Balanced Beginnings

Incorporating a classroom password is a great way to practice and reinforce skills. Use these affirmation Passwords to get your beginning of the year started. Students recite the affirmation and high five the hand before entering the classroom.

Are you planning a balloon parade? Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet has inspired schools across the country to participate in creating and parading their own balloon floats. In preparation for the creation process, use this planning sheet to help you and your students brainstorm, sketch, and design their own balloon float. The checklist of materials allows for easy planning as a teacher to know which materials you will need to prepare for the creation day.

Want a cute Valentine's Day craftivity to help your students practice their cvce? This box of chocolates can be used as a cute bulletin board to a simple quick check and anything in between. You will love the option to use the color version or copy onto construction paper to save ink! You can even choose to attach the cover or not. The options are endless! Enjoy and Happy Valentine's Day!

Looking to communicate how your students are doing in class to their parents? Happy Mail is the perfect and QUICK way to communicate to parents some highlights of their child's day. This Valentine's Day themed Happy Mail is perfect for February. When students earn a happy mail allow them to get a sticker from the sticker store to motivate them even more!

Teach about character traits this Valentine's Day! Have students illustrate a picture of themselves and write 3 inside and 3 outside character traits.

Looking for an easy way to have your students share about their family heritage? Use this template to print and have students fill out and color to create a bulletin board or use as a morning meeting share.