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Valentine’s Day Writing Prompts

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As candy hearts and Valentine cards fill the store, students cannot wait for February 14th! Instead of love and chocolates, they celebrate friendship and kindness with their classmates. Since these aspects are so important, teachers work hard to add in Valentine’s Day-themed activities. For instance, using Valentine’s Day writing prompts is an incredible way to combine a celebration with academics. Luckily, the February Writing Prompts and Crafts has Valentine’s Day writing activities ready to go! 

February Writing Prompts and Crafts 

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November Ideas in the Classroom

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Turkey. Mashed Potatoes. Buttery Rolls. While students need to focus on addition, subtraction, and writing, it is hard with food on the brain! Students know that Thanksgiving break is only a few weeks away. This means time eating delicious food, watching an amazing parade, and spending time with family. Since teachers understand this excitement, they plan hands-on Thanksgiving lessons. This is the perfect way to help students focus while letting them know how much you care about their interests. Luckily, [Read More…]

Crafty Math

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There is no doubt that math is hard! Honestly, math teachers spend a lot of time stressing about how to make the lessons hands-on and relatable to students. By doing this, students can keep their minds open to learning without developing fear and anxiety over math. However, it is hard to do this when there are so many standards to teach and items to prep! Thankfully, the Crafty Math Mega Bundle is here to help! Students will love all the [Read More…]

Fall Crafts and Lessons

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Believe it or not, fall is around the corner! The leaves are already changing colors, and the weather is getting cooler. Honestly, this time of the year always feels special. Students are now into a routine at school and are so excited about all the new activities. Since teachers love this excitement, they make festive lessons for students to celebrate this time of the year! Yes, it is time for all the Halloween and Thanksgiving preps to start! While planning [Read More…]

Halloween Ideas for the Classroom

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Fall is such an exciting time of the year! The cooler temperatures mean falling leaves and picking out pumpkins. Likewise, it is also time for fun costumes and trick-or-treating. Due to all this excitement, keeping students focused on the lessons can be challenging! Thankfully, teachers can incorporate Halloween ideas in the classroom to help students stay focused and engaged. The Halloween lessons below will help show students their teacher cares about their interests and education at the same time! 

Halloween Poetry 

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Math Crafts – Math + Art

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Math can be so much more engaging when you teach concepts in a new way!
This year, I added some new math crafts to my math lessons, and the results were amazing!

 
HANDS-ON FUN

In my experience, teaching math has always been more effective when there are a lot of hands-on activities included in instruction. This includes lots of blocks, spinners, dice, cards, and other manipulatives. Little hands and brains seem to learn so much better when there are concrete objects to move [Read More…]

Christmas Kindness Around The World

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Teachers have so many goals each year. While many focus on academics, others focus on social skills. Honestly, this is essential as students build relationships with classmates and become positive community members. Therefore, I strive to make my classroom a place where students feel safe, appreciated, and respected for who they are. This is why my classroom motto is simple. It is “Be Kind. Work Hard.” While this is a focus all year long, there are some special ways to [Read More…]

Thanksgiving Art and Writing

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How do you celebrate Thanksgiving in your classroom?
Do you celebrate “Friendsgiving” too?

WHAT EXACTLY IS “FRIENDSGIVING”?
Have you heard of “Friendsgiving”?
I was hearing this phrase everywhere and wondered what it was all about. Was I missing some new trend? NOPE. Turns out, it’s just like Thanksgiving, only you’re with your friends!
This is perfect for a group of friends who can’t afford to fly home to see relatives. But it’s also perfect for celebrating in the classroom. We’re all friends, and we’re all thankful!
I used [Read More…]

25 Classroom Tested Mother’s Day Ideas

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This will be my 25th year searching for cute new Mother’s and Father’s Day ideas! Because I often have siblings of my students from previous years, I don’t want to repeat those ideas too often.
I’ve collected a big list of ideas, most of which I’ve tried in my classroom to see how well they work out in real life!
The first one is super simple: a bouquet of paper flowers with a twist! Each flower stem has a coupon that mom’s [Read More…]

Father’s Day : Simple Crafts for Dad

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This year I was determined NOT to spend a gazillion dollars on Father’s Day gift ideas.
(Keep in mind that it’s taken me 25 years of teaching to finally realize that this is okay!)
I also wanted something that I thought Dads would be able to tuck away and keep for years and years,
or leave on their desks as a daily reminder that they are loved!

YOU ROCK, DAD
This new idea came about when the class was brainstorming things to write inside Father’s [Read More…]

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