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Get Students Excited About Learning with TeacherFileBox

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Celebrate learning in your classroom with activities that build students’ fundamental skills and get them excited about learning! Learn how TeacherFileBox, Evan-Moor’s digital lesson library, makes it easy to differentiate lessons throughout the school year with just a click.

With over 80,000 printables to choose from across the PreK–6 curriculum, TeacherFileBox provides instant access to thousands of lessons, hands-on center activities, STEAM units, math support, SEL printables, reading comprehension units, and more. Search by subject, grade, or theme to easily find units for your back-to-school classroom activities.

Check out these activities from TeacherFileBox to help you save time on lesson planning and prep.

Click on the sample pages to view each unit. 

TeacherFileBox SEL Printables

Help students open up and talk about themselves with SEL printables that build a positive classroom culture.

“Feelings Show”

Help early learners recognize friends’ emotions and develop appropriate responses.

“Think About It”

Teach positive classroom behaviors with activities on kindness.

“A Friend Wanted”

Help students think about and discuss what makes a good friend.

“Compliments”

Build a classroom culture of empathy and kindness with lessons on how to show kindness in the classroom.

TeacherFileBox Printables for The First Week of School

Get students excited about learning with activities that interest them.

“Back-To-School Activities”

This crossword puzzle is perfect for early finishers and those extra ten minutes you have before the lunch bell rings.

“Narrative Nonfiction Reading”

Brush up on reading skills and give students narrative writing examples with targeted reading comprehension activities.

“Descriptive Details”

Review the basics of descriptive writing with this exercise.

“Billboard”

This real-world writing activity is perfect to warm up students’ writing skills and introduce some persuasive writing techniques with engaging hands-on activities.

“Alphabet Puppets”

Have fun with the alphabet and practice fine-motor skills with these alphabet puppets.

TeacherFileBox Dailies for Back-to-School Routines

Set-up consistent classroom routines and help students review important grade level skills with short daily practice activities! Choose daily practice activities in every subject area for grades 1–6.

Daily Math Practice

Help students remember important math facts and skills with just a few questions a day.

Daily Phonics

These daily phonics activities are the perfect review to help students remember letter/sound combinations.

Daily Paragraph Editing

Children love to become editors and sleuths as they look for grammar and language mistakes.

Daily Language Review

These ELA review activities help students recall and practice vocabulary, spelling, grammar, and more.

Daily Reading Comprehension

Increase students’ fluency and comprehension with short daily reading activities.

TeacherFileBox Hands-on Activities for Morning Centers

“Add, Then Subtract Math Center”

Perfect for center rotations, these math activities provide fun hands-on practice for students to build number fluency.

“Grasshopper Art”

Add a little art to your bug unit with this fun craft!

“STEM Lessons and Challenges: Remote Control Game”

Encourage collaborative learning and problem solving with hands-on STEM challenges.

“Parts of Speech”

Create fun learning opportunities with this hands-on language center.

Try TeacherFileBox for free for 14 days and save time with these easy-to-print activities. Browse the amazing lesson library or start a FREE TRIAL today!

School discounts are available for 10 or more teacher subscriptions, savings 60–75% off annual subscriptions. Learn more here: TeacherFileBox School brochure


Heather Foudy is a certified elementary teacher with over 7 years’ experience as an educator and volunteer in the classroom. She enjoys creating lessons that are meaningful and creative for students. She is currently working for Evan-Moor’s marketing and communications team and enjoys building learning opportunities that are both meaningful and creative for students and teachers alike.

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