BeyondTheNest

This recipe sheet goes along with Vincent Chen's "Hot Pot Night!" A great way to discuss thankfulness, diverse foods and sharing meals. I love doing this one prior to Thanksgiving break and it's a big hit. Students will make their own shopping list for their ideal hot pot. Great activity to do before making a classroom meal.

Back In The Day: SEL, Homeroom or Advisory Game This game was originally created by me as a baby shower game when my niece was about to be born! We had so much fun and I soon realized it’s a great game to play at school with older students to build rapport, relationships and make a part of your SEL lessons. My recommendation would be to include this as a resource when discussing families and celebrating each other’s differences. It's a great hands on, get out of your seat extension. Bonus: Can

Make your Parent-Student-Teacher Conferences easier and simplified! While this was originally made for younger grade levels, it can easily be applied to any grade level or age. It is also a wonderful and mindful accommodation for any students that need the support (SEL, behavioral or SPED needs). We know students can get nervous, clam up or forget what they want to talk about during Parent-Student-Teacher conferences. This is a great way to ensure a smooth conference for all! File includes pag

Blueprint for creating an invention. Students will design their invention, building, etc before engineering and creating it. Can be used at any grade level. Can be used with books such as: "The Most Magnificent Thing" "Rosie Revere, Engineer" "Iggy Pect, Architect" A lot of the "Who Was" book series "If I Built a House" ....and so many, it's endless! Print in color. Designed on Canva.

I love to do this with my students at the end of the year. Once we learn about how plants grow, we decorate our own pots, plant our own sunflower seeds and take these home. Believe it or not, I have received updates from former students in the fall to tell me that their sunflower grew! There are 3 poems to a page for the grades Pre-K, Transitional Kindergarten and Kindergarten. Works great for any of those grade levels. Supply a stick for each poem, I highly recommend laminating them, and displa

A simple morning activity that only takes a couple of minutes to do as a whole class. If you are one of those teachers that forgets to do attendance, making this a part of your morning routine is a great way to not only remember to do attendance, but to give your students a quick morning brain jog with simple math. This can be used for any students but is ideal for those in Pre-K- 1st grade. Download is a PDF that includes "Number of the Day" printable signs for each grade level, to be placed o