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Back to School

From All About the Holidays

Back to School
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Summary

Prepare for 'back to school season' with this video to get your students prepared and excited for the new school year.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

Short explainer (1 min) from PBS LearningMedia's *All About the Holidays*.

  1. What are the signs that the school year is about to start?
  2. Why do you think the school year begins at the same time for most kids?
  3. What is one goal you want to set for this year?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: school year, routine, supplies, goal.

Try it: Write one goal for the year and one thing you will do in the first week to start it.