Newsela Back-To-School Toolkit

August 8, 2025

Resource: Relevant Instruction

Start the school year with engaging routines, resources, and ready-to-use activities

A practical back-to-school toolkit with implementation support, classroom activities, seasonal lessons, and resources for the first nine weeks.

Printable toolkit

Newsela Back-to-School Toolkit

ELA Units and reading challenges
Social Studies Icebreakers and inquiry
STEM Activities and feature posters
Writing Prompts and checklists

What educators can do with the toolkit

1 Get accounts and classrooms ready Use administrator, teacher, and Newsela Writing setup checklists to confirm integrations, classes, content access, and assignments.
2 Build engaging first-nine-weeks routines Plan whole-class, small-group, and independent learning with reading challenges, posters, text sets, and classroom activities.
3 Use timely fall resources Support back-to-school learning with seasonal lessons, writing activities, icebreakers, calendars, and holiday content.

What’s inside

Ready-to-use back-to-school resources

Setup checklists, posters, reading challenges, units, novel studies, writing activities, seasonal lessons, Luna guidance, and content calendars.

How to use it

Choose a classroom need

✓ Account and class setup
✓ Lesson and routine planning
✓ Student engagement
✓ Seasonal instruction

Best for

School-year launch teams

Administrators, teachers, instructional coaches, and curriculum teams preparing for the first nine weeks of school.

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Newsela Back-To-School Toolkit

Resource: Relevant Instruction

Start the school year with engaging routines, resources, and ready-to-use activities

A practical back-to-school toolkit with implementation support, classroom activities, seasonal lessons, and resources for the first nine weeks.

Printable toolkit

Newsela Back-to-School Toolkit

ELA Units and reading challenges
Social Studies Icebreakers and inquiry
STEM Activities and feature posters
Writing Prompts and checklists

What educators can do with the toolkit

1 Get accounts and classrooms ready Use administrator, teacher, and Newsela Writing setup checklists to confirm integrations, classes, content access, and assignments.
2 Build engaging first-nine-weeks routines Plan whole-class, small-group, and independent learning with reading challenges, posters, text sets, and classroom activities.
3 Use timely fall resources Support back-to-school learning with seasonal lessons, writing activities, icebreakers, calendars, and holiday content.

What’s inside

Ready-to-use back-to-school resources

Setup checklists, posters, reading challenges, units, novel studies, writing activities, seasonal lessons, Luna guidance, and content calendars.

How to use it

Choose a classroom need

✓ Account and class setup
✓ Lesson and routine planning
✓ Student engagement
✓ Seasonal instruction

Best for

School-year launch teams

Administrators, teachers, instructional coaches, and curriculum teams preparing for the first nine weeks of school.

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Newsela Back-To-School Toolkit

Start the school year with engaging routines, resources, and ready-to-use activities

What educators can do with the toolkit

Ready-to-use back-to-school resources

Choose a classroom need

School-year launch teams

Newsela Back-To-School Toolkit

Start the school year with engaging routines, resources, and ready-to-use activities

What educators can do with the toolkit

Ready-to-use back-to-school resources

Choose a classroom need

School-year launch teams

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