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Rene Magritte Art Project Template16 Face Shapes/HairstylesHave your students choose the template that most resembles their hair and have them personalize the template. Or have them make up a person! It doesn't have to be a self-portrait.Have them choose an object to cover their face, like the famou...
Vocabulary folders are a convenient way to organize vocabulary pages. I used illustrated vocabulary sheets to help my English Language Learners speak and write about new vocabulary. They are also helpful for younger students with spelling. Some primary classroom teachers I supported had a set of these folders on student tables or in a writing
Does it ever feel like the last 3 minutes of class can be the craziest? You get students all settled down where they’re learning and following directions with no problems and the second you mention the words “line up” they turn into a herd of cats. Line up time doesn’t […]
Lunch box notes for kids are a great way to let your kid know you are thinking about them and love them while they are away from you at school. Over 150 printable back to school lunch box notes and jokes guaranteed to make your kids feel loved and special. These notes will keep your kiddo smiling and laughing at lunchtime all year long!
Spooky, educational, and fun Halloween worksheets for kids of all ages. Perfect for home learning and school!
"All About Me" Hexagon Activity for Back to School (Grades 3 and Up) Welcome your students back to school with a fun and engaging "All About Me" Hexagon Activity, designed specifically for grades 3 and up. This creative project is the perfect icebreaker, helping students express their unique personalities while fostering a sense of community in your classroom. Product Features: - Hexagon Template: Includes printable hexagon templates that students can easily fill out and decorate. - Guided Prompts: Each hexagon features a variety of prompts - Customizable Sections: Space for students to add their own drawings, photos, and personal touches, making each hexagon a true reflection of their individuality. - Collaborative Display:= Assemble the hexagons into a vibrant, collaborative classroom display that showcases the diverse interests and talents of your students. Educational Benefits: - Community Building: Helps students get to know each other and build a supportive classroom environment. - Self-Expression: Encourages creativity and self-expression through writing and art. - Social-Emotional Learning: Promotes self-awareness and empathy as students learn about their classmates' interests and experiences. - Critical Thinking: Engages students in reflecting on their own identities and what makes them unique. This "All About Me" Hexagon Activity is a versatile and valuable addition to your back-to-school toolkit, setting a positive tone for the new school year and helping to create a cohesive, inclusive classroom community. Perfect for upper elementary and middle school students, it combines creativity, personal reflection, and collaborative learning in a way that students will love. Get your "All About Me" Hexagon Activity now and start the school year with a colorful splash of individuality and connection!
Remote learning. The novelty has well and truly worn off. Turning up to a computer screen in the morning is not what I signed up for when I became a teacher. But I guess, what many of us are going through at the moment isn't exactly what we signed up for! And so it's been
Inspire kids to come up with their own unique pop art ideas and learn how to teach pop art in your classroom with these simple guidelines.
It's that time again - the end of the school year! I've come up with a list of 37 end of the year activities that you can use in your own classroom to make those last days of school special and fun for you and your students. Click through to read all of the ideas - lots of links are included to more resources!
Applying face and eye makeup for older women is different due to aging. But these makeup tips will give flawless coverage.
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Free printable bracelets for kids craft fun. These PDF's have many themes. No sign-up, just print, color, cut, and assemble the paper wristbands you like!
I loved the first counseling session with a new student. You get to introduce yourself as an encouraging, safe adult who will help and support them. It's where you establish norms, build rapport, and involve students in their growth. That's an incredible day's work. I used the first counseling session to introduce myself, explain counseling,
Themed dress up days are a great way to bring extra excitement to games and school days. However, between homecoming week dress up days and student section themes for multiple sports, it is easy to get stuck in a rut reusing the same themes over and over. To help spark some new ideas, I’ve compiled … 120+ Theme Ideas for your Cheer Block and School Spirit Days Read More »
Ready to "cook up" a great first day of school? It's easy with this recipe for a successful start to the school year! PREP: ➤ Think about how you will set the tone for your classroom on the first day of school. ➤ Plan to keep students engaged and active. ➤ Prepare to build a positive rapport with students from the first instant that they become a part of the classroom community. INGREDIENTS: ➤ Warm-Up Activity ➤ Get-to-Know-You Activity ➤ Game that gets students out of their seats ➤ Get-to-Know-the-Teacher Activity ➤ Writing Prompt ➤ Extension Activity Once you've gathered your ingredients, you can get "cooking!" (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FREE RECIPE!) PROCEDURE: STEP 1: Begin with a warm-up activity. Place an activity on students' desks that they can complete independently. You might try a simple survey or poster. An All About Me poster is a quick way to learn about students. You can even gather them together for an awesome classroom display. Or, a survey is a wonderful way to collect information about students. You might include questions about where students like to sit, their favorite way to learn, and activities that they enjoy so that you can start connecting with students. Another awesome warm-up activity is an "All About You" name tag. Students answer questions about themselves while coloring in a name tag based on their responses. Then, students can place the name tag on their desks to help you learn your students' names. This activity is particularly awesome if you have multiple sets of students. You can collect the name tags and re-distribute them each day during each class while you learn names. Oh, and as a bonus, you can gather them together and leave them with substitute teachers throughout the year! If you'd like to check out ready-made Back to School Warm-Ups, just click here for the poster, here for the survey, and here for the name tags. STEP 2: Mix in a get-to-know-you activity. Give students a chance to share about themselves and learn about their classmates with an engaging get-to-know-you activity. One of my favorites is a doodle-inspired mini-book. Students transform a single sheet of paper into a doodley mini-book all about themselves. After students make the mini-book it's fun to hang them on a clothesline. Then, as students finish their work during the first days of school, you can encourage fast-finishers to grab a classmate's mini-book and learn about him or her. Check out the doodle mini-book HERE. Or, you could have students create this 3-D About Me Activity. Students create an infographic-style book about themselves. After answering some simple questions, they do a little cutting and gluing to create a 3-D "About Me" display. These are especially fun because students can set them on their desks and then everyone can tour around the classroom and learn about their peers. (These are awesome for Open House too!) Learn more HERE. STEP 3: Scatter in an activity that gets students moving. Since students crave opportunities to get up and out of their seats, plan to get your class moving on the first day of school. You might have students complete a scavenger hunt or even play a learning game that requires students to move around. I'm a huge fan of this simple get-to-know-you activity that gets students moving (and you can download it for FREE here.) First, students make paper airplanes. They write their name and 3 interview questions on the wings. Then, students line up shoulder-to-shoulder and launch the planes. Next, they pick up a classmate's plane, find him or her, and ask the interview questions. You can repeat the airplane launch as often as you'd like! Find everything you need to do this activity in this FREEBIE. If you'd like to combine movement and learning on the first day of school, then you and your students will love this Back to School Doodle Infographic. First students fill in the infographic with facts about school. There are 21 facts and you can hide them around the room to get students moving. Then, they put together the infographic to make a fun and doodle-y poster! Check it out HERE. STEP 4: Sprinkle in a chance for students to get-to-know-you (their teacher). On the first day of school, students are very curious about you. They want to learn about you, so you'll want to be sure to share about yourself. You can give a simple biography of yourself, or you might try these easy and engaging activities: Create a teacher interview question along with 4 or 5 prize cards for each student in your class. Then, tape the questions and the prize cards under students' seats before class begins. During class, explain to students that they all have something under their chairs. It might be a question and it might be a prize. If they get a prize card, have students keep it quiet. Then, call on students. They can either read a question for you to answer or reveal that they won a prize. If they won, you might give them a pencil, piece of candy, or a homework pass. You can find all my favorite questions HERE. Or, you might have students complete a "Teacher Guess" about you. First, they predict the answers to questions about you. Then, as you reveal the answers, they earn points for every correct prediction. It's a fun activity that students truly enjoy! You can check it out HERE. STEP 5: Add a fun writing prompt to your back to school activities. A writing prompt is a great way to gather a baseline for students' writing on the first day of school. You might give students a simple prompt about their summer or goals for the new school year. However, I love to add a fun creative writing prompt into the mix. For example, with this writing prompt students select a setting, character, problem, and 3 random objects. Then, they need to work them all into a story. It's fun, engaging, and a great way to see where your students are starting the school year. Find this writing prompt HERE or check out this collection of 10 creative writing activities. STEP 6: Top it off with a review of tomorrow's warm-up. Set students up for success during your next day of school by quickly reviewing what they will need to do when they arrive to class. If you're planning to have students work through warm-ups like these This or That ELA warm-ups where students choose to do the "this" or the "that" activity, then you might quickly review what will be waiting on their desks when they arrive. Taking the time to preview tomorrow's warm-up is a great way to set expectations for students! If you're looking for some daily warm-ups, you might want to check out these This or That ELA warm-ups or these This or That Writing warm-ups! STEP 7: Don't forget to have an extension activity just in case your lesson ends early. I love playing games like "Move If You..." which you can find for FREE HERE. While you may never get to the extension activity, it's a lifesaver if you need it! TIPS: When you're following this recipe for a great first day of school, you might want to: ➤ Greet students at the door and answer these questions for students right away: ➨ Where do I sit? ➨ Am I in the right classroom? ➨ What should I be doing right now? ➤ Also, be prepared to manage students' behavior on the first day of school. Ensure that you have a positive classroom management system in place and ready to use if you need it! Well, there you have it, my recipe for a great first day of school. Be sure to download all the ideas with links AND the FREE airplane activity HERE! CHECK THIS OUT! I've put together a 100+ page guide for back to school for teachers. It includes tips, tools, and printables for classroom décor, classroom organization, lesson planning, community building, and planning the first day of school. It's absolutely FREE! Just click here to sign up. When you sign up, you'll get access to 6 mini-courses that cover everything Back to School including classroom design, organization, curriculum planning, and ways to build a positive classroom community. There's also a TON of exclusive freebies, bonuses, and videos! If you'd like to learn more and sign up, just click HERE. Thanks so much for stopping by, Mary Beth P.S. If you'd like MORE free resources for your classroom, be sure to join the Brain Waves Instruction club!
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French First Week Activities: In my previous 4 posts, I've talked about why it's so important to create an immersion atmosphere, how to set the tone for the year, and how to set expectations for the first day of French class. In this post about the French first week activities, I'll be sharing the lessons
This activity is a great way to build community in your classroom. Use it at the beginning of the year or whenever you feel like you want to switch it up!Students are given a theme for each triangle in the hexagon to decorate. After completing the hexagon, students are then asked to collaborate as...
Teach kids about Samson with a FUN Sunday School lesson filled with memorable activities and a cute craft too!
Distance learning is tough for art teachers. Tough, but not impossible. It just requires a little more thought and flexibility on your part for planning art projects. If this is your first time experiencing it, give yourself some room to make mistakes.
20 Brilliant Command Centers and Family Drop Zones. Get yourself organized this school year and make mornings easier with these creative family spaces.
All of your caseload data in one document! Student dashboard to see all of your student's data at a glance. Space for up to 30 students with 8 goals each. (You cannot add more easily to the dashboard page.) In each data page, enter your data for each student. The graphs below will automatically populate with your data! You can save each graph as a PDF, PNG or copy and paste to wherever you may need. IEP at a glance ESY decision making guide Communication log ALL EDITABLE *Note: This template can be time consuming to set up at first, but once it is all set up it is easy to use and ready for the year. It really helps me keep all of my data organized and easy to use for the whole year. Please watch the tutorial video :) Want a more specific way to collect behavior data? Check this out -> FBA and Behavior Data Collection All fonts and clip art are from A Perfect Blend
20 middle school routines and procedures to keep your students on the right track and out of trouble. Set your classroom up for success!
Help your Student Council & Leadership students host more inclusive Homecoming Week activities with these ideas and tips that let all students participate.
I started putting together these math joke of the week posters at the end of last school year. I'm super excited about how it turned out. I put the finishing
With these classroom management strategies, your room will have order and your students will thrive. Quickly create your classroom management plan here!
Are you looking for tips and tricks for working with partners in the classroom classroom? Read on to learn all the hacks!
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Vocabulary folders are a convenient way to organize vocabulary pages. I used illustrated vocabulary sheets to help my English Language Learners speak and write about new vocabulary. They are also helpful for younger students with spelling. Some primary classroom teachers I supported had a set of these folders on student tables or in a writing
Give students a visual to assist them in advocating for themselves while self-assessing, and keeping students engaged in their learning.
A round up of over 15 great STEAM projects – where math concepts are used to make pieces of art!
Decorate and celebrate your students but displaying these shoes in your classroom. This is a great back to school activity that students can complete in their first few days of the new school year. Students can fill out the blank shoe template to share things that make them unique. An example is included that can help students when filling out their shoe but they can be creative and fill in anything that they like. They can cut out the shoe or decorate the sheet around the shoe. Students can include drawings and patterns, and colour in the shoe with their favourite colours. This is A3 in size. The student activity is blank but you could always add words over the top of the Word document of what they need to include (for example: their hobbies, their birthday, their favourite animal etc.).
Indoor recess got you down? Check out this post for 20+ ideas to keep it your sanity and make it FUN for your students. Games, activities...
