Cute Mothers Day Crafts kids can make with free printable template! Easy mother's day craft makes a flower bouquet of memories Mom will love!

I love to come up with simple, hands on crafts to meet student goals. For May- all of these crafts would make perfect for Mother's Day gifts!

With Grandparents' Day coming up, I'm sharing some super cute crafts for kids that make perfect handmade gifts for the special day! Check them out!

Use the easy craft template to make this Canada Day spinner craft with preschoolers and older kids and celebrate Canada.

Make the most fun and admirable crochet bear by yourself following the best patterns we compiled here.

Crochet this beautiful chunky daisy blanket to brighten up your home! This granny square blanket works up quickly using bulky yarn. Free pattern available!

This painted rock photo holder craft for kids is perfect as a homemade gift for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Christmas, and also makes a great summer camp craft! This creative craft using stones of various sizes can be adapted for just about any age. I’ll share tips for adapting this craft for each of the …

Are you ready the most adorable Mother's day craft kids can make. Grab yourself a sheet (or few) of Shrinky Dinks paper and make Shrinky Dinks flower handprint keychain. There are so many things that

This game is one of my favorite games ever. It’s killer easy and it’s way fun. You can use candy (M&Ms are my favorite) or any other type of marker (I’ve used Cheerios, Goldfi…

This watercolor poppy art is such a fun and easy art project for kids. Use easy watercolor techniques kids of all ages will love. A great Remembrance Day craft or fall flower art project.

Do you have a camping themed day? I'm sharing a ton of great Camping Themed Day Ideas to make it easy to plan your special day!

Grandparent's Day Craft Free Printable - Free Printable Bee Handprint craft gift

Grandparents Day activities and ideas, including planning a special event having grandparents visit the classroom.

Stop the presses! Is this the cutest thing or what? We're not studying the pioneering days this year in our homeschool, but I sure am tempted to find a way to wriggle one of these journals in!

Making a paper heart is so easy and fun. With just a few simple folds you can create an origami heart in less than 5 minutes! Paper folding is such a relaxing activity - Low mess crafts are the best! Use these paper hearts to decorate for Valentine's Day, or give them to your loved ones to show your appreciation. Origami hearts also make fun decorations and favours for weddings, anniversaries, Mother's Day, and Father's Day! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something we may earn a small commission which helps us run this

September crafts for preschoolers - from Back to School Crafts to Labor Day Crafts and more! Lots of choices for September crafts!

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Father’s Day is a great time to celebrate and honor the special men in students’ lives! With this cute questionnaire, students can answer questions about their dad, uncle, or grandpa and give it to them as a cute keepsake! If you will be out of school by Father’s Day, send it home for students to ... Read More about Free Father’s Day Activity – All About My Dad

Make lesson planning easier by repeating activities. Keep reading to find out how each life skills activity is different each day.

Visual schedules are a great way to help students manage their school day and see what is coming next. Free flip schedule template only at Mrs. D's Corner.

Have a happy National Grandparent's Day this year with this list of 101 gifts, ideas, and activities! We can't wait to see their smiles!

It's Japan's Foundation Day & we're celebrating with amazing Joyful Japan Crafts for Kids! Take your pick from Origami, Kokeshi or Hinamatsuri!

Share a piece of your life with your grandparents that they can keep forever! Make them something special and show them how much you appreciate them.

These eight different editable name coloring pages are so much fun for kids and adults alike! They're also printable and free!

5 free templates for young children to help them discover and share with others how God made them SPECIAL! Print yours off today!

Make fingerprint art magnets with this easy craft tutorial. Fingerprint magnets are a fingerprint craft and gift idea for kids and adults.

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I get commissions for purchases made through links on this post. As a new leader one of the first things you probably heard was who started the Girl Scout organization. Her name was Juliette Gordon Low. Over the years as a leader I always tried to teach my girls more and more fun, interesting and important facts about her. Of course always trying to be fun and exciting. I want to share 25 ideas that I think your girls will love. Bookmark this page for reference, and share with other leaders. “Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting can be the magic thread which links the girls of the world together.” — Juliette Gordon Low Learn more about her life and celebrate Founders Day on October 31 Juliette Gordon Low Games I have…Who Has…Juliette Gordon Low Card Game This is an easy-to-play game that is a great way to learn about Juliette Gordon Low. Girls will match up the answers on their cards with questions on other girls cards. Get printable now 3 Games to Explore the Life of Juliette Gordon Low Activity Booklet This activity booklet has 3 very fun games all focused on exploring the life of Juliette Gordon Low. Get printable now Juliette Gordon Low Bundle Party Pack with 6 games Activity Booklet This activity booklet has 6 very fun Juliette Gordon Low party style games. Download and print to have fun with your troop. Get printable now 5 great party games to celebrate Juliettes birthday This comes from another blogger called Using Resources Wisely, you should follow and check out these 5 ideas. View Ideas Juliette Low Scoot Activity Booklet Looking for a fun and interactive way to teach your girls about the life and achievements of Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of Girl Scouts? Look no further than the Juliette Low Scoot Game! This game is a unique twist on the classic

May Round Up No comments Directed Drawing, End of Year, Freebies, Monthly Round Up, Mother's Day Who's ready for a new monthly round up? This teacher is! May is always a busy month. It's not only the last full month of school, but it's also when I start looking ahead to see how I can get a head start on the upcoming school year. Directed drawings are awesome. They make the students really focus, listen, and to think before they do. Once the drawings are done, students can color them with crayon, oil pastels, or even paint them with watercolor paints. We've done several directed drawings this year, and they have been a hit with the parents. This got me thinking, why not have the students make a special drawing for their mom (aunt, grandma, whoever) for Mother's Day? To make this a little more gift worthy, we will frame the drawings using 8x10 frames from the dollar store. If you plan to frame your drawings, just be sure to trim the paper to match the size of the frames you purchase. I would recommend cutting your paper to size before the students do their drawing. To help cover the cost of the frames, I ask the students to send in one dollar. Even if some students don't contribute, it helps to cover the cost when you are buying so many frames. I like to use card stock when we do our drawings, especially if they paint them afterward. It just holds up a lot better than regular construction paper (and it's usually cheaper than investing in watercolor paper). To present the gifts, simply wrap the frame in colorful tissue paper and tie some yarn around it. You could also let your students make a card. You can grab the free step by step directions for this drawing HERE. May is research month in my classroom. More specifically, we research various American symbols and put together an impressive project. It gets sent home at the end of the month, and parents are always so impressed with the final product. I love that this project keeps us busy, but with meaningful learning material, addresses several of our social studies standards, as well as a few writing standards. It's high interest and the kids take a lot of pride in their work. You can read more about this project here. And, you can check out my Celebrating America unit here on TPT. The end of the year is a crazy time. The students get super distracted, challenging behaviors might become even more challenging, you're trying to teach those last few standards, and you're also likely thinking of the next school year. Wait, that isn't just me, is it? Ok, so let's talk next year, shall we? This time of year, my brain goes into serious "plan for next year" mode. I can't help it. I just always think if there is something I can do now to save myself some time when reporting back in late August, that I might as well do it. For example: Sharpen pencils for next year and store them in a zip top bag. I do this every year and it saves me a ton of time and hassle when I'm more worried about reconstructing my classroom that was dismantled when I checked out in June. Copy any and everything you know you will use. For example, I know that I will set out my Meet the Teacher letter at Meet and Greet. I also know that there are specific back to school forms I want/need parents to fill out. If I copy them now, I don't need to worry about fighting my way to a copier at the last minute next year. Laminate your nameplates and cut them out. This job is perfect for parent volunteers, and again, saves you precious time when you are worried about making your room presentable for meet and greet and attending various staff meetings at the same time. TIP: I laminate the nameplates now, and write the students' names on them with permanent marker in the fall. This has worked well for me over the years. Each week, choose one thing in your classroom to "spring clean." Go through things, get rid of what you don't need, consolidate what you can, and label things for easy reference next year. For example, tackle those math manipulatives in your storage closet. When I did this recently, I noticed that I had a bucket of tangrams. They weren't sorted into individual sets. Why and how did this ever happen? Who knows, but I had a parent bag them up and I found out I had enough sets for two classes and ended up sharing half of mine with another teacher. For even more end of year ideas and tips click here. Also, check out my End of Year Pinterest board for some fun classroom ideas! Thanks for stopping by today, friends! DON'T FORGET IT: PIN IT! Share It:

Have fun celebrating Roald Dahl Day - Lots of Crafts, Books, and Free Downloadable PDFs - paper plate fox, willy wonka chocolates , giant peach and more

Let’s talk about creating and using tactile schedules in the classroom. If you have a Teacher of the Visually Impaired that works with you, they may provide you with a kit or schedule pieces from the library of the blind. Here is a link to my local library. Check with your state and see if you […]

The first day of school is an exciting and memorable moment for parents and children. From preschool, kindergarten, 1st grade, middle school, high school, these signs showcase the child's grade level, age and other fun details to preserve the memory forever. Shop first day and last day of school pho

The first day of first grade is always a really fun, but hectic day for my littles. They are so excited to come to school, but they are always a little nervous since they don’t know what to expect when they walk through my classroom door. I always have an activity such as a first day coloring page or a play-doh model on their desks to work on right when they come in so my students are busy creating while I welcome students and take attendance.

I'm linking up with Jivey for this week's Workshop Wednesday: Response to Literature! When I take reading groups, we spend a lot of time discussing the story (as much discussing a first grader can handle anyway!). I always remind them what good readers do and I model it for them. For example, I'll say a good reader thinks about what the author wanted us to learn by reading this story. Then I'll pick a story we've previously read and have say I think so and so wanted us to learn blah, blah. After, I ask the kids to think back and see what the story we're working on is about. I do this for setting, main idea, pretty much everything! I also have a little graphic organizer flip chart that I use in my groups. It's part of our Reading Street reading program and can be written on with Expo markers. It has a page for character, plot, beginning, middle and end of a story, and lots more. Many times, I will use these for the kids to show their understanding of the characters, setting, and the stories problem. They especially love the part where they have to answer how they would solve the problem in the story. :) My kids do a lot of written responses in their writing journals as well. Often times, I'll give them a sentence or question to get the started. For example, our first unit is about pets, so their journal prompts may be about how they would take care of a pet, their favorite type of pet, or if they could have any pet, what would it be....things that activate prior knowledge or make them think a little more about the topics we are reading about. :) How do your kids respond to literature? :) One more thing before I take a break for dinner!! Here's a little something special I made for my classroom this weekend! I found the idea on Pinterest (surprise, surprise!). I think it came out pretty good!! I brought it to school on Monday and my kids absolutely LOVED it!! Lately they've been feeling sad because I've been doing special "second grade" things with them and they don't want to leave first grade. I don't want them to go either! But I told them whenever they're feeling sad, they can look at this and remember what a super bunch of friends they have! :) Happy Wednesday!

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Make your first day of homeschooling extra special! These first day activities are guaranteed to make your day memorable.

Back to school is here, and what better way to celebrate the first week back than with a Name Celebration! I've put together a week full of fun *EASY* literacy activities that your students CAN do without a ton of one on one assistance from adults. Chrysanthemum is the perfect book is for the first