Holiday Homework Passes...

No matter what cute little gift I get students, this is ALWAYS one of their favorites!  I used to print on colored paper, cut out, hole-punch and attach with ribbon, but over the years, I've disovered that the boys and girls prefer to color and cut these out themselves...who knew!

I'm attaching the original copy from Mailbox that I used to use, as well as a similar version that I made using djinkers clipart and fonts.  I hope your classes enjoy these as much as mine do!

Calendars, calendars...

The holidays are quickly approaching!  My FAVORITE time of the year!  Below are a couple of calendars for November and December that I use on my school webpage.  I'm attaching last year's calendars and the ones I'll be using this year (after I have dates to include). You can save these and open in powerpoint.  Then, insert clip art and text boxes - along with your own school holiday dates, activities, etc.  Fun, fun!

"Scarecrow Stew"

This is a new little idea that I changed up a bit and can't wait to use it!   Place ingredients in small baggie, and staple poem to bag.  Hope you enjoy it, too!

Back to School "Magic Confetti"

I love, love this!  During our "Open House/Teacher Meet & Greet," I give each student a little "Welcome to 3rd Grade" treat bag.  "Magic Confetti" is included...it's any type of confetti in a tiny ziplock bag which is stapled to one of the notes.

Clean Your Desk :)

I use this throughout the school year to encourage my 3rd graders to keep their desks organized and clean.  I used a djinkers font and border and thistlegirldesigns clipart.

Happy Birthday!

I use this to acknowledge birthdays throughout the school year.  I add it to my website and to my classroom wall.  Of course, there is a header above it that says, "Happy Birthday!"  Feel free to insert text boxes and add one your own boys' and girls' names.  This was made using djinkes fonts and thistlegirldesigns clipart.

Similarly, we have amazing parents that want to provide treats and cokes (student rewards) throughout the year.  So, I assign months to each student.  It's on my webpage, and I print one for each parent that volunteered.

"Pilgrim Treats" for Thanksgiving

Love, love this activity.  There are 3 parent note sheets (for ingredients) and the little poem that goes with it.  I hope you enjoy this as much as we do. I left room at the bottom, if you'd like to include your name.  These were made using djinkers fonts and thistlegirldesign clipart.

Turkeys in disguise bb...

Thanksgiving Fun!

This is my all-time favorite bulletin board idea!  It's so much fun to see how creative the boys and girls can be. :)

 

Let the "BOO'ing" begin!

We started "BOO'ing" each other's classrooms...the boys and girls LOVE it.

Witchy Poo's Brew... the boys and girls love this!

Attached are the teacher copy and the student copy of this super cute little activity.

Halloween Happenings...

Each month, I add a new calendar to my class webpage.  If you open it in ppt, you can insert text boxes to add details for your specific class. 

My Classroom

My husband flies airplanes, so he helped me with the travel/aviation theme. :)

My first attempt at Blogging!

Welcome to my brand new blog...I'm learning as I go!  I'll be uploading activities that I use in my classroom throughout the year, and if you see something that will work for you, feel free to take it.  Most of what I create includes DJ Inkers clipart/fonts and thistlegirldesigns - both are amazing!   I'm always looking for new ideas and recently discovered Pinterest.  All I can say is "WOW!"...there are some incredibly talented and creative teachers out there, and I plan on using many of their ideas in my classroom.