School holidays

Parent Wish Jar Open House & Back to School Idea | This is the best simple parent involvement idea for the start of the school year. Click to read more about it on Instagram and get the template. IDEAS FOR MODIFYING FOR OLDER GRADES: Consider collecting the wishes by email and combining this with asking students to share their own wishes, then doing a compare/contrast activity.

Great way to start the year!! Get to know your students and engage them while you solve first day jitters! Start the year out great! Makes a fantastic first day packet! Free!

Back to school night can be as overwhelming as it is exciting. Take the stress out of Meet the Teacher open house with these completely editable classroom kits. Collect the back to school info you need with 10 different parent forms. Step-by-step parent procedure signs and table tents ensure that parents know what to do while you meet and greet students. Includes an adorable giving tree and back to school student gifts, too! Burlap and chalkboard decor theme.

Back to school night can be as overwhelming as it is exciting. Take the stress out of Meet the Teacher open house with these completely editable classroom kits. Collect the back to school info you need with 10 different parent forms. Step-by-step parent procedure signs and table tents ensure that parents know what to do while you meet and greet students. Includes an adorable giving tree and back to school student gifts, too! Burlap and chalkboard decor theme.

Free Back to School gift tag for students

Just a simple gift to the kids on the first day of school :)

It may be fall, and it certainly looks like it in my classroom now, but it doesn't feel like it outside! I got a few crisp evenings out on my cabana porch with apple cider and uggs before the muggy heat came back through. It was 88 degrees today!? I can't deal with these temperature fluctuations! Well, regardless of the scorchers we have been having, I couldn't wait any longer for my first decoration switch-up of the year in my classroom. It's all about fall and Halloween folks! Check it…

Perfect little activity to reflect on winter break! :) freebie

Hi from the Classroom Game Nook! I just posted a list of my top 5 BTS games on my blog. It includes 3 freebies that you can use in your classroom this year! Head over to the Classroom Game Nook. Would you like to have your printables featured at Classroom Freebies? Become an author and ... Read More about Back to School Games {3 FREEBIES!}

Happy New Year - Goal setting activity for students! A fun activity to start off the new year. goal setting #goal

Looking for a fun STEM activity to use to celebrate Halloween?!This challenge asks students to use toothpicks and candy corn to build the tallest tower they can.Students can use this 2-sided printable to record their ideas, plans, and reflections related to this challenge!!Enjoy!!This free resource is featured in the "Tricks and Treats" Fall ebook presented by Upper Elementary Snapshots!

These Growth Mindset Class Awards are perfect for the end of the year! Thus pack includes 30 different colorful designs with and without clipart. Plus they are EDITABLE so you can personalize them too!

Looking for an easy way to celebrate those summer birthdays? A wonderful friend of mine {thanks Amanda!} came up with the idea to celebrate them on their half birthday! I created this fun form to use in my classroom to help stay organized. I hope you will find it useful in your classroom! Be sure t...

This is a fun end of the year activity. Students teach a lesson about anything they choose! Great for practicing speaking and listening skills. You will be amazed at what you learn from your students! More Than a Worksheet

Do you need a simple goal setting paper for your kids? The FREE New Year's goals paper is fun and engaging for your students.

This Snowman Race Math Game FREEBIE is a sample from my Math and Literacy Winter FUN Pack Link-Winter FUN PackDirections: With a partner, take turns rolling 2 dice. Move ahead that many spaces. Land on a snowman, move ahead 10 spaces. Land on a snowstorm, move back 5 spaces.