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 craft. It’s the perfect Father’s Day writing activity that doubles as a Father’s Day gift! This adorable activity features […]
Our First: Five for Friday
Hello, everyone! In the teaching blogging world, there’s a link party each Friday at Doodle Bugs Teaching. Karen and I will be participating in it- so you can get the know the masterminds behind this ol’ blog. This week, I {Nicolette} will take on our first Five for Friday! {click button to join in the fun!} […]
End of the Year Teacher Checklist- Free Printables
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 […]
End of the School Year Countdown Ideas
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! Free end of the year countdown printable via the classroom creative End […]
Last Minute Mother’s Day Ideas for Kids
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 […]
Last Minute Teacher Appreciation Gift
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 […]
Mother’s Day Mini-book Printable
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 activity! It’s a bird! It’s a mini-book! It’s a plane! It’s super mom! This adorable mini-book features art work by our very own Karen Whiteside, art […]
The Greatest Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea. Ever.
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. […]
May Flowers Bulletin Boards
As the saying goes, “April showers bring May flowers”, so celebrate this last full month of school making flower bulletin boards celebrating the best part of spring! We’ve dug around the interwebs and found flower bulletin board ideas to represent a variety of different subjects. We hope these inspire you. As always, if you create […]
Teacher Appreciation Gift Idea
This year for my son’s teacher appreciation gift, I designed personalized notecards. I created a card in google’s photo software Picasa {you can use any program that likes jpegs and pngs}, personalized it, and then printed them. All for less than $15.00! a pack of 50 notecards from Joann Fabrics for 8.00 {you could get […]
