Classroom birthday posters are a great way to celebrate your students' birthdays and create a positive and festive atmosphere in the classroom. If you're looking for an easy way to create a classroom birthday poster, the template below is perfect for you! The printable template can be customized with your choice of fonts and colors for students' names too. Classroom Birthday Posters Creating a classroom birthday poster is an easy way to celebrate your students' birthdays and make them ... Read More about Classroom Birthday Celebration Poster
Paperwork Solution
She was drowning in paperwork and overwhelm. As a 5-year veteran teacher in fourth grade, Jamie wasn't new to the demands and workload of the job. But a new administrator, coupled with a new grade level move to fifth grade and curriculum, she was faced with writing all new lesson plans, finding manipulatives, prepping the assessments, creating centers, making homework, writing a weekly newsletter to the parents, and benchmarking all 26 students. Her principal had also given her ... Read More about Paperwork Solution
Reading Bingo Summer Incentive
Hey teaching friends! I was feeling particularly crafty today and thought I would whip up a fun freebie for you! I know it is hard when you know your students might not be reading as much in the summer as you would like. Or worry that your incoming students will also suffer from the "summer slump" before returning to school in the fall. Well, how about a fun little incentive that you could use to enforce the idea that reading is actually F-U-N?? Check out my Rocket Reader ... Read More about Reading Bingo Summer Incentive
Organize Your Classroom Before Leaving for the Summer
I have a great quick organized classroom tip for you today. I've received a lot of questions about packing up at the end of the year, getting organized so that you're not crazy insane whenever it comes to next year. While this tip is going to help you organize things a little bit for this year, it's going to really come into play next year as well. Here's what I want you to do. As you are organizing all of your different manipulatives in your closet, I like to put mine in basic shoe ... Read More about Organize Your Classroom Before Leaving for the Summer
Animal Adaptation Scavenger Hunt
Are you looking for ways to add some excitement to reading informational text? Try a scavenger hunt! In this fun and engaging activity, students will walk around the room and read fact cards that describe animal adaptations, then use a recording sheet to share what they've learned. They'll have so much fun they won't even realize they're getting valuable practice with informational text structures and fact recall. Learn below how you can easily set up a scavenger hunt in your ... Read More about Animal Adaptation Scavenger Hunt