Friday school activities

These fun Friday ideas are some of my favorites and my students love them too! Why not give them a try? You won't be disappointed.

Between teaching routines, testing, testing and more testing, it is also important to have fun and get to know your new students! Because I start the school year with students of all levels, including ELLs,

Teacher Tip Tuesday ✨ Use cookie sheets from the Dollar Tree for word work! I used to have my students keep words in a plastic bag! This has helped eliminate the time spent when students dig in a...

Daily Morning Meeting Prompts for building a strong Classroom Community These digital morning meeting slides are perfect for kicking off your day with a fun community-building activity! These prompts will help students get to know each other, connect, and provide a positive start to your day in the classroom. Each set provides 50 daily prompts of meaningful and fun questions to get students talking with and getting to know each other. You'll also get a list of all of the prompts if you wish…

At the beginning of the school year, I am always looking for easy and fun school themed activities for my students like this Simple Shape Pencil Craft. When creating this back-to-school craft, young children will not only review what triangles and rectangles are, but also work on developing their fine motor skills. I use this craft as a way to assess how my students follow directions too. via @dabofgluewilldo

Crafty Moms on Instagram: "A few months ago we started to practice pre-writing skills with our little ones and now that they are ready we are transitioning to a more difficult boards. Tracing helps little ones refine their pre-writing skills, and builds the foundation for drawing and writing letters and words. This time we used a black paper and a piece of yarn to create fun patterns for our kids to replicate and practice their fine motor skills 😃 Our kids loved it and the possibilities to…

WELCOME TO THE THIRD DAY OF KINDERGARTEN Are you tired from the first and second day of kindergarten? I sure am! We always start school on a Wednesday, so the third day of school falls on a Friday which is such a blessing. I have a lot of fun things planned for today, so be sure to sign

A classroom full of four and five year olds can sure create some major chaos! Even if you have some stellar classroom management skills, there can still be those days where they feel out of control. However, how can you avoid those days? Or maybe you're a homeschool mom and need help with your child's

Friday letters offer so many insights into your students and keep parents connected to your classroom. See how I teach students to manage them themselves.