Care for some Yucky Soup?

It's October!  Hopefully your classroom is in full swing now and running as smooth as butter!  This is my favorite time of year at school.  SO many fun learning activities that get the students so excited - they don't even know they're learning! 

One of the fun activities I do is Yucky Soup and I'm sharing it with you for FREE! 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Yucky-Soup-Writing-and-Craft-Activity-2819380

 

While you're at my store, check out my new product, Seasons, as well as all my FUN fall products!

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Seasons-The-Four-Seasons-2765808

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Scarecrow-Fun-Stuffed-with-Learning-2086669

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Leaves-Jump-Into-Leaves-2127517

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pumpkins-Pumpkin-Patch-1266007

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Bats-Into-the-Night-1468669

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Spiders-Into-the-Web-1335595

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Skeleton-Craft-1464020

Back to School - Whooo's Ready?

Need something entertaining and fun to do on  the first day of school?  I think I got you covered!  Check it out!  Activities that will get your students out of their seats and mingling with each other.  Great name tag necklaces that are SO much better than a stick on tag.  A snazzy craft and writing activity that you can have hanging in your room before back to school night with your parents!  Your room is going to look awesome!  ;)   (Another freebie too!  Birthday tags to put on play dough containers - I bought my containers at the Dollar Tree - 4 for a dollar. )

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Back-to-School-Whos-Ready-2741380

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Have-a-Dough-Lightful-Birthday-Labels-2726283

Math Fast Finisher!

Your parents and principal will love that you have a plan for your students who always finish ahead of their peers!  This is an easy way to differentiate your instruction. When parents ask how you are going to challenge their child – this is the answer.  This packet will challenge first graders and is a great review and practice packet for second graders.

 

The students keep their packets in a folder and complete a page a day.  When they complete a page, they bring the packet up to the answer key book and self correct their work – this is so easy on the teacher!  No extra work for you! 

I place the answer key pages back to back in plastic sleeves and place them in a notebook.

The packets can be copied off and stapled right on your copy machine.

This is the first volume with pages 1-20 plus the answer key.  I will be continuing to produce 9 more packets this year. Please check my store and follow me for these products.

 

 

I hope you enjoy this product as much as I do – it is such a great sponge activity for my students.

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Math-Fast-Finisher-Volume-1-Pages-1-20-2697101

If you enjoyed this product, I also have  Writing Fast Finishers!

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Fast-Finisher-Writing-Box-volume-1-2547280

 

I'm Throwing a Sale!!!

I'm throwing a sale!  Check out my TpT store August 1 and August 2 for amazing savings!  Stock up for your school year!

 

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Carolyns-Classroom

 

 

 

Brag cards and Bracelets

    Are you enjoying your summer?  My family and I just got back from Italy!  The history was incredible and the FOOD ... the food was AMAZING.  It was hard to switch from "vacation brain" back to "teacher brain". 

     I always try to get organized and think of ways to make my life easier as a teacher - never enough time to accomplish everything on my list.  Each year I tell myself that I want to have more positive communication between my parents and myself.   I want my students to love being at school as well as have them striving to be their best -  whether it's with their academics or behavior. 

Brag cards and brag bracelets!  You can choose to use the cards or the bracelets. Copy them off, cut them out, and have them ready to deliver!  I keep mine in a basket up near my kiva.  My goal is to award one or two a day.  I keep a clipboard with a class roster next to the cards (for my own knowledge), so that I can mark off the students when they receive a brag card.  I want to  make sure I'm catching all my students doing something good. 

This is such an easy way to keep your students and your parents happy.   Happy parents.  Happy students.  Happy teacher.  Happy principal.  (We hope!)

Did I mention this is a FREEBIE!?  Follow my blog and my TpT store for new products and more freebies.   Have an INCREDIBLE start to your school year.

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Brag-Cards-and-Bracelets-2634524

End of the Year Splash Gift Labels

 

 

End of the Year Gift Tags!

I wanted to do something new and different this year, so….

 

Splash balls!

Seriously, I was walking around Dollar Tree looking for something fun and this is what I came up with for the end of the year gift.  I added some advice for their future, threw in an Italian ice, some candy, and some water balloons. You could change the gift up and add sun glasses, beach ball, kool aid packets, a spray bottle …

I think they will love it!  

 

 

 

Get your free labels here:

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/End-of-the-Year-Splash-Gift-Labels-2560915

"School Memories" Book and End of the Year Activities

Something fun and new for the end of the school year!  An adorable interactive book that your students can make to remember their school year.  Also included in this packet  is a  summer travel craft and writing activity for students who are heading off on a vacation or who would like to write about a destination they want to visit one day.  The students can write a message to their new teacher as well as write a thank you note to a classroom helper or other school employee, thanking them for their help during the school year.  This packet is full of useful and entertaining projects to keep your students busy during the last week of school. 

 

 

 

Follow this link to my store!

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/School-Memories-and-End-of-the-Year-Activities-2553387