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School Words in Picture Dictionary Format:

School Words in English A picture dictionary page about school words in English.

School Words in French A picture dictionary page about school words in French.

School Words in German A picture dictionary page about school words in German.

School Words in Italian A picture dictionary page about school words in Italian.

School Words in Spanish A picture dictionary page about school words in Spanish.

Games and Activities:

BACK-TO-SCHOOL SCAVENGER HUNT In this activity, students fill out a questionnaire about themselves, then they go on a scavenger hunt for information about each other. This activity can help students find those people in the class who share similar interests, helping them make new friends.

ALPHABETIZING ACTIVITY A,B,C,... Have each student wear a nametag. Then let them put themselves in alphabetical order. Use either their first or last names. Either way, this is a great way to have the students learn each other's names.

Birthday Cake Printouts Print a bulletin board cake for each month of the year and a candle for each student. Post the 12 cakes on the bulletin board. Write a student's name (and birth date) on each candle and place each candle on the birth month.

School Jokes and Riddles for Kids You can find tons of very corny school jokes and riddles for kids.

Calendars to Print:

Teacher Planning Calendar Print a 12-month calendar (from August to July) to assist in planning activities during the school year.

One-Page Calendar Print a one-page calendar for the year.

Monthly Activity Calendar An online, monthly activity calendar with appropriate links for each day of the year.

I Can Make a Calendar Print and make your own calendar. For each month, the student writes in the month's name and the days. Vertical and horizontal orientations available.

Crafts:

Back-To-School Activities These activities are meant to let the teacher get to know the students and let the students get to know each other.	Bulletin Board Ideas These bulletin boards are easy and involve all the students in the activity.	Take-Home Student Survey A printable survey for students and their families to fill out. The questions are about the student's name, phone number, guardian(s), allergies, strengths, needs, hobbies, preferences (favorite school subject, etc.) and expectations.	3 Back to School Bookmarks Print 3 different back-to-school bookmarks, a bookworm, a pencil, and a school bus. Each bookmark has the words, "Back to School!" and a place to list the student's name.
3 Back to School Bookmarks (in Color) Print 3 different back-to-school bookmarks, a bookworm, a pencil, and a school bus. Each bookmark has the words, "Back to School!" and a place to list the student's name.

Name Tags to Print:

After School Care Nametag Printable (Black-and-White) Eight "After School Care" number nametags in black-and-white on one printable page. These nametags say, "I Go to After School Care" and have lines for the student's name on them.	After School Care: Bus Number Nametag Printable (Color) Eight "After School Care" nametags in color on one printable page. These nametags say, "I Go to After School Care" and have lines for the student's name on them.	How I Get Home from School: Bus Number Nametag Printable (Black-and-White) Eight bus number nametags in black-and-white on one printable page. These nametags have lines for the student's name and school bus number on them.	How I Get Home from School: Bus Number Nametag Printable (Color) Eight bus number nametags in color on one printable page. These nametags have lines for the student's name and school bus number on them.
Car Nametag Printable (Black-and-White) Eight car nametags in black-and-white on one printable page.	Car Nametag Printable (Color) Eight car nametags in color on one printable page.	Field Trip Nametag Printable (Black-and-White) Eight field trip nametags in black-and-white on one printable page. These nametags have lines for the student's name and school.	Field Trip Nametag Printable (Color) Eight field trip nametags in color on one printable page. These nametags have lines for the student's name and school.
How I Get Home from School: Footprint Nametag Printable (Black-and-White) How I get to school: walking. Eight footprint nametags in black-and-white on one printable page.	How I Get Home from School: Footprint Nametag Printable (Color) How I get to school: walking. Eight footprint nametags in color on one printable page.

Books to Print:

Back-To-School Book You can print this activity book for your students to make at the beginning of the school year.	School Memory Book This is an end-of-school-year book for students to make.	School Tiny Picture Dictionary A short, printable picture dictionary of school words -- for early readers. The student cuts out the pages, staples them together, then writes each word in the tiny book. The words are: book, clock, crayon, globe, notebook, pen, pencil, ruler, scissors, stapler, and write another school word.	School Cut-and-Paste Picture Dictionary A short, printable picture dictionary for school words -- for early readers. Color, cut and paste the pictures in the right places. Then write the words under the pictures. Cut out each page and staple them together (in the right order) to make a tiny book. The words are: book, clock, crayon, globe, notebook, pen, pencil, ruler, scissors, stapler, and write another school word.
School Words Mini Book A Printable Writing Book A tiny, printable book about simple words related to school-- for early readers and writers. The book has 2 pages to print and makes 8 pages for the student to cut out, color, and write in. The words are: book, crayon, globe, paper, pen, pencil, and "Can you think of another school word?	How I Get To School Print a short book on how children get to school (for early readers). The student fills in the name of the mode of transport and colors the picture. The ways of getting to school include going by bicycle, by car, walking, by boat, by train, by horse, by van, and a fun way of getting to school.	My School Book A short, printable book about school - for fluent readers. The book has activity pages for the student to do, including filling in the blanks for school transportation, writing times, matching pictures to words, writing school words, doing word unscrambles, solving a wordsearch puzzle, and answering questions.	School Words A short, printable book about school words - for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, write words in, and color. The pages are: pencil, paper, pen, globe, scissors, book, crayons, clock, backpack.
Mots d'École (School Words in French) A short, printable book about school words in French - for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, write words in, and color. The pages are: crayon/pencil, papier/paper, stylo/pen, globe/globe, ciseaux/scissors, livre/book, crayons/crayons, horloge/clock, sac à dos/backpack.	Palabras de la Escuela (School Words in Spanish) A short, printable book about school words in Spanish - for early readers. The book has pages for the student to cut out, read, write words in, and color. The pages are: lápiz/pencil, papel/paper, pluma/pen, globo/globe, tijeras/scissors, libro/book, creyones/crayons, reloj/clock, mochilla/backpack.

School-Themed Coloring and Drawing Worksheets:

Draw Four School Items Draw four school items. Below each school item, write its name.	Draw Four Desk Items Draw four things in or on your desk. Below each item, write its name.	Draw Four Things You Might Find in a Library Draw four library items. Below each item, write its name.	I Can Color School Words Color school-related words, including pen, crayon, book, eraser, pencil, desk, scissors, stool, bookshelf, and stapler.
I Can Draw School-Related Items Draw and color school-related words, including red chair, purple pen,orange scissors, pink eraser, yellow pencil, brown desk, green crayon, black notebook, blue globe, gray stapler.	How I Get to School: Draw and Write Draw a picture of how you get to school and write about it. Describe how you get to school, who you go with, how long the trip takes, and other things about it.	Best Parts of School: Triple Draw and Write Draw three of the best things about school and write about each of them. Or go to a pdf of the worksheet.	Worst Parts of School: Triple Draw and Write Draw three of the worst things about school and write about each of them. Or go to a pdf of the worksheet.

School-Themed Spelling Worksheets:

Missing Letters in School Words Find the missing letters in school words, and then color the picture of the word. The words are pen, clock, globe, paper, crayon, pencil, easel, ruler, stapler, scissors.	Unscramble School Words Unscramble the school words, and then color the picture of the words. The words are pen, clock, globe, paper, crayon, pencil, easel, ruler, stapler, scissors.	Match School Words and Pictures Match 10 school vocabulary words to their pictures. The words are: scissors, clock, globe, stapler, pen, crayon, pencil, easel, ruler, paper. Or go to the answers.	School Wordsearch Puzzle Find the school words in the wordsearch puzzle, then use the extra letters to find the secret message: "A+." Or go to the answers.
Circle the Starting Sound of School Words Circle the starting sounds of school words, and color the picture of the word. The words are clock, pencil, crayon, scissors, globe, pen, stapler, bell, easel, and paper. Or go to the answers.	Back to School Wordsearch Puzzle Find the words in the back to school wordsearch puzzle, then use the extra letters to find the secret message. Secret Message: "Welcome back to school." Or go to the answers.	What am I? School Items For each school-related picture, choose the word that best describes it. Or go to the answers.	Match the Syllables: School Words Match the syllables to make 10 school words. The words are teacher, pencil, paper, scissors, ruler, recess, atlas, backpack, crayon, compass. Or go to the answers.
Put 10 School Words in Alphabetical Order - Worksheet Put 10 school words in alphabetical order. The words are: book, chalk, computer, easel, map, paper, pen, pencil, quiz, teacher. Go to the answers.	Put 10 Library Words in Alphabetical Order - Worksheet Put 10 library words in alphabetical order. The words are: book, bookshelf, computer, dictionary, learn, librarian, magazine, maps, read, study. Go to the answers.	Circle the Correctly-Spelled School Words Circle the correct spelling of school words, and then color the picture of the words. The words are pen, clock, globe, paper, crayon, pencil, easel, ruler, cut, staple.	School-Related Spelling Word Questions Use the list of school-related spelling words to answer simple questions. Words: pencil, pen, paper, book, library, scissors, ruler, teach, quiz, globe. Or go to the answers.
Write Eight School-Related Words Think of and write eight school-related words. Sample answers: book, paper, pencil, eraser, globe, teacher, student, desk.	Back to School: Word Hunt Worksheet How many words can you make using the letters from "Back to School"? Sample answers: cool, book, oak, ...Go to worksheet with 30 blanks or a worksheet with 50 blanks.	School Word Pieces Puzzle In this puzzle, combine pairs of word segments to make school-related spelling words. Words: blackboard, calculator, classroom, computer, dictionary, eraser, learning, library, notebook, pencil, students, teacher. Or go to the answers.	School Synonyms Use the word bank to find synonyms of school-related words. Words: add/sum, chair/seat, test/exam, student/pupil, teacher/instructor, elementary/primary, text/book, teach/educate, notebook/binder, erase/delete. Or go to the answers.
Choose the Apt School Adjective For each item, underline the adjective that best describes it. Or go to the answers.	Find 8 Adjectives Describing Your Teacher Write your teacher's name and draw a picture of your teacher in the center oval. Write eight adjectives describing your teacher. Then use each adjective in a sentence.	School Verbal Analogies Printable Worksheet Think about how the first pair of words are related to each other. Then, look at the next word and find the word that is related to it in the same way. Mark the answer. Example: pencil --> write : scissors --> paper, cut, blades, pen, staple. Or go to the answers.	Match the Components of School-Related Compound Words Draw a line from the word of the left to the word on the right that make a school-related compound word. Words: homework, bookshelf, handwriting, blackboard, notebook, playground, backpack, knapsack, cubbyhole, classroom. Or go to the answers. Or go to a pdf of the worksheet and answers.
Plural School Nouns Write plural school nouns for desk, class, lunch, recess, library, study, bus, sketch, dictionary, and trophy. Then rewrite each sentence with the underlined noun made into a plural -- school, pencil, university, cafeteria, child, compass. Or go to the answers.	Match the School Anagrams Draw a line from each school-related word to its anagram. Words: read/dear, learn/renal, listen/silent, tutor/trout, teach/cheat, study/dusty, scholar/choral, report/porter, research/searcher, testing/setting. Or go to the answers.	School Anagram Puzzle Worksheet On this printable worksheet, the student writes a school-related anagram for each word. Or go to the answers.	School Word Ladder Puzzle Worksheet On this printable worksheet, the student changes one word into another, one letter at a time. At each step along the way, change only one letter to make a new word. At the end, you have the final, related word. In this puzzle, morph the word desk to book, and the word paste to tapes. Or go to the answers.
Find a School Word for Each Letter See if you can think of and write down a school-related word for each letter of the alphabet. Or go to a sample answer page.	Write School Words by Category Write 5 school words for each category. The categories include: Classroom, Library, Art Room, Music Room, Cafeteria, Gymnasium, Playing Field, Main Office. Or go to sample answers.	Make Compound Words: School Printable Worksheet Put two words together to make school-related compound words. Or go to the answers. Or go to a pdf of the worksheet and answers (subscribers only).	Word of the Day Worksheets These worksheets on elementary vocabulary have the student do an in-depth examination of a word that the teacher supplies. The student defines the word, uses the word in a sentence, identifies which part of speech it is, draws a picture that exemplifies the word, determines how many syllables it has, finds rhyming words, supplies synonyms and antonyms, etc. Pick a school-related word for a fun spelling activity.

Work Bank Printouts:

List of School Words This is a word bank of common words related to school.

School-Related Anagrams This is a word bank of anagrams of words about school. An anagram is a word or phrase that is made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. For example, spot is an anagram of tops.

School Anagrams:
An anagram is a word or phrase that is made by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. For example, note is an anagram of tone.

art rat tar

board broad

coed code deco

draw ward

easel lease

education auctioned cautioned

erased seared

exams maxes

grad drag

ink kin

inks sink skin

learn renal

listen silent enlist inlets tinsel

paste tapes peats septa spate

read dare dear

reading grained

rebus rubes

recess screes

report porter

research searcher

room moor

scholar chorals

staple palest pastel petals plates pleats

stapler plaster

tape pate peat

teach cheat

teacher cheater

tested detest

testing setting

study dusty

tutor trout

wrote tower

School Anagram Activities:

School Anagram Puzzle Worksheet On this printable worksheet, the student writes a school-related anagram for each word. Or go to the answers.

Match the School Anagrams Draw a line from each school-related word to its anagram. Words: read/dear, learn/renal, listen/silent, tutor/trout, teach/cheat, study/dusty, scholar/choral, report/porter, research/searcher, testing/setting. Or go to the answers.

School-Themed Writing Worksheets:

How I Get to School: Draw and Write Draw a picture of how you get to school and write about it. Describe how you get to school, who you go with, how long the trip takes, and other things about it.	Write a School Acrostic Poem Write a poem about school. Start each line with a letter from the word "school."	Teacher Acrostic Poem Write a poem about your teacher. Start each line with a letter from the phrase "MY TEACHER."	Write a Sentence for Each School-Related Word Write a sentence for each school-related word. Words: pencil, book, globe, teacher, read, write, pen, learn, test, recess.
My Week in School Write a classroom newspaper page on what you learned in school this week.	My Week in School #2 Write a classroom newspaper page on what you learned in school this week -- version #2.	The Best Thing I've Learned in School: Essay Topic Write about the most valuable thing you ever learned in school. What made it so useful for you?	What I Like Best in School: Essay Topic What is your favorite part of the school day? Write a page on what you like the best in school.
School Begins: Hello, Goodbye Write a poem about things you say hello to and things you say goodbye to when school starts. Start each line with Hello or Goodbye.	New Student Questions Essay Topic If there was a new student in class and you could only ask that person three questions to get to know them, what would you ask them?	School: Describe It! Worksheet Answer questions about your school. For example, "How many stories tall is it?"	All About Me A Worksheet to Print A short, printable worksheet about the likes and dislikes of a student. The short-answer worksheet asks a few questions about what the student likes to be called, favorite school subject, game, food, book, movie, and other preferences.
School: Write a Question for Each Answer In this worksheet, the student is given a series of short answers using school-related words. For each answer, the student writes a short question.	Essay Topic: If I Could Change a School Rule If you could change one rule at your school, which rule would it be and what would you change it to? Why did you choose that rule? Why is your rule better than the old rule?	S   C   H   O   O   L   School For each letter of the word "school," find words and phrases that are related to or remind you of school. Think of as many as you can.

School-Themed Math Activties:

Reading a Bar Graph Worksheet #3: How I Get to School The student uses a bar graph about methods of getting to school data to answer questions on this simple worksheet. Or go to the answers.

Reading a Bar Graph Worksheet #4: Favorite School Subject The student uses a bar graph about favorite school subjects to answer questions on this simple worksheet. Or go to the answers.

Reading a Bar Graph Worksheet #6: Favorite After-School Activity The student uses a bar graph about favorite after-school activities to answer questions on this simple worksheet. Or go to the answers.

Label Me! Printouts in Many Languages:

The Desk/School Accessories Label the desk/school accessories in English. Answers

The Desk/School Accessories in French Label the desk/school accessories in French. Answers

Desk/School Accessories in German Label the desk/school accessories in German. Answers

Label The Desk/School Accessories in Italian Label the desk/school accessories in Italian. Answers

Desk/School Accessories in Spanish Label the desk/school accessories in Spanish. Answers

Rooms in a School Label the rooms in a school in English. Answers

The Rooms in a School in Spanish Label the rooms in a school in Spanish. Answers

Match French School Words and Pictures Match 10 French school words to their pictures. The words are: ciseaux/scissors, horloge/clock, globe/globe, agrafeuse/stapler, stylo/pen, craie grasse/crayon, crayon/pencil, livre/book, règle/ruler, papier/paper. Or go to the answers.

Match German School Words and Pictures Match 10 German school words to their pictures. The words are: Schere/scissors, Uhr/clock, Globus/globe, Hefter/stapler, Kuli/pen, Buntstift/crayon, Bleistift/pencil, Buch/book, Lineal/ruler, Papier/paper. Or go to the answers.

Match Spanish School Words and Pictures Match 10 Spanish school vocabulary words to their pictures. The words are: tijeras (scissors), reloj (clock), globo (globe), engrapadora (stapler), bolígrafo (pen), crayón (crayon), lapiz (pencil), libro (book), regla (ruler), papel (paper). Or go to the answers.

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