These up-and-coming influencers share amazing ideas for teaching our children through art, nature, and play.
Simple, developmental activities you should do everyday with your toddler to help them learn, even when you're busy. They require no set up or creativity.
*DIGITAL FILE, no physical copy will be shipped* Surprise that special teacher with these fingerprint dandelions. This unique teacher appreciation gift is a keepsake that your kid's teacher will appreciate forever. It's also a perfect DIY project to do with your students. Custom Version: etsy.com/listing/1433005615 YOU WILL RECEIVE: •High Resolution JPEG at 300 dpi plus printing instructions sheet. ‣8"x10" ‣11"x14" ‣A4 MORE DIY PROJECT: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NonaWallArt?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=38275053 HOW IT WORKS: 1. Purchase this listing 2. After payment is confirmed, your files will be available to download 3. Print at home, online (i.e. Shutterfly) or at your local print shop (i.e. Walgreens); ask for heavyweight, matte photo paper or card stock. 4. Add fingerprints and names REFUNDS & EXCHANGES: •As all files are digital, it is not possible to return, cancel or exchange your purchase. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me before purchasing. COPYRIGHTS: For personal use only. NOTE: Due to screen resolution, printer calibration and paper used, colors on final print may appear different.
This Detective Classroom Transformation is great for students to practice math skills while spending the day as a detective.
Get last-minute gift ideas from this round-up of 27+ one-skein knitting patterns. Most items will knit up in one afternoon!
This Detective Classroom Transformation is great for students to practice math skills while spending the day as a detective.
End-of-the-Year Free Printable Hat is here! Use this editable hat with your kindergarten and first grade students!
My little niece is absolutely obsessed with dinosaurs. With the theme of dinosaurs, I set out to find any clothing patterns for a 2-3 year old that were adaptable for tailoring. This was when I cam…
Each year, we collect work examples and art projects to create our year long scrapbook. It is something that takes time and effort BUT it is so worth it in the end.
This Collage Self-Portrait Art Project for kids uses loose parts to create a keepsake or Mother's Day Gift in Pre-K and Kindergarten
Free Download of 1-4-5 Square Challenge. Can you make a square using exactly 1 piece? 4 pieces? All 5 pieces?
20 ideas for teaching shapes to young kids, including fantastic toys that promote shape learning.
This space classroom transformation is perfect for elementary students. Your class will love this room transformation theme!
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'm always on the hunt for a first week activity that lets me know a little bit about my students without putting them on the spot. Because what's more intimidating than having to come up with something interesting about yourself on the spot in front of a whole class, right?!?! I gave each student a paper divided into eight sections with a circle in the middle. They were directed to put their name in the center circle and then through numbers tell me a little bit about themselves. Here's the example paper I made about myself... When explaining the assignment I showed them the blank page and then walked them through the one I made about myself... which not only made my expectations and the goals of the assignment clear, but also gave me an opportunity to introduce myself and kind of break the ice by talking a little bit about me. I assigned this assignment to my students last Tuesday (we spent Monday going over the syllabus, I laid out basic expectations, etc.) and it was due on Friday for a quiz grade. I wanted them to have plenty of time to work on it and put thought and effort into it. I went through their papers this weekend and had so much fun learning more about each of them. They shared much more than they would have in a typical "tell the class something about you" type of discussion and I learned some really neat things about the kids in my classes. NOTE: The candle lid in the pictures below is covering student names :) I learned about hobbies, pets, siblings, travel, sports, academic accomplishments and a lot of random info as well :) I had some super colorful papers, some with stickers, some with printed photos and one covered in glitter. I also got a little insight into their personalities... the jokesters, artists, introverts, etc. I wrote little notes on the backs of their papers referencing a couple of things that I found funny, interesting or things that I related to and telling them I was excited to have them in class this year. It was a labor of love but totally worth it. I picked a few to put up around my room and am hoping that a few kids who may not think they have much in common will realize that they do! I can't say enough great things about this little assignment - it could easily be altered to be "by the letters" instead of "by the numbers" or could be more open-ended. You could give a class period or a couple of designated times to work on it the first day(s) and could allow students an opportunity to share theirs if they wanted to. They could have to make it all about their summer, or you could have eight different questions they had to answer in pictures. The possibilities are really endless! You can find my blank page and brief little assignment description HERE. Next Tuesday is a Show and Tell week, but the Tuesday AFTER I'm going to host a linkup of classroom tours! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, September 5th and get ready to show us your rooms! Happy Tuesday, friends!!!
Learn the type of gift your sweetie will LOVE for their anniversary! This list of the top anniversary gifts for husbands and wives has it all!
DIY Christmas gifts make Christmas even more special. They're fun to make, give, and receive. This year, skip the lines and the parking lots and go DIY.
Send students home from their first day of school with a special name crown. Encourage family communication and begin building a classroom community as children start to learn each other's names.
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...
Need a quick gift idea? Try making one of these DIY Father’s Day gifts you can easily create at the last minute to give to Dad from the kids.
The BEST end of the year activities for the classroom and teachers. Plan the final days with arts & crafts, themed days, countdowns, gift and party ideas, games and outdoor activities, and more!
From food gifts to sentimental keepsakes, we've found 12 cool, easyl DIY holiday gifts the kids can make for parents, grandparents, teachers and friends on their own gift lists.
***Please note, this is a DIGITAL item. No physical items will be shipped. An oh-so-groovy way to celebrate a new school year! Print them as pennants for parties, tags for gifts, art, or a greeting card! What you'll get: 20 pages total of prints, tags, pennants, crafts, and more! Instant Access (Once your payment is complete, you will receive a pdf containing a link(s) for your purchased template) Unlimited uses! (Purchase once and print for life!) You'll receive an email containing 1 PDF file with 8.5x11 designs. You may resize to any desired size by choosing the 'scale' option when printing from home. An amazing deal! * Due to its nature, downloadable products are not refundable after the design is sent but please let me know if any problems occur, I'll do my best to help you :) ● Your file(s) will be available to download once payment is confirmed. ● Colors may look a bit different as seen on your screen due to different color monitors and printers. The final quality depends on the printing device, paper, and ink you use.Please contact me ([email protected]) if you have any questions!
One of my favorite projects of the year is our End of the Year Memory Book. It's a special keepsake for students and parents that features photos, drawings, writing samples, and more. It's a project the class works on periodically throughout the year. I love it because it shows how much the kiddos change over the year. It gives parents a memento to remember the year by, rather than trying to save everything the child brings home. #guiltyofthat This is Ellee. She was in my very first class. She just started 10th grade! Her Mom sent me these pictures of her looking back on her Kindergarten Memory Book before school started last month. It made me so happy to know that she was reliving all of the fun we had in Kinder. Crazy to think 10 years has come and gone! You can see in the photos that Word Art was all the rage back in 2007. LOL. I've made some updates to my Kinder Memory Book since 2007, and I've also created a Preschool and 1st grade version. I have some tips for creating these Memory Books that will make them manageable. 1. If you have active parent volunteers, find a parent that will head up this project. My first year in the classroom, I had 26 kids in my morning class and 25 in the afternoon. 51 memory books! Thank goodness I had an amazing aide and some super parents that helped out. 2. Two options for binding the memory books... You can copy all of the pages you need and bind them over the summer/at the beginning of the year. However, I think it's better to wait to bind them until the END of the year. To keep it all organized, I have a file folder for each student. As we complete a memory book page, I file the completed page away in the child's folder. Then at the end of the year, all the pages are in order and ready to be bound. 3. Print extra copies for potential new students or for "Uh Oh" mistakes. 4. If you forget to take a photograph of a student for a certain page, they can draw a picture instead. The combination of photographs and illustrations will make it extra special. 5. You can send a page home for "homework" every now and then if you just don't have time to get to it in class. Be sure to tell your students how important these pages are so they come back in good condition. I would recommend sending them home in an envelope or file folder so they don't get ripped, folded, or destroyed on the way home. :) 6. I've included extra pages at the end for photographs. Students can personalize it, color it, add stickers, get autographs from friends, etc. The teacher can write a special note to the child in the back of the book as well. These Memory Books will work great for Homeschool Kiddos and for the crafty Mamas out there. Just print and use the pages you need. I'm thrilled to be making one with my preschooler.
Want unique gifts for a 1 year old? Here's a list of 21 first birthday present ideas (essentials, clothes, toys & books) for a niece...
Discover 40 fun Halloween crafts for toddlers that are simple, easy and festive! Use these crafts as the cutest Halloween decorations around the house!
Teachers, you must send this letter home to parents on the first day of school. It will set the tone with parents for the rest of the year!
I have to say a big congrats on your upcoming first wedding anniversary together! If you’re reading this paper anniversary gift article then it likely means a whole year has flown by since tying the knot. Yay! For some of you it’s been a series of firsts and adjustments as a newlywed couple, while for […]
A little while before you both said “I do,” you made a list that said, “we want.” It’s called a wedding registry, and it’s brilliant. But now a year has passed, and there’s no more list! Don’t worry. The traditional first wedding anniversary gift is paper, and the modern gift is a clock. Whether you are looking for a traditional or modern gift for your husband, wife, or to celebrate your first wedding anniversary together, you will love the gifts below. It's our list of unique first wedding anniversary gifts ideas. The gifts are also perfect for everyone looking for
Planning is a task all teachers must do. You either love it or you hate it, and I LOVE it! I love it because my planning documents are purposeful. I refer to them and use them constantly throughout the term. No one wants to waste their time writing up planning documents only to file them away, nev
