5 Back to School Resources Every Kindergarten Teacher Needs

Are you heading back to school soon? Are you new to kindergarten and don't know where to begin? Don't worry, I have some solutions for your curriculum needs. I have 5 resources EVERY Kindergarten teacher needs.

Back to School Resources every teacher needs

If you are new to kindergarten or just looking for a new way to start the year, then this post is for you.

One of my favorite resources to use is CalendarNotebooks. Through the use of calendar notebooks, I can cover a variety of common core skills in a short amount of time. To read more about Calendar Notebooks, click here.

calendar notebooks- make calendar time interactive

If you are a new kindergarten teacher, or just looking to take away some of the stress during the first few days, then this resource is for you. The First Days of Kindergarten includes 3 days of lesson plans and activities. This resource has a sample schedule to follow and more activities than you could need to get you through the first 3 days of school.

What's Included

Class Activities

3 Letter search A,B & C color and find
My first day of Kindergarten portrait page
First Day of Kindergarten Crown
Kissing Hand Activity
School BussCraft
Cat Craft
Zero number page rainbow write

Forms

Snack reminder English/Spanish
First Day name tag directions for parents English/Spanish
Copy forms
To-Do lists
Student Information cards (2 types) English/Spanish
Emergency Clothing Kit English/Spanish
Oops forms English/Spanish
First Day of Kindergarten Color & Black and White 2 sizes

Posters Rules and Procedures

First Day of Kindergarten (3 kinds)
Name song
First-day poem

School Tools

Crayons
Scissors
Glue (stick, bottle, sponge)

Bathroom Procedures

Bathroom (multiple variations)
Hand washing (multiple variations)
Drying hands (multiple variations)

Playground Rules & Lunchtime Rule

Slide
Lining up/walking
Monkey bars
Jump rope
Hula hoop
Balls
Lunchtime Procedures multiple

Do you have a plan for the students who always finish their work ahead of all the other students? I use Fast Finisher Bins for these students. The Fast finisher bins cover a wide variety of skills. they are designed for individual students to use either at their desks or a quiet space in the classroom.

Another resource that I used last year almost daily was my Back to School Learning Binder. This binder covers a wide variety of basic skills. Once the binder is set up for each student, it is a resource that can be used, year after year. The binder covers letter and number formations, math, and ELA skills.

Do you have a Calm Down Corner in your classroom? In my classroom, I have an area for students to go to if they need a break. The area is used almost daily. I have a few students who are frequent fliers. This space feels safe to them. Within the space, I have tools that help my students regain their self-control and calm down. If you want to read more about this area and the specific tools I use, you can see it here and here.