© Addie Williams
20 Activities to use during the first few weeks of school or
even throughout the year! I use these to help me learn
more about my students and to assess their writing and
language skills.
Time To Hit the Books!
1. Student Survey
• Fun two-page survey to learn about your students
2. Would You Rather…?
• Learn more about how and what your students want to learn
3. Time to Hit the Books – Poetry Writing Activity
• Use school themed idioms to inspire poetry for back to school!
4. 10 Things About Me
• Easy get to know you activity – use in small groups or whole class!
5. Things I Am Looking Forward to Learning This Year
• Explore what your students want to learn in the upcoming year
6. Movie Madness
• Students draw their favorite summer memories on a film strip and then write
about it.
7. Personal Logo / Motto Activity
• Students develop their own personal logo and motto
8. World’s Greatest Class / School
• Students create a poster to advertise the merits of their school
9. The Perfect School
• Students write about what their perfect school would be like.
10. The Perfect Book
• Student reading survey and writing activity
11. Goals – Past, Present, Future
• Goal setting activities
12. “Ball” About Me
• Students will decorate a volleyball, soccer ball, or basketball with symbols,
colors, and words to represent themselves. Makes a great display!
13. Story of Me
• Students decorate a book stack with symbols, colors and words to represent
themselves. Makes a great display!
14. Getting Social
• Using social media templates, students describe their summer.
15. Throwback Thursday
• Using Instagram templates, students describe their summer.
16. Soundtrack of Me
• Students create a playlist that represents their life.
17. “Tweet” Me
• Using Twitter as inspiration, student reflect and set goals. Excellent display!
18. Fantastic Five
• Organizer to review ideas from last year or reflect on the summer.
19. Top 10
• Graphic organizers to list their Top 10 – blank one for you to use as you want.
20. Back to School Writing Prompts
• Four back to school writing prompts on themed paper.
© Addie Williams
All templates and worksheets are included!
48 pages total! 20 activities!
If you can’t use all of the activities at the start of
the year, keep them for days when you have a
last minute sub!
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48 pages! 20 activities!
Use these as a way to get to know your
students and to assess their writing skills.
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Artist Credits Thanks to Tim van de Vall
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