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Are you already planning and preparing for the back-to-school season? If so, then you will definitely want this ABC’s Of Your Class free download. I have used this letter for years to give my families the must-know information about my class – and being a kindergarten teacher, I of course had to make it alphabet style. Teaching Kindergarten, Preschool, Alphabet Style, First Grade, Curriculum, Back To School, How To Plan, Resume, Kid Garden

Teaching Kindergarten

Are you already planning and preparing for the back-to-school season? If so, then you will definitely want this ABC’s Of Your Class free download. I have used this letter for years to give my families the must-know information about my class – and being a kindergarten teacher, I of course had to make it alphabet style.

Use this free editable book club letter to send home to families for Scholastic Book Orders! A great way to get affordable books into the homes of your students. Learn more and grab the free printable below. Club Flyers, Book Club Books, Free Books, Free Printables

Book Club Books

Free Printables

Use this free editable book club letter to send home to families for Scholastic Book Orders! A great way to get affordable books into the homes of your students. Learn more and grab the free printable below.

Building classroom community is so important and read-alouds are a GREAT way to guide your elementary students to make the classroom a safe and welcoming place for everyone! Here are our 5 favorite classroom community books you can use for back to school. Teachergoals.com Classroom Routines And Procedures, Classroom Behavior Management, Teaching Empathy, Teaching Kids, Best Educational Apps, Building Classroom Community, Kindergarten Activities, Preschool Learning, Classroom Environment

Classroom Routines And Procedures

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Best Educational Apps

Building Classroom Community

Kindergarten Activities

Preschool Learning

Classroom Environment

Building classroom community is so important and read-alouds are a GREAT way to guide your elementary students to make the classroom a safe and welcoming place for everyone! Here are our 5 favorite classroom community books you can use for back to school. Teachergoals.com

It's back to school and it's time to start building relationships and a positive community in your elementary classroom! Here are 8 great restorative practices you can use on the first day of school to jump start those relationships and start your school year off right. Teachergoals.com Teaching Strategies, Teaching Tips, Behavior Management System, First Year Teachers, New Teachers, Class Meetings

Teaching Strategies

Behavior Management System

First Year Teachers

It's back to school and it's time to start building relationships and a positive community in your elementary classroom! Here are 8 great restorative practices you can use on the first day of school to jump start those relationships and start your school year off right. Teachergoals.com

Building relationships with students and families is so important to creating a classroom community and having everyone feel vested and welcomed in the classroom. Here are some great tips and FREE printables for how to build relationships with your families! Grab your FREE printable here! Teacher Blogs, Teacher Hacks, Teaching Jobs, Classroom Setting, A Classroom, Community Building

Classroom Setting

Community Building

Building relationships with students and families is so important to creating a classroom community and having everyone feel vested and welcomed in the classroom. Here are some great tips and FREE printables for how to build relationships with your families! Grab your FREE printable here!

In this blog post, I share how to boost staff/teacher morale at your school! I included four fun, easy activities to create a positive work environment. Enjoy! First Year Teaching, Early Learning, Teaching Ideas

First Year Teaching

In this blog post, I share how to boost staff/teacher morale at your school! I included four fun, easy activities to create a positive work environment. Enjoy!

Where the Teaching Things Are

Where the Teaching Things Are

Community Building

February Classroom Management is here! You can’t think of February without imagining candy, so this month we have a “Fill the Candy Box” printable for you! A month full of excitement definitely calls for some classroom management reminders. Help students follow directions, stay on task, work together, and MORE! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade! Get the FREE printable below! Teaching First Grade, First Grade Teachers, Elementary Teacher, Elementary Schools, Classroom Management Tips, Organization And Management, Classroom Rules

Teaching First Grade

First Grade Teachers

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Classroom Rules

February Classroom Management is here! You can’t think of February without imagining candy, so this month we have a “Fill the Candy Box” printable for you! A month full of excitement definitely calls for some classroom management reminders. Help students follow directions, stay on task, work together, and MORE! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade! Get the FREE printable below!

Make a "Mood Meter" Sign - Working on self awareness with your little learner? Create and use this Mood Meter to help your child express and track feelings of self and others. #socialemotional #socialemotionaleducation #socialemotionalskills #socialemotionaldevelopment #sel #socialemotionallearning #mindset #personalgrowth #educationdotcom #mindfulness #mindfulness4everyone #mindfulnessforkids #selfawareness #wholechild #moodmeter Social Skills Activities, Kids Learning Activities, Hands On Activities, Educational Activities, Teacher Resources, Autism Resources, Teacher Tips

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Make a "Mood Meter" Sign - Working on self awareness with your little learner? Create and use this Mood Meter to help your child express and track feelings of self and others. #socialemotional #socialemotionaleducation #socialemotionalskills #socialemotionaldevelopment #sel #socialemotionallearning #mindset #personalgrowth #educationdotcom #mindfulness #mindfulness4everyone #mindfulnessforkids #selfawareness #wholechild #moodmeter

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Community Building

An interactive book about following school rules! If you have students who have never been in school before than this is the book for you! Each topic is general in that you can talk about your specific class. Color, cut, draw, and glue your way to learning how school operates! Grab your School Rules Interactive Book here! Teacher Pay Teachers, Classroom Organization, Classroom Management, Class Rules

Teacher Pay Teachers

Classroom Organization

Classroom Management

An interactive book about following school rules! If you have students who have never been in school before than this is the book for you! Each topic is general in that you can talk about your specific class. Color, cut, draw, and glue your way to learning how school operates! Grab your School Rules Interactive Book here!

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Community Building

Need some easy and engaging ideas for Chinese New Year crafts and activities? DIY Chinese New Year red envelopes with your kids! It's a simple craft with almost no prep, while kids are allowed to make and even made their own design of red envelopes by adding gold glitter, stickers, and Chinese New Year character or phrases. I got you a free version for you to download and an extensive one as well. Click the image and learn more. #fortunecookiemom #chinesenewyearcraft #craftforkids #learnchinese Chinese New Year Traditions, New Years Traditions, Chinese New Year Crafts, Homeschool Curriculum, Homeschooling, Chinese Celebrations, Communities Unit, Learning Apps

Chinese New Year Traditions

New Years Traditions

Chinese New Year Crafts

Homeschool Curriculum

Chinese Celebrations

Communities Unit

Need some easy and engaging ideas for Chinese New Year crafts and activities? DIY Chinese New Year red envelopes with your kids! It's a simple craft with almost no prep, while kids are allowed to make and even made their own design of red envelopes by adding gold glitter, stickers, and Chinese New Year character or phrases. I got you a free version for you to download and an extensive one as well. Click the image and learn more. #fortunecookiemom #chinesenewyearcraft #craftforkids #learnchinese

Fortune Cookie Mom

Fortune Cookie Mom

Community Building

Looking for a fun way to get your students motivated after returning from break? A long break definitely calls for some classroom management reminders. That’s why we love to share these printables with lots of variety for a simple yet effective way to motivate students. It will help them follow directions, stay on task, work together, and MORE! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade! Build a positive classroom community! Grab your FREE classroom management idea here! Preschool Kindergarten, Parent Communication

Preschool Kindergarten

Parent Communication

Looking for a fun way to get your students motivated after returning from break? A long break definitely calls for some classroom management reminders. That’s why we love to share these printables with lots of variety for a simple yet effective way to motivate students. It will help them follow directions, stay on task, work together, and MORE! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade! Build a positive classroom community! Grab your FREE classroom management idea here!

What books will you be reading aloud to celebrate the winter holidays? We’ve created a compilation of 30+ read alouds for the holiday season. This multicultural holiday book collection encourages children to take pride in their own traditions, learn to respect other points of view, and “see” the world through new eyes than by inviting them into the pages of a picture book. Grab the amazing holiday books for kids that celebrate diverse experiences here! Teaching Character, Reading Aloud, Independent Reading, What Book, Character Development

Teaching Character

Independent Reading

Character Development

What books will you be reading aloud to celebrate the winter holidays? We’ve created a compilation of 30+ read alouds for the holiday season. This multicultural holiday book collection encourages children to take pride in their own traditions, learn to respect other points of view, and “see” the world through new eyes than by inviting them into the pages of a picture book. Grab the amazing holiday books for kids that celebrate diverse experiences here!

Looking for a fun way to keep your students motivated this holiday season? We have two options for classroom management ideas. Reward positive behavior in your classroom throughout the holiday and into winter with a holiday tree and snow globe. Let them color in to earn a prize! Build a positive classroom community! Grab your FREE classroom management idea here! First Grade Phonics

First Grade Phonics

Looking for a fun way to keep your students motivated this holiday season? We have two options for classroom management ideas. Reward positive behavior in your classroom throughout the holiday and into winter with a holiday tree and snow globe. Let them color in to earn a prize! Build a positive classroom community! Grab your FREE classroom management idea here!

Holiday Classroom Elf and Kindness Chain is the perfect activity for your December plans! Spread cheer and kindness in your classroom with these editable & printable kindness activities! An exciting way to promote kindness and cheer this holiday season! 30 task chains to do to spread good deeds, appropriate school behaviors, and cheer & kindness throughout school. Grab your Classroom Elf and Kindness Chain resource here! Kindness Activities, Preschool Activities

Kindness Activities

Preschool Activities

Holiday Classroom Elf and Kindness Chain is the perfect activity for your December plans! Spread cheer and kindness in your classroom with these editable & printable kindness activities! An exciting way to promote kindness and cheer this holiday season! 30 task chains to do to spread good deeds, appropriate school behaviors, and cheer & kindness throughout school. Grab your Classroom Elf and Kindness Chain resource here!

Grab this Free December Family Printable to increase home and school connections to further learn about family traditions! These kindergarten appropriate activities are PERFECT for December family project ideas! Students will love sharing and learning about traditions and different celebrations. Learn more and get your free printable here! Teaching Calendar, Preschool Christmas, Christmas Ideas, Christmas Crafts, Create And Craft, Getting To Know You

Teaching Calendar

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Getting To Know You

Grab this Free December Family Printable to increase home and school connections to further learn about family traditions! These kindergarten appropriate activities are PERFECT for December family project ideas! Students will love sharing and learning about traditions and different celebrations. Learn more and get your free printable here!

It's so important to incorporate brain breaks and movement throughout the day into your kindergarten, first grade, or 2nd grade classroom! Since this is an important day of your students' learning, I wanted to share with you 5 easy ways you can start using brain breaks today. Some of these ideas include during transitions, heading outside, and more. Read my entire blog post to learn more! Teaching Resources, First Grade Classroom

Teaching Resources

First Grade Classroom

It's so important to incorporate brain breaks and movement throughout the day into your kindergarten, first grade, or 2nd grade classroom! Since this is an important day of your students' learning, I wanted to share with you 5 easy ways you can start using brain breaks today. Some of these ideas include during transitions, heading outside, and more. Read my entire blog post to learn more!

Do you have students who rush through their work, making careless mistakes and incorrect answers? This blog post provides 10 teaching ideas to help you slow down your rushing student and get him… More Teaching Social Studies, Teaching Writing

Teaching Social Studies

Teaching Writing

Do you have students who rush through their work, making careless mistakes and incorrect answers? This blog post provides 10 teaching ideas to help you slow down your rushing student and get him… More

These Positive Affirmations Speech Bubbles feature 23 affirmations! Positive affirmations are a great way to build confidence and social emotional learning in students. Affirmations are positive phrases or statements that challenge negative or unhelpful thoughts. They remind students to be their best selves every day. #socialemotionallearning #thethinktank #positiveaffirmations #teacherspayteachers #TpT #SEL #growthmindset #positiveaffirmationspeechbubbles #photoprops Positive Phrases, Positive Self Talk, Positive Affirmations, Classroom Resources, Classroom Decor, Mental Health Activities

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Positive Self Talk

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Mental Health Activities

These Positive Affirmations Speech Bubbles feature 23 affirmations! Positive affirmations are a great way to build confidence and social emotional learning in students. Affirmations are positive phrases or statements that challenge negative or unhelpful thoughts. They remind students to be their best selves every day. #socialemotionallearning #thethinktank #positiveaffirmations #teacherspayteachers #TpT #SEL #growthmindset #positiveaffirmationspeechbubbles #photoprops

the think tank

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Let your child be creative with their imagination & write their own Halloween adventure story!! Great educational activity!! #creativewritingforkids #kidsstorytelling #handwritingpractice #kidswritingjournals Halloween Adventure, What Is Halloween, Halloween Stories, Kindergarten Classroom, Literacy Centers

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What Is Halloween

Halloween Stories

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Literacy Centers

Let your child be creative with their imagination & write their own Halloween adventure story!! Great educational activity!!

Inspired Owl Publishing

Inspired Owl Publishing

Community Building

Teach more about the growth mindset for kindergarten with these teacher tips and ideas! A growth mindset is essential to maximize student learning! As kindergarten teachers, explicitly doing activities to support a growth mindset is a valuable tool in your classroom! Keep reading for ideas to use in your classroom! Student Learning, Class Dojo Videos, Growth Mindset Videos, Little Learners

Student Learning

Class Dojo Videos

Growth Mindset Videos

Little Learners

Teach more about the growth mindset for kindergarten with these teacher tips and ideas! A growth mindset is essential to maximize student learning! As kindergarten teachers, explicitly doing activities to support a growth mindset is a valuable tool in your classroom! Keep reading for ideas to use in your classroom!

The Gratitude Project provides students with learning and investigating opportunities to develop an understanding of what it means to be thankful, discover what others are thankful for, as well as reflecting upon what they are grateful for in their own lives. The project is about changing attitudes and seeing the world through the lens of a grateful heart. School Resources, Meaning Of Community, Class Displays, Thankful, Grateful Heart

School Resources

Meaning Of Community

The Gratitude Project provides students with learning and investigating opportunities to develop an understanding of what it means to be thankful, discover what others are thankful for, as well as reflecting upon what they are grateful for in their own lives. The project is about changing attitudes and seeing the world through the lens of a grateful heart.

Rainbow Sky Creations

Rainbow Sky Creations

Community Building

These Positive Affirmations Speech Bubbles feature 23 affirmations! Positive affirmations are a great way to build confidence and social emotional learning in students. Affirmations are positive phrases or statements that challenge negative or unhelpful thoughts. They remind students to be their best selves every day. #socialemotionallearning #thethinktank #positiveaffirmations #teacherspayteachers #TpT #SEL #growthmindset #positiveaffirmationspeechbubbles #photoprops

These Positive Affirmations Speech Bubbles feature 23 affirmations! Positive affirmations are a great way to build confidence and social emotional learning in students. Affirmations are positive phrases or statements that challenge negative or unhelpful thoughts. They remind students to be their best selves every day. #socialemotionallearning #thethinktank #positiveaffirmations #teacherspayteachers #TpT #SEL #growthmindset #positiveaffirmationspeechbubbles #photoprops

the think tank

Community Building

Celebrate your kinders for awesome work with a cute fall pumpkin certificate! This free printable is easy to get and editable, so use it however you would like to acknowledge all things! Use this as a great way to pump up your pumpkin unit, by rewarding them with a pumpkin certificate! Get your FREE printable here! Pumpkin Printable

Pumpkin Printable

Celebrate your kinders for awesome work with a cute fall pumpkin certificate! This free printable is easy to get and editable, so use it however you would like to acknowledge all things! Use this as a great way to pump up your pumpkin unit, by rewarding them with a pumpkin certificate! Get your FREE printable here!

Halloween isn’t just about the kids! Have fun dressing up as a teacher, or as a group of teachers. Pick your favorite book character, or a character your class reads a lot about. Dress up as a Go Noodle fun person! Whatever you do, make sure you encourage the kids to be involved! Halloween can be fun for everyone. Check out this post to find more ideas for teacher Halloween costumes! Teacher Halloween Costumes, Guided Reading, Book Characters

Teacher Halloween Costumes

Book Characters

Halloween isn’t just about the kids! Have fun dressing up as a teacher, or as a group of teachers. Pick your favorite book character, or a character your class reads a lot about. Dress up as a Go Noodle fun person! Whatever you do, make sure you encourage the kids to be involved! Halloween can be fun for everyone. Check out this post to find more ideas for teacher Halloween costumes!

Celebrate your kinders for awesome work with a cute fall pumpkin certificate! This free printable is easy to get and editable, so use it however you would like to acknowledge all things! Use this as a great way to pump up your pumpkin unit, by rewarding them with a pumpkin certificate! Get your FREE printable here!

Celebrate your kinders for awesome work with a cute fall pumpkin certificate! This free printable is easy to get and editable, so use it however you would like to acknowledge all things! Use this as a great way to pump up your pumpkin unit, by rewarding them with a pumpkin certificate! Get your FREE printable here!