This or That Icebreaker Activity - Perfect for Back-to-School!

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Surviving in Secondary

This fun, interactive, no-prep icebreaker resource allows students to get to know one another while incorporating movement, as well as opportunities for debate! Students will choose between two options in a set (ex. Summer vs. Winter) and move to either the left or right side of the room depending o

Not Grade Specific Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning, For All Subjects

Also included in: Back to School Resource Bundle - Print and Digital Ice Breaker Activities

Back to School Four Corners Ice Breaker with SEL Questions for High School

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Surviving in Secondary

Four Corners Ice Breaker Start the year off in a fun, interactive way! Build rapport and classroom community on the first day of school, while gathering helpful social emotional student information such as coping skills, confidence levels, and even post-secondary plans! This back-to-school ice break

8th - 12th Social Emotional Learning, For All Subjects

Also included in: Back to School Resource Bundle - Print and Digital Ice Breaker Activities

On-Task Behaviors Coordinate Plane Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

On-task behavior Coordinate Plane UnitThis is a creative way to incorporate math instruction and classroom management in one classroom activity!Teaching behavior can be tricky. This resource is meant to be a reinforcer of taught classroom expectations regarding on-task behavior. Ten different, class

6th - 9th Math

Also included in: Coordinate Planes Activities Bundle

Back to School Classroom Expectations EDITABLE Cut and Paste Sort

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Surviving in Secondary

Classroom Expectations SortSearching for an editable back-to-school activity that will reinforce your classroom and school expectations? The goal of this resource is to have students identify different positive behavior choice that represent the three categories: Be Respectful, Be Responsible and B

4th - 12th For All Subjects

Also included in: Classroom Expectations: Respect, Responsibility, Safety Resource Bundle

About Me Countdown - Back to School Ice Breaker Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

All About Me Countdown Looking for a fun, one page ice breaker activity to complete with your students this back to school season? This no-prep icebreaker is just what you've been looking for.Students complete an “All About Me Countdown” by answer the prompts that allow them to that tell their class

6th - 12th

Also included in: Back to School Resource Bundle - Print and Digital Ice Breaker Activities

Back to School Personality and Learning Styles Self-Reflection

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Surviving in Secondary

Back to School Personality ans Learning Style One PagerThis first week of school lesson is a great self-awareness activity that engages students to think about themselves as a whole and how they learn best. Students participate in a personality quiz and learning styles inventory and they reflect on

8th - 10th For All Subjects

Also included in: Back to School Resource Bundle - Print and Digital Ice Breaker Activities

Back to School Resource Bundle - Print and Digital Ice Breaker Activities

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Surviving in Secondary

Back to School BundleKick off your school year with this engaging Back to School Bundle designed specifically for middle and high school teachers! This low-prep collection of print and digital resources helps you build classroom community, establish clear expectations, and get to know your students

9th - 12th For All Subjects

End of Year Four Corners Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

End of Year Four Corners Reflection ActivityLooking for a way to engage your tired and fidgety high schoolers during that last week or two of school? Trying to do a fun after finals game to bond with your students while reflecting on the school year? This four corners end of the school year reflecti

8th - 12th For All Subjects

Trivia Icebreaker Game - Back to School Treasure Trap

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Surviving in Secondary

Looking for a fun, interactive icebreaker for Back to School season? Need a brain break to get you through a testing slump? Our Trivia Treasure Trap back to school ice breaker game is for you!Our competitive AND collaborative Treasure Trap game is not your typical icebreaker! With this activity, st

6th - Adult Education Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning

Also included in: Back to School Resource Bundle - Print and Digital Ice Breaker Activities

Classroom Expectations Pixel Art - Engaging Back to School Rules Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

Is classroom management consuming your precious prep time? This year, ditch the lectures and dive into an exciting, interactive approach to teaching classroom expectations!Introduce your students to "Classroom Expectations Pixel Art," a self-checking Google Sheets™ activity designed to make learnin

4th - 12th For All Subjects

Also included in: Classroom Expectations: Respect, Responsibility, Safety Resource Bundle

Classroom Expectations Writing Activity with Discussion Prompts

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Surviving in Secondary

Classroom Expectation Discussion SlidesLooking for a back to school activity to prompt classroom discussion on rules and expectations to follow? Looking to give student input and buy-in for what appropriate classroom behavior looks like? Trying to do all this as well as incorporate a writing compon

4th - 12th For All Subjects

Also included in: Classroom Expectations: Respect, Responsibility, Safety Resource Bundle

Classroom Expectations: Respect, Responsibility, Safety Resource Bundle

Created by
Surviving in Secondary

Classroom Expectations: Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be SafeLooking for activities that help teach and reinforce classroom behavior that are similar to how you teach academic practice? Searching for resources that help you understand just how familiar your students are with classroom expectations?

4th - 12th For All Subjects

The Ultimate Classroom Pass Set - Classroom Management Bundle

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Surviving in Secondary

Classroom PassesSearching for a new and clean design for your classroom passes? Writing way too many bathroom passes on a sticky note? This resource is the clean design you've been looking for! Introducing the Ultimate Classroom Pass Set! This set includes four essential passes that every school age

Not Grade Specific For All Subjects

Also included in: Classroom Passes Bundle - Classroom Management Tool & Positive Reward Printables

Back To School Classroom Expectations Lesson Slides and Graphic Organizer

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Surviving in Secondary

Classroom Expectations Slides & Graphic Organizer for Middle and High SchoolLooking to build a strong classroom culture from Day One? This editable Classroom Expectations Slides and Graphic Organizer set is the perfect resource to introduce and reinforce behavior expectations, and create a posit

5th - 12th For All Subjects

Also included in: Back to School Resource Bundle - Print and Digital Ice Breaker Activities

Daily English Language Arts Warm-Ups - SEL-Themed - 12 Weeks of ELA Bellringers!

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Surviving in Secondary

Practice key English Language Arts skills and build classroom routines with this set of 12 weeks of daily ELA bellringers with social-emotional learning themes, perfect for middle and high school classes! These done-for-you warm-ups will make planning a breeze!Need a consistent, engaging way to star

7th - 12th ELA Test Prep, Grammar, Other (ELA)

Also included in: Full Year of ELA Warm-Ups - 48 Weeks of Daily English Language Arts Bellringers!

Daily English Language Arts Warm-Ups - Career-Themed - 12 Weeks of Bellringers!

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Surviving in Secondary

Practice key English Language Arts skills and build classroom routines with this set of 12 weeks of daily ELA bellringers with career-based themes, perfect for middle and high school classes! These done-for-you warm-ups will make planning a breeze!Need a consistent, engaging way to start your Englis

7th - 12th ELA Test Prep, Grammar, Other (ELA)

Also included in: Full Year of ELA Warm-Ups - 48 Weeks of Daily English Language Arts Bellringers!

Daily ELA Warm-Ups - Pop Culture-Themed - 12 Weeks of English Bellringers!

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Surviving in Secondary

Practice key English Language Arts skills and build classroom routines with this set of 12 weeks of daily ELA bellringers with pop culture themes, perfect for middle and high school classes! These done-for-you warm-ups will make planning a breeze!Need a consistent, engaging way to start your English

7th - 12th ELA Test Prep, Grammar, Other (ELA)

Also included in: Full Year of ELA Warm-Ups - 48 Weeks of Daily English Language Arts Bellringers!

Daily ELA Warm-Ups - Cross-Curricular Themed - 12 Weeks of English Bellringers!

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Surviving in Secondary

Practice key English Language Arts skills and build classroom routines with this set of 12 weeks of daily ELA bellringers with cross-curricular themes, perfect for middle and high school classes! These done-for-you warm-ups will make planning a breeze!Need a consistent, engaging way to start your En

7th - 12th ELA Test Prep, Grammar, Other (ELA)

Also included in: Full Year of ELA Warm-Ups - 48 Weeks of Daily English Language Arts Bellringers!

Full Year of ELA Warm-Ups - 48 Weeks of Daily English Language Arts Bellringers!

Created by
Surviving in Secondary

Practice key English Language Arts skills and build classroom routines with this FULL YEAR BUNDLE! Get 48 weeks of daily ELA bellringers, perfect for middle and high school classes. These done-for-you warm-ups will make planning a breeze!Need a consistent, engaging way to start your English class wh

7th - 12th ELA Test Prep, Grammar, Other (ELA)

Task Behavior Lesson & On-Task Tickets- Classroom Management Tool

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Surviving in Secondary

Back To School On-task and Off-task Behavior Lesson Presentation with On-task tickets | Classroom Management Resource.Set the tone for a productive year with this Task Behavior Lesson Presentation & On-Task Tickets resource—designed to help you establish clear classroom expectations while empowe

4th - 12th For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific

Museum of You Creative Ice Breaker - Back to School Print and Digital Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

Say goodbye to boring, awkward icebreakers and get to know your students in a new way! This “Museum of You” activity is the unique back-to-school activity you’ve been searching for. Students will imagine they are stocking the gift shop in the museum of their lives. What are three items they would se

6th - 12th Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning, For All Subjects

Rank It! Social Emotional Learning Activity for Middle and High School Students

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Surviving in Secondary

Rank it! SEL EditionLooking for a low-pressure way to build classroom community, encourage conversation, and support social-emotional learning without making students feel like they're completing an SEL lesson? Rank It! SEL Edition gets students thinking, sharing, listening, and connecting through f

5th - 12th Character Education, Classroom Community, Social Emotional Learning

Rank It! Back to School Edition - Ice Breaker Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

RANK IT! Back to School Edition | Back to School Ice Breaker for Middle & High SchoolSearching for a fun, low-prep Back to School activity that gets students talking without forcing them into an awkward “tell us something interesting about yourself” introduction? Looking to foster a fun an colla

5th - 12th Classroom Community, For All Subjects, Not Subject Specific

Also included in: Back to School Resource Bundle - Print and Digital Ice Breaker Activities

Would You Rather Back to School Ice Breaker Activity

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Surviving in Secondary

Would you Rather Back to School Icebreaker ActivitySearching for a light and fun icebreaker that doesn't force students out of their comfort zone, yet still fosters an engaging classroom community? Kick off the school year with a fun, low-prep Would You Rather? activity designed specifically for sec

5th - 12th Classroom Community, For All Subjects