This Fingerprint New Year’s Silhouette Craft is not only a wonderful last minute new year's craft, but it makes a really cute yearly keepsake, too.

January brings a new year and a renewed motivation to stay organized! Choose from 50 printable January 2024 calendars. 100% FREE! Print from home!

One of the cutest back to school coloring pages you can find! Print to document the new school year and create a darling keepsake.

Het begin van het schooljaar is natuurlijk de perfecte tijd om samen met de kinderen een verjaardagskalender te maken. Hieronder staan een aantal leuke ideeën om dat vorm te geven. Alle ideeën zijn…

The start of a new year at your school is a great time to change up your library program, generate new ideas and take risks.

January 3, 2017 Yes, it’s true, and it’s long overdue; I’m taking a year off from shopping! I’ve begun to feel just a bit too much like this: Untitled (I Shop Therefore I Am) by Barbara Kruger (By shopping, I’m including clothes, jewelry, and all accessories.) It’s become apparent that I have […]

Free 2021 Year In Review Printable is the perfect way to record your child's year. It is fun to learn what they think about their year!

Out with the perception that these are purely utilitarian spaces – from sculptures to hanging plates, don't forget art when decorating these rooms

Learn how to set up smarter goals and use the 12-week year to finish your goals faster. You'll also get a free excel file to help plan and track your goals.

Looking for a saint activity to do with children? This bundle includes saints coloring books for the whole year and is perfect for Catholic kids!

A fun theme for a meeting is to have a backwards event. It’s fun for kids and adults alike. Did you know? There is actually a national Backwards Day. It falls on January 31st every year. The day where the world gets turned upside down and inside becomes out and madness becomes sanity and day becomes night, at least in concept. There’s just too much seriousness in the air, and sometimes you really just have to bend all the rules and let it all hang out. The ideas to make this event fun and memorable are endless. Here are a few ideas to help get you started. Before jumping in if you have Brownie girls these two badges are all about playing games you could add some of these activities in with your badge earning activities. Ideas to earn the Fair Play badge including a complete activity booklet Ideas to earn the making games badge including a complete activity booklet Dress Backwards Wear uniform, pants, shirt, dress, sash, dress, hat, coat backwards. You wear glasses or sunglasses on the back of your head. If you have an old pair of shoes you can cut the toe of the shoe off and duct tape or glue it to the back of your heel. Meeting Arrival When girls and adults arrive say “hi” to everyone using their last name instead of their first name. Instead of girls writing their first names on a Hello my name is name tag, have them put their name on the tag backwards. Timed Obstacle Course Have the girls take turns walking around an obstacle course backward. Time and keep track of each girls time. The girl with the slowest time wins. *Don’t tell your girl’s the slowest time wins until the end. Scavenger Hunt Hide items or pictures and have the girls find the objects using clue cards with all the letters backwards. Pin the tail on the Donkey Blindfold the girls and have each one pin the tail on the donkey. The tail that is farthest away wins. *Don’t tell the girls ahead of time that the farthest tail wins. Backward Names Another fun activity is to have the girls sit in a circle and take a turn saying their name backwards without laughing. Picture Opportunity Before everyone leaves take a group picture with everyone’s back to the camera and of course you can take a forward facing picture too. evaH a taerg emit htiw ruoy sdrawkcab tneve! How about you, do you have any additional ideas that would be great for this type of event? Share in the comments below…. Party Planning Kit Printables I am so excited to present Strawjenberry’s Ultimate Party Kit! Almost everything you need to plan your troop celebration is included in this kit and can be printed at home or through your local office supply store or printer. It all starts with a personalized troop banner (two options to choose from) that includes your troop number. From there you have many different supplies to create the labels, stickers and decorations that you need. The full color party kit includes: One personalized banner Personalized party invitation Four (4) styles of placecards/treat labels, including one (1) secret bonus design “I Love Girl Scouts” flower graphic Fifteen (15) unique and colorful “badges” to use as stickers, cupcake toppers, or decorative elements on any number of party items A sheet of personalized gift tags Two (2) square backgrounds to create labels for lollipops. chocolate bars or giftboxes A set of personalized badges with your girls’ names on them (you can also opt for a troop number instead) Printable 8 1/2 x 11 Promise and Law pages–perfect for framing! One sheet of twelve (12) blank badges One sheet of twelve (12) level letters with heart (d, b, j, c, s, a, v) The sky is the limit for how you can use all of these DIY elements to create the ultimate party. All items are included and have the bright and cheerful design color scheme. Get now for any party, ceremony or event you are planning for your troop. Organize Your Troop Parties This Year with a 25+ page Leader Planner This Leader Planner is from another amazing blogger named Jen her blog is called “I am StrawjenBerry” With the help of Jen I wrote a blog post explaining everything you will get in this planner. It has everything you need to plan your troop year. The planner contains your calendar, meeting planners, rosters and badge trackers in one safe place for when you need it. Read more Enjoy every minute being a leader and continue to inspire your girls!

I love using interactive lapbooks in the classroom. They are fun to create, engaging and can be used throughout the year to review skills taught. I finally completely my Lapbook Bundle and I am happy to share the lapbooks included with you. Whether you think your learners will enjoy creating all of the lapbooks, if you

Stop by A Teacher’s Touch for your 2013 January Smartboard calendar. You Might Also Like:Nonfiction Discussion Foldable FreebieEasy Tips For Classroom Library OrganizationNew Year Venn DiagramsPacking for the Mayflower Voyage

If you came to this site, you either purchased the time capsule activity and are looking for directions, or want ideas for your own time capsules. These are so much fun to do with students of all ages! Enjoy! This Time Capsule Activity is great to use at the

I LOVE January! Not the blustery, freezing cold that has me heavily considering a Hawaiian move or hibernation, but the opportunity for a classroom refresh and the promise that the new year offers each one of us. Even though we are only half way through the school year, January means we are HALF WAY through the school year!!! Semester one down, semester two to go! We've got this!

This Pokemon Punch Party Game was a hit at our kids' birthday party. All you need are Solo cups, cardboard, tissue paper, and prizes to fill the cups.

I’m going to begin this post with the most cliché, expected question: Can you believe that January is almost over? (I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I had to! This year is already flying by!) I’m a big fan of fresh starts. I like to celebrate them with the new year, on the first of every month, and [Continue Reading...]

What are the best places to visit in January? From the tropics of Southeast Asia to the winter wonderland of Lapland, these are the best!

This is unlike most vegetarian ramen recipe. The broth is rich, creamy and full of umami with tomato paste and shiitake mushrooms as the base. Topped with ramen noodles, mushrooms, carrots, bok choy and chives this is a delicious, comforting bowl of soup and perfect for weeknight or weekend dinner.

Discover joy every day with our National Days Calendar, offering 365 unique celebrations to make each day special.

*This post contains affiliate links. Updated October 2019 With school once again in session, it is time to plan and prepare for the next season of Daisy meetings that will prepare your troop to bridge to Brownie Girl Scouts in just a few short months. Photo from Canva As a leader who has never been fond of the Journeys program, you will not find any plans for them here. With cookie season, World Thinking Day, Girl Scout Week, field trips and bridging, not to mention any community service you have planned, there really is no need to add in a Journey. January Your Ninth Second Year Girl Scout Daisy Meeting Earn the Girl Scout Daisy Talk It Up Leaf If you did not sell Girl Scout cookies last year and want to take a gentle plunge into the world of selling them, then now is the time to get things started. Many Councils have sales during the winter months, so if this is the case for you, the time for cookie selling preparation is now. Photo by By Dsafdy (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons and altered by the author in Canva The first thing you need to understand about selling cookies with Girl Scout Daisies is that they have a limited attention span and all sales are dependent upon parental participation. Over the years I have spent a lot of time writing blog posts about this, but a leader needs to accept the reality that if a girl does not sell cookies, either individually or at a booth, it is TOTALLY OUT OF HER CONTROL. Let it go, and she can help with cookie selling prep to make her feel like she is part of the troop team. You will not change the minds of non-committed parents, and troop money is troop money. Meeting Prep Before your meeting, you will need to know how much per box of cookies your troop will be earning so that you can create a visual for the girls for your next meeting. Ask the girls what kinds of trips and activities they would like to do. Write down these ideas and tell them that at your next meeting, you will share how many boxes THE TROOP needs to sell in order to make these activities happen. You will make a visual on a chart. For example, if a trip to Build-a-Bear costs $20.00 per girl, and each box sold earns 50 cents, and you have six girls in your troop, then the troop needs to sell 240 boxes so that the trip can take place (40 boxes per girl). Of course, these costs are made up, but your chart should have the Build-a-Bear Logo the number 240 next to a picture of a box of cookies. Do your chart from cheapest idea to most expensive. On another chart, make a bar with the different goals labeled and pictured. At each meeting, tally up what the girls have sold AS A TROOP. They can see that the more they sell, the bigger the trip...and there may even be money to do more than one adventure! Whatever you do, comparing girls is wrong and please do not do it. Keep charts solely for the purpose of TROOP GOALS. You can read how to earn the Girl Scout Daisy Talk It Up Leaf in this blog post with a detailed meeting plan. January Your Tenth Second Year Girl Scout Daisy Meeting Earn the Girl Scout Daisy Making Choices Leaf The Girl Scout Daisy financial literacy leaves tie in together nicely, so if there is some overlap, that is fine. Repetition is a good way for kids to learn and it certainly helps! During this meeting, if you have time, have the girls make posters and signs for their cookie booth. Photo from Canva Go over any cookie sale updates that you have. If a goal has already been met, celebrate with a special treat. It can be food, a fun patch, or a special sticker or pencil from the Girl Scout Shop. For a complete meeting plan on earning the Girl Scout Daisy Making Choices, this blog post gives all the steps. February Your Eleventh Second Year Girl Scout Daisy Meeting Earn the Girl Scout Daisy Money Counts Leaf Photo from Pixabay With two financial literacy leaves down, there is only one more to go. Start your eleventh meeting with a cookie selling update and cheer on your girls as they reach their goals. For a complete meeting plan on earning the Girl Scout Daisy Money Counts leaf, you can read this blog post. February Your Twelfth Second Year Girl Scout Daisy Meeting Celebrate World Thinking Day (February 22nd) As a Girl Scout, World Thinking Day is a holiday that comes once a year and is an easy one to insert into your long term planning. Since this may be your first cookie selling season, you do not need to go overboard with planning. I created a very basic and simple five step meeting plan for your Daisy troop to help you plan your day. You can find World Thinking Day plans here. If you want more World Thinking Day ideas, you can find them here. March Your Thirteenth Second Year Girl Scout Daisy Meeting Girl Scout Week Right after World Thinking Day is another Girl Scout holiday, Girl Scout Week. Celebrated during the week where March 12th falls, this is a fantastic opportunity for girls to use some of their earned cookie profits to help others. The very first Girl Scout meeting took place on March 12, 1912, and every year this is remembered by doing things for others. By North Charleston from North Charleston, SC, United States [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Here are some ideas for you to incorporate Girl Scout Week into your meeting this month. The images have lots of information without being overwhelming. Make sure you do something at your meeting that can be checked off on your list. March Your Fourteenth Second Year Girl Scout Daisy Meeting Go on a Field Trip This is the time to go on a field trip since the weather is getting nicer and spring fever is starting. Since you will not have all of your cookie money, try to take an inexpensive or free field trip. The police station, the firehouse, or a local business like an ice cream store or supermarket may be able to take your troop on a tour. April Your Fifteenth Second Year Girl Scout Daisy Meeting It's Time to Think About Bridging If your calendar is like mine, then April is a month where we have always had one meeting due to Spring Break. With this being your second year as Daisy leader, it is time to start planning your bridging ceremony and have the girls as involved as possible. I have always been of the opinion that bridging should be at the last meeting of the year. This time slot has been carved out for the girls and the parents as well. If you meet after school and have parents who work outside the home, giving them a heads up about bridging one month in advance will permit them to clear their work calendars so they can attend. At this meeting, talk about what bridging is and have them make the invitations to send home. I wrote a complete guide to Daisy to Brownie Bridging here, which will help you plan it all out. May Your Sixteenth Second Year Girl Scout Daisy Meeting Bridging Practice This is the big time ladies! The bulk of your meeting time should be devoted to practicing the ceremony and songs in the order that they will be done. May Your Seventeenth Second Year Girl Scout Daisy Meeting Bridging Ceremony This is the time to enjoy all that you have accomplished. The ceremony will be adorable and the celebration afterwards will be your reward for all of the hard work you have done. Rainbow Centerpiece and Other Rainbow Themed Supplies Available on Amazon Now that your second year of leading a Daisy troop is over, it is time to think about leading your troop of Brownie Girl Scouts. My website How to Earn Brownie Try Its is ready and waiting to help you with meeting plans for every badge. Photo created by Hannah Gold on Canva

In this frenzy of new year goals and healthy hopes, there is no more fitting time to introduce you to one of my favorite fitness and health bloggers, Kaitlin Gardner of An Apple Per Day. Kaitlin’s blog is a sweet landing spot that offers real-life tips and tricks for living your best. From how to prevent […]

7 pages. This packet is a quick, easy and fun way to help your students learn about temperature. Includes data collection and graphing. 7 pages. This packet is a quick, easy and fun way to help your students learn about temperature. Includes data collection and graphing.

We all deal with common misbehaviors in the classroom, right? These 7 brilliant strategies will improve your behavior management.

Hey Friends! It's Theresa from True Life I'm a Teacher! If you're joining us for the first time...WELCOME! For the month of February we are sharing "Sweet Treats" which involve lots of freebies just for YOU! Now that we have the pleasantries out of the way...let's get on with the good stuff!!! Since Valentine's Day falls on a Sunday this year, many classes are exchanging Valentines on Friday, which is just two days away! Yikes! If you haven't made it to the store (#targetrun), I've got you covered. All you need is your printer! My sweet seconds will be trading cards, goodies, treats, and sweets, but I'm taking a different approach. That is, I'm NOT giving my kiddos candy, but they are going to LOVE {pun intended} the treat I have for them. Lately, my darlings have been OBSESSED with "fortune tellers" - although, when I was in school we called them "cootie catchers." Regardless of what you call them, they are apparently all the rage right now, and my May drawer - you MAY get it back, you MAY NOT - is filling up with confiscated fortune tellers to prove it. So, I'm actually going to GIVE my students EACH a fortune teller themed with hearts, flowers, and sweet sentiments. Fortune tellers are super easy to fold together, and honestly, the folding is part of what makes them so fun! In case you've never made one, or your kiddos have never made one, start by cutting around the edge of fortune teller...you need to start with a square. Once you've have a square, here's how your fold it: First, place the square face up, and fold in half. Unfold. Then fold in half again, so that you have created an X. Next, with the printed side still face down, fold the corners to the center of the paper. Next, flip the paper over so that the folds/flaps you just made are face down. Now, fold in the corners again, just like you did in picture 4. Once again, flip the paper over so that the folds/flaps are face down. Fold the paper in half (both vertically and horizontally). Slide your thumbs and index fingers under the flaps. Voila...Fortune Teller! You can grab your Valentine's Day fortune teller freebie HERE (or by clicking the picture below)! I included the fortune teller you see in the pictures, as well as one in which you could personalize with your own sweet sentiments. Be sure to check back each day of February for other sweet treats! And...for even more ideas from The Primary Peach, be sure to follow us on Instagram, Pinterest, and Facebook to catch all the latest news and updates!

I am really excited about these new no prep winter printables I have created!! These are great for morning work, small groups, seatwork, homework, assessments and just to reinforce certain literacy and math skills. The best thing about this packet is that it’s all black and white, so you don’t waste money on ink! All the …

Check out these cute, 1st Grade worksheets for January. Practice math, reading, and writing with these fun winter themes.

Toddler circle time can be tricky with short attention spans and lots of energy. Here are some tips to make this time more successful.

New laws and court rulings have created a range of guardrails against efforts to delay or interfere with the electoral process.

Sensory Diet: Practical Ways to Incorporate Sensory Input for children and students. Includes Discussion of Sensory Systems, Evidence Base Research on Sensory Diets, and free printables to create a Sensory Diet.

Our Kindergarten teachers approached me with a request for an art project for the back cover of their memory books. The kids have filled out pages in their memory books all year and they wanted a colorful back cover. I found a fun and easy way to make fingerprint art on the Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails blog. Then, we used a great end of year poem by Helen H. Moore. We started by dripping water in pans of … Read more... →

Groundhog Activity Freebie My picture Today my class made a groundhog writing activity. Part of the activity the students complete before Groundhog Day and the other part they complete the day of Groundhog Day. For the writing activity, I first read a story about Groundhog Day so the students would be familiar with the day. Then I asked the students if they thought the groundhog would see his shadow. They had to write, yes or no. Then I explained how the sentence should answer the question using a complete sentence. So I explained that if they said yes, they should then write the groundhog will see his shadow and if they chose no, they should write the groundhog will not see his shadow. Then once Groundhog Day comes, we will complete the bottom question which asks if the groundhog saw his shadow. Groundhog Outline (cut out the shapes and make a tracer) Groundhog Writing- please leave a comment, follow my blog and leave your email and I will send you the link for it. :-) A student's picture.

Madeira in January and New Year on Wander with Laura. Explore Funchal, Machico, Cabo Girao, Pico de Arieiro and more in Madeira, beautiful European island

Tutorial on how to effectively use Classdojo in your elementary classroom