Today I want to share some FUN back to school games for Kindergarten with you, but first – let me tell you what I’ve been up to lately…In my last post I mentioned that we recently bought a house and we’re busy getting settled.
You know you’re a teacher when you are excited about decorating and making everything homey, but in the back of your mind, you’re constantly thinking about all things back to school!
We have been unpacking boxes from storage and finding things we completely forgot we had. It has been like Christmas in July around here! We are enjoying Wisconsin so much! Summers here are way more enjoyable than Florida summers. Can’t say the same about the winters though!
Get this, you can actually go outside and do things without feeling hot, sticky and icky. Who knew?! We have been living it up at the zoo, the park, and the pool.



I’m calling this one “Bears on a Bus”. It took me a long time to come up with that title, can you tell?! I programmed each bus with a number and added some counting bears. Students read the number and then count out that many bears to be passengers on the bus.
You could add dots or stickers on the back of the buses to make this self checking.If you don’t have bear counters on hand, you can use my affiliate links to get yours from Amazon by clicking here.


In this activity, the kids are practicing their first name. It’s definitely a good idea for the kiddos to have their name tag handy so they can refer to it as they write. Students spin the spinner (using a paper clip and a pencil) to determine what writing utensil they are going to use. Then they write their name. So easy, but getting to write with a highlighter is really cool when you’re five!
A tic-tac-toe partner game to practice uppercase and lowercase letters.
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Wow!! What fantastic ideas!! LOVE the bears on the bus and the spin and write idea!! <3
for the colorful letters color matching where would you find the printable ABC sheet and ABC colored cards??
hi Dee, you can find that activity here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Its-All-Fun-Games-Back-to-School-Math-Literacy-Activities-for-Kindergarten-1977712?aref=sfjei79t
When I clicked on the link to open your It's All Fun and Games series, the TPT page said "We looked around and couldn't find the page you asked for." I was thinking I would use your spinner with the different writing utensils to have the students practice writing their sight words.
hi Deanna,
I fixed it! I'm sorry about that. And I'm so sorry it took me forever to get back to you. Thank you for letting me know. 🙂
-Melissa
I love all your activities. Kids would be so involved in all the learning that they are doing.
I love all your activities. Kids would be so involved in all the learning that they are doing.
Where did you get the clipart images of the pencil, crayon, highlighter etc? I love the ones that are on your Spin and Write name activity. Thanks!
hi Robin, they came from four different packets of clip art. I think most are from Whimsy Clips.
-Melissa
Anyway I could just buy the colorful letter game???
hi Alison, I'm sorry, but I don't have a way to break the packet apart and sell just one activity. I do have the files posted separately in my shop where you can just get the literacy activities. Hope that helps. 🙂
-Melissa
LOVE the bears on the bus idea and die cut shape puzzles! THANKS for the recording sheet! I shared your post on my Facebook page!
Jenn
Crayons & Cuties In Kindergarten
Aww thank you so much, Jenn! I'm so glad so loved the ideas!!! The kids love calling the little bears the "passengers". They even walk the kids to the bus like they are getting on board. So cute! Thank you for sharing on your Facebook page! 🙂
-Melissa
Enjoy the WI weather it changes in a heart beat. I've lived in Milwaukee for about 5 years now and teach in MPS
lol You're right! It does change! We've had to reschedule plans a few times because of it. But that's okay… Wisconsin is such a beautiful state, especially in the fall.
-Melissa