Hi everybody, this Friday I {Karen} am taking on Five for Friday hosted by Doodle Bug Teaching. I am the other mastermind behind this prodigious blog. I am excited to be joining Doodle Bugs Teaching linky party. Click the button below to join in on the fun. 1. As a calligrapher, often the topic of [...]
Hello, everyone! Before school ends, be sure to use a little class time to have your students make something special to honor their dads this Father’s Day. We’ve searched the interwebs for you to find the best of Father’s Day projects, crafts, and activities for kids! If you want a simple writing activity that [...]
With Father’s Day less than a month away, spend some time in these last weeks of school honoring the hardworking superdads in your students’ lives. We’ve rounded up plenty of ideas that double as excellent student-created gifts for Father’s Day. Father’s Day super dad mini-book from The Classroom Creative Photo prop picture from Paper Coterie [...]
Is your dad faster than a speeding bullet? Can he leap tall buildings in a single bound? What super power does your dad have? Student will have so much fun creating this Father’s Day super hero mini-book. It’s the perfect Father’s Day writing activity that doubles as a Father’s Day gift! This adorable mini-book features [...]
Now that the end of the year is rapidly approaching, it means one thing: your to-do list is growing. All of us teachers are list-makers, so we’ve designed two free checklists to help your close your classrooms with ease. One checklist covers the basic end of the year tasks. We’ve also included a blank page [...]
Are your students starting to get restless? Have you caught them daydreaming about the summer? Make the last days of school worthwhile by starting an end of the school year countdown. I rounded up ten classroom countdown ideas that your students will love! Countdown flower via Pinterest {original source not found…after much looking} Love bags from [...]
Hello, everyone! If you are anything like, me- you have great intentions for Mother’s Day, but have yet to do anything crafty or creative with your kids-just yet. The following Mother’s Day projects are high on appeal, but simple in terms of materials and time. Here’s a round-up of easy Mother’s Day crafts, activities, and [...]
Every day a teacher goes out of their way to make sure your child learns something amazing! Make it a point to go out of your way for your child’s teacher during Teacher Appreciation Week. Every teacher deserves as much praise as they dish out. What does a teacher really want? A gift card or [...]
Need a last minute classroom writing activity for Mother’s Day that also doubles as a perfect gift for your students’ moms? It’s supermom to the rescue! It’s a classroom writing actvity! It’s a bird! It’s a mini-book! It’s a plane! It’s only $1! This adorable mini-book features art work by our very own Karen Whiteside, [...]
A decade ago, when I was a first grade teacher at a private school here in Chicago, I had the most incredible room parents in the history of room parents. I made less than I did waitressing in high school that year, and all the parents knew it. You are dying to know right? $19,600. [...]
