Beginning of the Year

How To Make “Offices” Students Will LOVE Using

“Offices” are a year-long tool your class will love to take out at writing time (or any time!)! They help kids focus on their work and it give them a ton of helpful reference tools at their fingertips. Yes, it’s obviously a little prep up front to assemble them, but they last ALL YEAR LONG!Continue reading “How To Make “Offices” Students Will LOVE Using”

All About Me Art & Writing Project

Here’s an adorable project for back to school season! It makes an awesome hallway or bulletin board display and really helps students get to know each other. Here’s how I do it: Day 1: At our morning meeting, we go around the circle and share our name and our favorite color. I record student’s answersContinue reading “All About Me Art & Writing Project”

The Self Portrait Directed Drawing Art Project : Your New Favorite!

Looking for an ADORABLE art project that will probably become your FAVORITE ever? This self portrait is an instant classic you’ll use year after year (and many teachers even use it more than once per year!). It comes complete with 54 unique zero-prep “perfect start paper” options that set every artist up for success …andContinue reading “The Self Portrait Directed Drawing Art Project : Your New Favorite!”

First Day of School Crowns … and Last Day Crowns, too!

Looking for the PERFECT way to celebrate the beginning or ending of a school year?! You’ll love these print-and-go crowns! Options are included for “preschool” through “6th grade.” Kids can color, cut, and glue their crown onto a sentence strip or strip of paper to make a headband. These are awesome for photos, memories, &Continue reading “First Day of School Crowns … and Last Day Crowns, too!”

All the BEST Back to School Tips & Tricks for Teachers!

❤️ Are you new to teaching? ❤️ Or are you like I often am and even though you’ve done this before, you’re having a late-Summer panic attack like, “Wait- I think forgot how to teach!” ❤️ Or maybe you’re a seasoned veteran just looking for new ideas! Whoever you are, and whatever brought you here… WELCOME!Continue reading “All the BEST Back to School Tips & Tricks for Teachers!”