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Chinese New Year activities for your classroom
We may have just finished welcoming the new year into our classroom, but that’s not the end of the new year celebrations for other parts of the world! (Disclosure: Some of links below are affiliate links, which means that at no additional cost to you, I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.) In China, the new year festivities are dictated by the lunar calendar, which is why the date is different every year. In 2020 Chinese New Year begins on January 25th and lasts for 11 days, followed by a lantern festival on February 8. The sights and sounds of Chinese New Year make…
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Teaching about Martin Luther King in lower elementary classrooms
Martin Luther King Jr. day is observed on the third Monday of every January and is the perfect opportunity for our young students to understand that they have the ability to make the world a better place, no matter how small their actions. Read more to learn about a simple craft for your students.
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New Year Activities!
Fun and engaging back to school after the New Year activities for elementary students - click to learn more!
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Free Candy Cane Christmas Mouse Craft!
The holidays are such an exciting time of the year! If you are looking for a simple craft activity, that look no further. This candy cane mouse can hang by its tail as a tree decoration, or comes with labels as a gift for students to make for others.
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Name Recognition and Practice
For pre-school and kindergarten students, the most important word in the world is their name! Name recognition, matching, tracing and coloring activities fulfill two functions - they are great practice to help students learn names AND they help to develop those all important fine motor skills. Learn more and download a FREE personalized name worksheet for your students!
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Turkey Trouble!
These turkey activities will have you set from now until Thanksgiving! Each activity is aligned with the curriculum so students are learning and having fun! Click to read more!
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Scoot!
Have you played Scoot! with your students? I was introduced to this game a couple of years ago when I was subbing for a second grade teacher, and fell in love with it! Learn more in this blog post - with a free Scoot game for you to try!
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Veterans Day
How do your students recognize veterans at your school? I like to talk about the branches of the armed services, the role that each has, and the jobs that people do. It’s a good reminder for students that people they know, moms, dads, and family friends may be involved in serving our country! Students learn about the five branches of the military with this flip book and love learning interesting facts. (Did you know that John Glenn was a marine, or that the coast guard was formed before the navy?) When I lived in Fayetteville, NC, the school I worked at had a special assembly where service members were invited…
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Doing your part to increase morale!
So we all know that teacher morale can be low in schools. You didn’t go into teaching for the pay, but you also didn’t go into teaching for the late night grading and data input. But that being said, the reasons that you did become a teacher are the most important. And sometimes you will need to be the one to remind your coworkers that educating the future generation is the most exciting, rewarding and let’s face it, funny career there is! Here are some things that I did with my coworkers that made us happy, appreciate one another, and help us to raise one another up. Wicked Wednesday Oh,…
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Fire Safety Month
How do you teach fire safety and prevention month? These essential talking points the most important things you must cover. Click to learn more and to download a free firefighter helmet!
