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Father’s Day Directed Drawing Ideas

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Looking for some new ideas for Father’s Day?
I’ve got two Father’s Day ideas for you – and they’re free!
 

FATHER’S DAY DIRECTED DRAWING
Do your students love directed drawing?
Parents just love the personal touch of a drawing made by their child.
It’s a simple ideas but such a wonderful keepsake!

Students just follow the steps to draw themselves and their Dad.
Then they color it in, and write about it using several writing prompts.

 
MAKE YOUR OWN CARDS
Do you have your own ideas for Father’s Day?
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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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