The Perfect Back to School Writing Activity
Back to School News is creative writing task that I've used during the first week of school for many years. Students love it! As a teacher, you'll love this back to school writing activity too. Why? Read on, teacher friend! It's such a fun way to get to know your new students! Through this writing activity, you'll learn a bit about each students' summer, home life, and feelings towards school. You'll also be able to see how they treat creative writing assignments, drawing/artistic abilities, handwriting, creativity, and humor. Also, it's a pretty time-consuming task, but it's meaningful and engaging . It will keep your new students busy while you greet your new students, work on those urgent first day tasks, or pull students one-on-one for assessments or conversations. Once they finish, these back to school newspapers make a pretty stellar bulletin board display that students and staff alike will love looking through. La...