Get Spanish class off to a great start with Get-To-Know-You activities, icebreakers, and movement breaks! Build relationships with students

Blast off into space with our fun and easy Flying Rocketship Craft for kids! With a printable Rocketship template, this space craft is perfect for kids at home and school.

Looking for fun, educational games for art class? Check out these three simple games you can put together in a few minutes.

Check out the top icebreakers and ESL activities for first day of class that will get your students talking and getting to know each other.

It's that time of year! Back to school time (even though I know some of my bloggy friends have been back for a couple of weeks now.) While you may be in a district that wants you to hit the academics hard core from the first day of school and cut out "fluff", there's nothing fluffy about a cohesive classroom. And you can forget good things happening academically when nobody can get along. Do you hear me administrators? I think it's a wise idea to spend some time helping your students learn to live together in a room that gives everybody about one square foot of personal space. So here's a little collection of some fabuloso ideas I found through the wonderful world of blogging. Here are some great ideas to get your new friends talking to each other, working together, and thinking about what a successful classroom looks like. 1. Talk about how to treat each other. Tales from a Tidy Teacher shares a lesson using Finding the Green Stone by Alice Walker. She gives each student a shiny green "stone". They plan how they will keep their stones shiny all year. I think this would be a great anchor lesson to refer to all year long. Here's a post from Mrs. Robinson's Classroom Blog. She has a different question each day to get kids thinking about their role in the classroom. Your actions are who you are. When things were getting cranky in my classroom last year, we worked on this activity. We planned out the words that we would want our principal to use when describing us. Then we planned out the actions that would get us there. 2. Talk about words and what they can do (for good and evil). I love love love this poster. It is from Sweet Blessings who also happens to be the genius behind Technology Rocks. Seriously. I had it printed as an 11x17 on glossy card stock ($1.50 at Office Max). I referred to it all year long the last couple of years. By the second month of school, all I had to do was say, "THINK before you speak" and they knew exactly what had gone wrong. Yes, Mrs. O Knows will convince you that toothpaste and toothpicks will teach kids everything they need to know about words. I tried so hard to find the original source for this one. Please leave a comment if you know where it came from. Cause it's awesome. 3. Have kids work together in a fun way. Who wouldn't want to save Fred? This is a great team work lesson from Fabulous Fourth Grade Froggies. This one's from Science Gal. Now tell me that doesn't look fun? And because the best way to learn that the world does not revolve around you, have your kids perform RACKS. Random Acts of Classroom Kindness. Here's an idea from 3rd Grade Thoughts. There are tons more great ideas out there on this, too. Have kids work in teams to plan out some RACKS for each the classroom, other students, and staff, too. And now for a little giggle: Hope you have a great school year!

Learn how to manage one of the biggest challenges of teaching: Six disrespectful students in the same class. Yikes!

Start your social studies class off with a daily Bell Ringer. Each day your students will research and learn about a different country, territory, or special collective. This bell ringer includes 40 weeks, which means that your entire year or entry task are done!

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Get ready to kick off the school year in style as we unveil three exciting games that will set the stage for a dynamic learning adventure. %

The importance of establishing good habits at the start of the dance season Is there anything better than the start of a new dance season? The air feels electric with potential and possibility. If you are like me, you spend the weeks leading up to the first class polishing your lesson plans, perfecting your ...

Inside: Icebreakers for Spanish classrooms the first week of school. Building community the first couple of days in school is important. Icebreakers can be a fun way to get to know each other a little and even introduce a bit of Spanish! They're especially fun for returning students. Note: As a semi-introvert, most icebreakers terrify me.

Blurting out in class? Talkative classroom? Can't get through a sentence without a student cutting you off or interrupting instruction? Here's an intervention I use to help my students to stop blurting out in class. These blurt charts have helped transform my classes & the students love their charts! How to Use: I laminated a chart for each student and adhered with velcro to their desks. Each time a "blurt" happens, I mark off a square. If a child does not have all 3 marked off at the end of the day, they could possibly receive a reward if you see fit! Includes: Each page has 6 charts on it. Color option with stop light colors. Black and white version. Printing Information: Original Size: 8.5 x 11 Designed in color and black & white for you! Depending upon your device and printer, some colors may appear differently than they do on the screen. Choose your printing settings that best fit your needs (extended, full size, half page, etc). If you have a quote you'd like to see, that I didn't include, please send me a message and I can make it for you. Thank you so much for purchasing this product! Other places you can find me: My Blog Instagram Pinterest Facebook Twitter Spotify- Classroom Playlists

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Check out these 6 ideas to use as science time fillers in your grade 5 6 7 class to keep students engaged.

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Ideas to help you plan an epic Senior Sunrise that unites the class as they embark on their senior year!

Do you need warm up ideas? I want to share 3 warm up ideas for social studies classes with you. These are engaging and easy to implement!

Want to save some time during that first week of school? Check out these 5 back to school songs that your elementary music classes will love!

After spending most of June and July working on the yard, it’s time to refocus on homeschooling. Normally we don’t take a summer break and instead take more time off in the spring and fall for plan…

Get Spanish class off to a great start with Get-To-Know-You activities, icebreakers, and movement breaks! Build relationships with students

your done! make head and legs fold un cut pieces together and glue fold in half cut up to folded line teacher made. very important to cut to the fold or lizard will not bend nicely! add patterens! Teacher comes around and folds in sides while students color cut on line while paper is folded, large triangle is body, small ones are saved for heads and legs next art class Fold paper, draw a slanted line from one corner to the next start with large paper folded in half

Practice number formation with this cute baby shark number tracing worksheet. Great for kindergarten children who are learning their numbers!

Summer is almost over and school is just about to start! Kick off the new school year by printing one of 50 August 2024 calendars. Print from home!

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Are you ready to have the best school year ever? Try these 5 ideas in the first week of Spanish class to set yourself up for...

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Subtraction can be a difficult concept for kids to grasp. The best way for kids to learn challenging math concepts is through hands-on, interactive lessons and games. Get off my boat is a great w…

Teaching photosynthesis in upper elementary science does not have to be boring. Check out this idea on role playing how photosynthesis works!

"If I Were a Historical Figure"- the perfect back-to-school activity to kick off your history class! This product allows your students to imagine that they will be a known and loved historical figure hundreds of years from now. What do they want to be remembered for? What accomplishments would they like to have? It's a great opportunity for you to get to know your students, all while introducing important history concepts- without the boring, awkward back-to-school icebreakers! Included in this activity: Handout with simple and visually pleasing design. Clear and concise directions provided for both teacher and student. Put student work on display to double as classroom decor! Ditch the much dreaded generic icebreaker activities! You can get a glimpse of students' hopes and dreams through this quick and easy introduction activity. After explanation, this should take one 30-minute period to complete. Enjoy! Please leave a review!

Finish off your classroom library with these adorable storybook character posters! (DIGITAL DOWNLOAD) All posters are digitally drawn from various popular storybooks! Preview of all images are shown in the pictures above. This listing contains 21 different posters! Poster Size: Each poster is 8.5x11 inches (this includes the black border and white edges). If interested in cutting the white border off, the poster is about 7.5 inches wide by 10 inches long (border to border). Printing Tips: I recommend printing the posters on 65 lbs. white cardstock, which can then be laminated to increase durability. Upon purchase, you will notice that there are 2 versions of the posters. One version is the original posters/colours, while the second version has a filter placed on each poster (slightly less vibrant). You can choose which version best suits your personal style/classroom! This file contains 23 different posters, including characters from the books: - The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers - The Smart Cookie by Jory John and Pete Oswald - Don't Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus by Mo Willems - Not Your Typical Dragon by Dan Bar-el and Tim Bowers - Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister - The Cool Bean by Jory John and Pete Oswald - Chrysanthemum by Kevin Henkes - That's What Dinosaurs Do by Jory John and Pete Oswald - The Couch Potato by Jory John and Pete Oswald - If You Give A Mouse A Cookie by Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond - The Bad Seed by Jory John and Pete Oswald - The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch and Michael Martchenko - Elephant and Piggie Series by Mo Willems - Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri - The Good Egg by Jory John and Pete Oswald - I Am Human by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds - The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle - The Cat In The Hat by Dr. Seuss - Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems - Charlotte's Web by E.B. White and Garth Williams - *Recent Addition Update: Wonder by R.J. Palacio - *Recent Addition Update: Pete The Cat by Eric Litwin and James Dean **For personal use only** ***I do not own these images*** If you have any questions or character requests, feel free to email me!

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

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Get inspired with these 40 creative yoga class themes for your dharma talk, which teaches students about yoga philosophy and meaning beyond the asanas.

Starters / Bell Ringers can get your lesson off to a productive start with every student focussing as soon as they walk in the room.

As I work to empower my students, this year I added student jobs to band and orchestra. Students now get to fulfill specific roles.