If you are an elementary teacher looking for fun, no-prep activities for back to school, then you found the right place! This post shares tons of simple activities that are sure to be a big hit in your classroom. They are all included in my No-Prep Back to School Activities
The first day of school is very special for students and their families. One way to commemorate the special day is to take lots and lots of pictures. Below are some first day picture ideas for elementary teachers. Check them out below to get inspiration for your classroom! 5 First
At the beginning of the year, your schedule is irregular due to assemblies, picture day, and other special events. It’s important to have extra activities prepped and ready, so you’re never standing in front of your class not sure what to do next. These beginning of the year reading activities
Calling all elementary teachers looking for some all about me printable worksheets for back to school! These back to school booklets help make your planning for the first week easier and provide your students and their families with a memorable keepsake. I originally designed a version of this booklet to
The beginning of the school year is for getting to know your students, helping them to get to know each other, and to begin building a classroom community. One of my favorite ways to do this is through an All About Me Bag activity. Learn about what an All About
If you are looking for ideas for first day of school gifts for students and their families, you found the right place! In this post, we’ll share our absolute favorite gifts for students and their families to celebrate the new school year and begin building the home-school connection. Check out
Are you looking for fun and engaging icebreaker activities to do on the first day of school? Look no further! In this post, you’ll find 10 icebreaker activities for elementary teachers that will help you make your students feel welcome and comfortable in their new classroom and grade level. These
Getting ready for back to school can feel very overwhelming. There are so many things to do! One of the best ways to reduce feeling overwhelmed and come up with a plan as a teacher, is to make a checklist. We use teacher checklists all of the time! To help
I’ve had a lot of first days of school as a teacher and have learned a few things along the way. This has helped me develop a teachers first day of school checklist. Below are 8 items from that list! But before I start, I should preface this by saying
Before I share my list of essential teacher supplies for the upcoming school year, let me share… Despite having a slightly unhealthy love affair with shiny new school supplies (just typing those words makes me float off to a happy daydream involving pointy crayons that reek of Crayola newness and
Before I get into sharing lots of teacher binder ideas, let’s pause for a second. If you are reading this, you are likely thinking about… Back. to. school. Three little words that elicit some pretty strong reactions. When kids hear them they groan. When parents hear them they cheer wildly.
Each teacher has a bulletin board in the hallway at my school. I think it is my favorite one to do because it can be random. I like everything in my classroom to match whatever classroom decor theme or color scheme I selected for the year, but the sky is
