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Choosing a school-wide theme holds immense significance as it sets the foundation for a year brimming with inspiration and unity. Are you aware that I possess

Heart pounding, rapid breathing, nightmares...yep, it's that time of year. Back to school...dun dun dun. Okay I actually may be a little dramatic there (ask anyone who knows me, it's not uncommon!). But seriously, every year I feel like this. The anxiety of the unknown plus the excitement of getting back into the classroom and teaching. I think that when I get to the point in my career that I don't feel like this it will be a sign to quit teaching. There are many things that I worry about before the school year starts. Will the dynamic in my room be good, will I be able to meet the needs of all of my students, will I be nice even on my grumpy days, will they like me, will the parents be nice, will I have my materials prepared, what if I mess up? The list goes on and on. It probably explains why I am a little tiny bit type-A about prepping my classroom (if you haven't noticed). What I can control now makes me feel a little better. In reality all of it is out of my control. I try to remember that my students are feeling just as anxious, and that it's okay. My hubs is losing his 'summer wife' and I know the house is going to be kind of a wreck until our first long break, but it's worth it. To add to the unknown I am getting an intern this year (woo hoo!). We start training together tomorrow and I'm really excited. For those of you who are not PA teachers, the preservice teachers had to choose pre k-4 or 4-8 for their certification. Kind of interesting and most likely not going to last, but in the meantime it means that 5th and 6th grade openings will be filled easier for the kids who chose 4-8th for their certification. So, as I count down my last few hours of summer, here are a few pins that I found inspiring as I began planning for this school year, and a fun purchase that I made to use in my room this year. Enjoy! Me By the Numbers - will be doing this on the first day of math with the kids. I think it'll be great for the cover of their binders! I'm going to try to add this in on the first day of school with my homeroom. I'll have them color a larger popsicle stick then put them in a shadow box to display with a team work inspired quote. I love owls, and this is just too cute. And finally, my new purchase! A doc cam! I'm so excited, this little guy has great reviews and was less than $100. Very affordable on a teacher budget. Amazon has it - the IPEVO Point 2 View USB camera.

Maybe you’ve been asked to lead a grade level team. Maybe you’re on a grade level team that has no appointed leadership and you’re ready to take the reins. No matter how you arrived at this moment and this blog post, you’re probably wondering where to start and what exactly your role should be. As y

Principals don't have the power to give out raises or lavish everyone with expensive gifts. I would love it but that just isn't in our power. What

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Turn every recess into an adventure!

Intentionally fostering interactions among teachers, parents, and community partners helped one school create a more inviting event.

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Help kids learn the fruit of the spirit with this fun craft!

Help students develop goals and leadership traits with these banners. They support all leadership programs, leader training, character education, student council, and positive behavior programs. Make leadership skills a habit. These banners display students' personal and academic goals in a fun, engaging way. These banners work great with ANY leadership program; however, no program is necessary. You receive: 8 banners - students write a desired habit or quality of leadership on each banner 1 general goal banner - students write about how they will feel or what happens after they achieve their goals Thinking about becoming student leaders is a positive first step toward achieving those goals. Displaying goals in the classroom or in the hallway is an easy and attractive way to keep student principles, habits, and goals in mind. How do I use the banners? The easiest way to use the banners is to display them as single-page banners. But if you want, you can also connect the "front" and "back" to make a double-sided banner. They look great on bulletin boards in the classroom or hallway. These pages are NOT editable. They're meant to be written on by hand. See the PREVIEW to see samples of the banners and make sure that they're right for your students. This set can be used for ANY leadership program and is not specific to any leader or positive behavior program. Follow my store to be notified about new resources posted at 50% off for the first 48 hours. Copyright © Caffeine Queen Teacher, CQ Resources, LLC Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this resource.

This is the first in a four part series this month for Joshua. This lesson discusses Moses, then Joshua taking over leadership for the Israelites. Cathy uses these visuals with a magnetic board. She cuts the pieces out, numbers them on the back (this set is already numbered on the front for you), laminates them and adds thin magnets on the back. Put your title up first (Moses then Joshua for this lesson), then add and take away each visual as you teach the lesson. Some of the visuals are the same as what you will see next week, if you'd like to combine them. You won't have to print all of those, unless you like to keep everything in its own pack. They can also be used as visuals alone, a flip chart, and/or a bulletin board. These visuals can also be attached to large craft sticks to be help up while teaching. Click here to download the visuals. This lesson outline is intended to be used with the visuals you see above, although either one can be used alone. The lesson has the same numbers in a box as the visuals to make it easier for you to teach. Click here to download the lesson outline. Cathy Whitacre is a Christian, wife, mother, Nana, sister, and friend. Cathy and her husband Gerry worship with the New Hope church of Christ, in Bradyville, Tennessee. Family has been one of her crowning joys in life. Married to Gerry for over 47 years they have had many years of adventure and love. Her children and grandchildren have kept her busy and happy. Everywhere Cathy has lived from Ohio, Illinois, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee and more she has made dear friends who she considers family. Cathy has had the opportunity to participate in mission work for many years. She has had the privilege of speaking at Ladies Days, teaching Vacation Bible Schools, and conducting workshops in Jamaica, Scotland, New Zealand, and here in the United States. Cathy has been involved in teaching for over 50 years, from nursery to adults. Cathy feels that Christian Education is one of the greatest mission efforts we can be involved in, and the benefits are eternal.

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Here are some great ideas for slogans and posters for your school campaign. Whether you are in elementary school, middle school, or high school, this list has some great ideas for everyone. Be sure to vote for the ones you like best!

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Explore fresh ideas for parent involvement and power up your new school year. Uncover new strategies to engage and collaborate with parents in the classroom journey.

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The first week of school generally consists of getting to know one another, in addition to discussion and practice of classroom procedures and routines. We also got our creative juices flowing by creating summer reflection writing pieces, squiggle stories, and "All About Me" mini-posters. Students are getting to know one another and me, and we are learning to work together to build a successful and positive classroom environment. On Wednesday, I wrote out six questions, all having to do with how to make our classroom and ourselves function to the highest level, on six pieces of chart paper. Students, in groups of three, spent two minutes at each chart, collaborating and responding to each question on a sticky note. After all groups visited each chart paper station, I hung all of the charts up and we discussed each answer and noticed some very interesting trends. Here's the finished product, which you can click on to enlarge: Inspired by Life in 4B To tie into the previous activity, I was inspired by my wonderful teammates, Mrs. Fadden and Ms. Mattox, to develop at class pledge with my students. We reviewed our responses to the above questions, and then we put all of the ideas together to form a cohesive paragraph that we have all agreed will help us to remember why we are here at school and what our common goal is. Below is the rough draft of our class pledge (which I will type up, make pretty, and have all of my students sign): Since we were able to develop a class goal (to achieve success in third grade), I also had each student determine an individual goal after reading the story Matthew's Dream by Leo Lionni. I displayed our "Hopes and Dreams" for third grade near the classroom door, so that we can refer to, and revisit, them throughout the year. Lots of students are interested in learning how to sharpen their cursive skills, multiplication and division skills. I was very impressed by the number of students ready to take on our 40 book challenge! More on that later! Here's our class display of our hopes and dreams for third grade: Lastly, I read a book called Have You Filled a Bucket Today? The premise is that everyone carries an invisible bucket everywhere they go. When your bucket is "filled" you feel happy.When your bucket is "empty" you feel sad or upset. People can fill buckets by lending a helping hand, smiling, being kind, including others in games, and more. People can empty buckets by teasing, being ungrateful, acting disrespectfully, and more. I encourage my students to recognize the actions of bucket-fillers by writing them quick note and sticking it in their bucket display. This helps make everyone feel good. When we feel good, we want others to feel good. Therefore, kindess is passed from person to person. This is our bucket-filling display, complete with ways we can fill buckets and ways we can empty buckets: I look forward to more of these types of meaningful activities that promote teamwork, kindness, and achievement with your child!

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The first week anxiety and nerves are real! Help your new students with some beginning of the year team building activities and ice breakers.

Leadership activities for kids develop the skills of successful leaders at a young age. It helps them become better athletes, performers, and also good friends.

A print out, colour in and make mobile + colouring page based on 'The big catch of fish" bible story from John 21:1-14. A craft activity for your family or your church group. The help of an adult may be needed to cut out and assemble this activity This is a black and white instant digital download that you can print at home or at a copy print shop. Comprising of two PDF's: - one in A4 format ( 210mm x 297mm) - one in Letter format (8.5" x 11") Each has 3 pages: - one page of black and white artwork to make the spiral mobile - a colouring page - instruction page WAYS YOU MAY USE THIS DOWNLOAD - for personal use only. - for personal use that does not entail resale, redistribution or sharing, adaptation, commercial printing or posting on a website of this digital PDF artwork - for personal use as a leader/teacher for your own class or church group e.g. Sunday school or Messy Church. You may print out as many as you need to use for your own class/group. © Copyright - Mouse Makes Studio

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Stop taking away recess and using other punishments to control your students. Find success with 10 powerful classroom management strategies!

Here are 19 service learning projects for kids to do at school in their classes to build empathy, while making the world a better place.

Stay out past your bedtime with this starry night activity for kids. Make a constellation at home or bring it to the Garden for a darker sky experience.

Paper Bag Dramatics: A fun activity for Team Building and Developing Community. Here's an idea that can be used just about anywhere at any time. It encourages groups to solve problems, think creatively, and work as a team.

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Here is a list of fun healthy snack ideas to send in for snack time that are individually packed and are enjoyed by kids.

Kindness demonstration to give students a visual representation of how kind acts create a ripple effect in the school community!

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