Getting to Know You Craft for Kids: A Small Group Craftivity
This getting to know you craft does two things at once: students make something, and they think seriously about who they are and how they work alongside other people. Students…
Seasonal themes make it easier to keep students engaged throughout the year while still teaching the skills you need to teach. From back-to-school routines to end-of-year reflection, seasonal activities can support classroom community, academic practice, and a little extra fun when everyone needs it most.
This getting to know you craft does two things at once: students make something, and they think seriously about who they are and how they work alongside other people. Students…
A fun St. Patrick’s Day I Am Lucky Craftivity that helps students reflect on what makes them lucky. The St. Patrick’s Day Craftivity includes the clover base and a prewriting graphic organizer…
Valentine’s Day is coming up fast, and many teachers are looking for classroom activities that feel meaningful without adding stress. This free Valentine’s Day writing activity gives students a chance…
Here are a few Valentine’s Day Art Activities that you can easily do in your classroom to brighten up the space and send home to parents. These painting activities can also…
A heart-shaped Valentine’s Day Flap Book where students reflect on and describe what makes the people they care about special. This flapbook is the perfect Valentine’s Day Craft that you…
How well organized are your emergency sub plans? I have to admit that mine were not well organized. I’d dutifully throw together some worksheets and a generic agenda, but they…
Are you headed back to your first days of school? Do you have students tell about themselves, review the rules, and acclimate them to the classroom? I developed this Back-to-School…
A fun project that I have my students complete during the last week of school is a Summer Bucket List. Most of the students in our classrooms don’t necessarily get to “plan”…
An end-of-year memory book gives students something they’ll keep long after the last day of school. Students look back at their favorite subjects, friendships, goals, and memories from the year…
The Look How I Have Grown Spring Craftivity is the perfect Open House craft for the classroom. In this engaging writing activity, students can reflect on all that they have learned throughout the year….
FREE Martin Luther King Jr. Ideas for the elementary classroom! I love teaching about Martin Luther King Jr.: I get to introduce my students to a great person in our nation’s history, and it kicks off our biography units. I always model reading and writing a biography by writing one about Martin Luther King Jr.
Ahhh . . . that first week back from the two-week long Holiday Break. Students (and you) have to get up early again, get back into the school routine, and…
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