The Complete Back to School BundleYou get one shot at the first week. Make it count.
Everything you need, done for you: connection, icebreakers, expectations, routines and organisation for a smooth start to Term 1. Plus a bonus training that shows you exactly how to use it all.
Sort my first weekThe first week sets the tone for the whole year. No pressure, right?
And there's no shortage of advice (or back to school resources). The problem? Most of them only do half the job. They build connection OR classroom management. Never both.
here's what "half the job" looks like in most back to school resources 👇
Icebreakers with zero structure.
Week 1 buzzes with chatter, and that chatty energy becomes the norm.
Expectations with zero buy-in.
You go in firm with the rules, but the rapport just isn't there.
Built for Week 1, not Week 5.
Resources that forget what happens when the grace period ends. 👀
Brain breaks you never have time to plan.
Knowing which one to use, in which moment, without 20 minutes of prep? That's a whole thing.
This bundle does both. A classroom where students feel safe, supported and connected, AND know exactly what the expectations are.
best part? it's all done for you.
The Complete Back to School Bundle
Connection, icebreaking, expectations, organisation and routine-building. Everything you need for a smooth landing into Term 1, built by a classroom management specialist who knows what it takes to win over a tough tween and teen crowd. And when I say complete, I mean complete.
Both halves of a great first week
Built for Year 5 up to around Year 10 (do a gut check on the vibe of your class). Plus the Back to School Roadmap training, so you know what to use, when, and in what order.
Everything for Week 1. One strong start.
Trapped in Time
first-week escape room
Getting to Know You Pack
12 printables
4 Icebreaker Games
no eye-roll guaranteed
Four Corners
50 prompts · all year
Our Class, Our Way
full expectations lesson
Greeting Choice Posters
16 greetings
Plus: the extras
starters, seating plan + tray labels
The Back to School Roadmap: a one-hour training that shows you how to use it all (usually $99)
but keep scrolling to dig deeper into each one
Back to School Escape Room: Trapped in Time
Students race to break a mysterious first-week time loop by solving four collaborative challenges. High energy, zero cringe, and the perfect springboard into your expectations and shared values.
What's inside
- 4 creative, values-based challenges that build focus, collaboration and growth mindset
- A self-checking Google Form, so there's no marking
- Minimal prep, and pitched just right for tweens and teens
take a peek inside
Getting to Know You Printables Pack
12 print-and-go activities that help you get to know your students fast, while they connect with each other too. No prep beyond hitting print.
What's inside
- Back to School Chatterbox, My Hello Hexagon, About Me Shield and About Me Flip Book
- Two Truths and a Lie (holiday edition), A Letter to My Future Self and A Letter to My Teacher
- All About Me One Pager, Classroom Design Challenge, Find a Mate Word Search and a Hidden Message (plus make your own)
- Fully editable in Canva
take a peek inside
4 Icebreaker Card Games
Icebreakers that break the ice without the eye-roll. Tried and tested on a tough teen crowd.
What's inside
- Would You Rather
- Speed Greetings
- Never Have I Ever
- Blobs and Lines ("line up by the number of letters in your last name")
take a peek inside
Four Corners
The brain break and icebreaker that always hits. Not just a first-week activity: you'll keep reaching for this one all year.
What's inside
- 50 prompts: about-me questions, school scenarios, funny dilemmas and exciting hypotheticals
- Use it as a brain break, bell ringer, debate, writing prompt or discussion starter
- Google Slides and PowerPoint, plus a Canva template to make endless prompts in the same style
take a peek inside
Our Class, Our Expectations, Our Way
A complete, ready-to-teach lesson that gets students to buy into expectations, instead of just being told them. Collaborative, engaging, and built to earn trust from day one.
What's inside
- An editable, engaging PowerPoint
- A detailed lesson plan and teacher guide that takes away the guesswork
- 6 printable resources to support learning and reflection
- Editable, so you can adjust tasks for different learners
take a peek inside
Morning Greeting Choice Posters
A simple entry routine that builds rapport with every student, every single day. They pick their greeting at the door: high five, fist bump, elbow tap, wave and more.
What's inside
- 16 greeting choices
- 7 visual styles and multiple colour palettes
- Connection built into your routine, without adding a minute to it
take a peek inside
Plus: the goodies that supercharge your back to school season
The little things that make Week 1 run smoothly, before the first bell and after it.
- Week 1 Starter & Exit Tasks: 5 starters and 5 exit tasks that quietly embed your entry and exit routine, with a Canva template to tweak the wording
- Editable Seating Plan Template: 6 ready-made classroom layouts in Google Drive. Delete, duplicate or drag tables to fit your room
- Tote Tray Label Pack: 16 labels across 7 styles and multiple colour palettes, plus a Canva template so they grow with your classroom
and the training that ties it all together? keep scrolling.
Give me everything for Week 1The Back to School Roadmap
Every resource you need, AND the exact roadmap to use them. A one-hour on-demand training that sits in your library, ready whenever you are. It's usually $99, and it's yours free with the bundle.
In one hour, you'll learn
- The Week 1 roadmap that sets your routines, expectations and classroom culture up properly
- Exactly what to focus on Day 1 (and what to leave behind)
- The order to build belonging and boundaries, so students buy in and behaviour doesn't unravel by Week 5
- Low-prep strategies that build rapport, regulation and calm from the very first lesson
- How to make expectations part of your everyday lesson rhythm, not a one-off "rules chat"
watch it once, watch it next january, watch it the year after.
What "done for you" actually looks like.
Without it
- 😟 Sunday night, still choosing between overdone icebreakers you know won't get engagement
- 😟 "Going over the rules" on day one, and watching the energy drain out of the room
- 😟 A seating plan you're doing on the fly, with no clear way to communicate it
- 😟 Class norms that get done once, then collect dust on the wall
- 😟 That feeling of "wait… what am I actually supposed to do this first week?"
- 😟 A class that seems fine in Week 1, then quietly falls apart once the grace period ends
With it
- 🥳 Icebreakers you know will be a hit, even with the toughest crowd
- 🥳 Expectations that build energy in the room instead of killing it, because they're collaborative, not a lecture
- 🥳 A seating plan you drag, drop and adjust in minutes
- 🥳 Norms students actually helped build, so they stick
- 🥳 Every day of Week 1 mapped out, no guessing required
- 🥳 A class that's still running smoothly in Week 5
Don't just take my word for it.
★★★★★ 4.9 from 63 teacher reviews
Great for Back to School
Haven't used everything in here but the things I did use were a hit! The one activity that we liked the best was the cootie catcher (I forget what it's called in this resource) but students loved making something and then having the opportunity to walk around and be active. Will use again!
Amie G.
No Fuss Back to School Bundle
This is a great back to school bundle that is quick and easy to implement. Variety of activities to start the year off with engaged and excited students.
Leah V.
Great resources!
Lots of variety, great graphics, easy to follow. Perfect for the first few weeks of school!
Robbie L.
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Hi, I'm Claire.
Classroom management nerd, secondary teacher, author of It's Never Just About the Behaviour and host of The Unteachables Podcast. I've helped 10,000+ teachers lead their classrooms with calm, clarity and connection.
I spent years getting the first week wrong. I'd go in too soft (all icebreakers, no structure) and spend the term clawing back control. Or too firm, and watch the warmth I wanted disappear before I'd learned their names.
The years I got both right, connection AND expectations, in the very first week, were the years everything after felt easier. That's what this bundle is for, so you don't have to learn it the hard way.
can't wait to see how it goes for you.
Questions? I've got you.
What year levels is it for?
Is everything editable?
How do I watch the Roadmap training?
There's a lot here. How do I find my way around?
Is the price in Australian dollars?
How do I get it?
What if I only need some of it?
Can I share it with my team?
still wondering? email me at [email protected]
One first impression.
One bundle that makes it count.
The escape room, the icebreakers, the expectations lesson, the seating plan, the routines and the organisation. Everything you need for Week 1 (and beyond), done for you.
now go enjoy your summer.
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