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A great activity for back to school! Activity directions, tags for Jitter Juice Boxes (a good option for germ free and easy pass out), Jitter Juice Jug tag option, and recording sheet. *Juice not included I used Apple & Eve brand juice boxes that I purchased at WalMart. Link to the pack I purchased: https://www.walmart.com/grocery/ip/Apple-Eve-100-Juice-Variety-Pack-6-75-Fl-Oz-Pack-of-32/19276179You can also find them here for a little cheaper! Under $8 for 32 count https://www.amazon.com/App

Need a way to hook your student's attention and get them excited about writing persuasive letters? Make their chairs disappear! Use this resource to excite your students to write a persuasive letter begging their chairs to return! Resource includes directions, signs, and a writing prompt. *does not include caution tape or chairs

Want an engaging idea to motivate your kiddos to write a procedural text (how-to)? This is an authentic way for students to physically do something (blow a bubble with bubble gum) and then be able to write about it. It also makes such a cute display for a bulletin board/wall. Multiple choices for writing template included! *balloon, colored paper, picture, and bubble gum not included

These vocabulary cards go along with each vocabulary word covered in the Math in Focus 1st grade curriculum. Each card fits in a standard pocket chart and includes the vocabulary word, definition and a picture.

A book tasting bistro activity perfect for the primary grades! Literacy, math and décor for an all day event!! In a book tasting students are able to “taste” new book genres, book authors, and book types to expand their reading interests. Students stay engaged in reading and get familiar with a wide variety of genres.  As an extra bonus, they get to practice Read to Self and find good fit books.  At the end of the tasting, they end with a list of books that they can't wait to read.  Additional m

I fill this simple form out to inform parents if their child was hurt during the day.

A great take-home project for students to present the holiday customs and traditions their family celebrates.

Friendship Unity Bracelets! 2 different poems and 6 different options! End of the year version available in Spanish! Editable to add teacher's name and your own message, if you wish! A great and reasonable gift to send your kiddos during summer break, gift to them throughout the year, or give as a back to school community builder! You could even give each kid their bracelet as they are the star student of the week and build anticipation as all the kids wait to get their class bracelet. A great w

Do you have a classroom Wish List? Are their items you would like to ask parents to donate? Here is a cute & fun way to display some Wish List items for parents. I have this out at our Back to School Night and parents can take a flower and then donate the item at their convenience. I've had a great turn out and have scored some great items for my classroom with this cute Giving Garden. Files are included with my Wish List items and another editable file for you to change to your Wish List item

I send this form out to parents before conferences. It gives a great insight into what they want covered during our conference, so I can make the most of our short time together.

I use this note to explain how the Friday Journal in our classroom works. The Friday Journal is a way to encourage communication between students and their parents. The note even gives sentence starters for both the students and parents.

A great way to help students feel more comfortable within their classroom walls AND show parents how much you value creating a relationship with them is to include a family photo for each child and put them on display in your classroom. My school has a Meet the Teacher Night and I have my kids pick a frame to bring home and return with a picture on this night. An option is included for students to bring a "comfort picture" if you feel that asking for a family picture might not be appropriate for

Want a fun and easy project to send your students? Use this family letter and directions to send your students a Mini YOU---Flat Stanley style! They will love getting to take you around to participate in fun activities! Have them send you pictures of them with "you" to share with the class. The note is editable to add your name and character (the body of the letter is not editable). The character is NOT editable and you will have to make your own. Directions are included to make your own Flat T

Perfect tag for packing up all your student supplies and folders, notebooks, etc... at the end of the year! You can edit the bottom to say the teacher's name, grade level, school, and year

Social Story BUNDLE to teach your students about all the different ways we can stay healthy during and after Covid-19. This bundle includes 3 different stories for teaching kids about how schools might look a little different in the fall and how to effectively manage the differences. Explained in a way that is easy to understand for young learners, simple, and eliminates anxiety about the changes. Make copies with the double staple setting and then just cut apart to make a quick class set of boo

Want a warm and welcoming newsletter to help your new students and their family get to know you better? I usually mail this to each of my students with a welcome letter. You could also send it home once school starts or hand it out at a back to school event. Includes 20 different classroom themes! -Blank -Black and White -Back to School theme -Bees -Spring -Flowers -Fish -Ocean -Owl -Star -Turtles -Sunflower -Dog -Basketball/Sports -Monster -Camping -Lollipop -Robot -Frogs -Sun

Want a little something to gift your students that doesn't include candy, trinkets (basically junk)…? AND it's educational! Cute dice game with a list of fun dice games is the perfect answer. Include some fun dice and you are done! Easy and educational! *dice not included

Need a sign to help manage your classroom library books? I plan to have my kiddos return their books to a bin with this sign. I will then remove the books at the end of the day and put them in a holding area before they can safely be returned to the class library. 30 different designs to chose from!

Do your students use Accelerated Reader (AR)? Are you looking for more resources to help support and motivate your students with AR? This is the resource for you! Includes: Multiple Class Goals to improve success in AR Individual Goal Tracker Parent's Guide to AR Notes to keep parents informed about AR throughout the year

Help your students study point of view and retell by reading different versions of The Three Little Pigs. Pack includes 6 different response to read writing activities. {*Books not included}