language Arts Block. 

Ive included a checklist to use leading up to the first day of your Language Arts instruction. I've also included lessons plans that are structured as a To Do list. All you will need to do is fill in the time frames for each activity, any read aloud titles you want to share during the day and your special activity times, such as PE, Art, Music, Lunch and Recess.

Then after youve filled in the Read Aloud titles and timeframes for each block, you will have to make copies of the student printables that are also included.

Included in this product are

~~First Day of School Checklist

A checklist to keep track of tasks that need to be considered for the first day of school

~~First Day of School Lesson Plan

The first day of school does not usually follow a traditional lesson plan. This lesson plan is a schedule with activities for each part of the language arts block that addresses procedures and expectations throughout the day.

~~All About Me Printable

A printable that is included in the First Day of School Lesson Plan. This will provide a way for you to get to know each one of your students.

~~My Reading Life Banner

A printable banner for students to start thinking about their reading identity. This activity is included in the First Day of School Lesson Plan.

~~My Writing Purpose Printable

A printable included in the First Day of School Lesson Plan that provides time for students to think about their purposes for writing and a writing goal or goals they may have for the school year.

~~Back to School BOGGLE Board (3 versions)

~~Back to School BOGGLE Board Rules

Printables to provide a few minutes for students to see where word work fits into the language arts block.

~~First Day of School Two Word Strategy Reflection Printable

A printable for students to practice end of day reflection as part of the everyday routine. This First Day of School Two Word Strategy will push students to think and reflect about their first day.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

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