This Daily Trivia: Fun Daily Facts You Didn’t Know! resource contains 100 funny, silly, cute & crazy fun fact of the day for kids that your students will love! Use these facts and real-life photos as Morning Meeting daily slides and activities to inspire creative writing, to start interesting conversations & research, and to get your kids smiling & learning!
Grandparents Day is always on the first Sunday in September after Labor Day. Celebrate by having students work on this Grandparents Word Search by themselves or with a loved one! In 1978, President Jimmy Carter proclaimed that National Grandparents Day would be celebrated every year on the first Sunday after Labor Day.
Celebrate Grandparents Day by having students write a sweet poem for their grandparents. This Grandparents Day Writing Activity includes 8 Acrostic Templates for Grandparents Day Poems and a Grandparents Day Word Search. Poem templates (with or without photo space for drawing a picture) included for: Grandparents, Grandma, Grammy, Nana, Mema, Grandpa, Granddad & Papa.
Use these I Am Poem Template (I Am From Poem Templates) with Guided Template, Writing Paper, Example Poem & Grading Rubric during a Poetry unit or during discussion in a Social Studies or Culture class. This may also be called a Bio Poem or Biography Poem and is perfect at any time of the year to get to know your students even better.
Teacher Appreciation Week Activity: If I Were the Teacher Writing Activity Students love to share what changes they would make if they were in charge of the classroom! This resource is perfect for a Teacher Appreciation Week activity or any time of the year.
Students LOVE to pick a fiction or non-fiction book and design a Movie Poster based on it! This creative book report template keeps students excited & engaged during the planning and design process. Can also be used to compare a movie vs. book. You may choose to require students to complete the summary page as well if you would like.
Use these Onomatopoeia Activities & Posters with Example Words to help students understand and use Onomatopoeia in their writing. Students love writing a comic with Onomatopoeia…Whizz, Bam, Boom!! Onomatopoeia example words are included in 2 different reference sheets.
My teacher is having a baby! Students love to help you celebrate your pregnancy. Use this fill-in-the-blank Baby Advice Letter for students to share their ideas on how to be an awesome Mom or Dad. Their responses are often heartfelt AND hilarious. What a great way to celebrate your new baby.
Students love creating and writing about their pet rocks while imagining great adventures with their new pet. This Pet Rock activity works perfectly as a Rocks and Minerals activity. Pet rocks were fun in the 70’s and are just as fun today! I have used this activity as a culminating Rock & Minerals project and as a Camping in the Classroom activity.
This Photo of the Day Photo Writing Prompt resource contains 180 funny, silly, cute & crazy visual writing prompt photos that your students will love! 180 Picture of the Day daily journal writing prompts gives you enough for every day of the school year! These journal pages can also be used for: Morning Meeting activities, creative writing, inferencing, story starters, to get your kids smiling & more!
Students LOVE this Shoebox Diorama Book Report template! Students pick a fiction or non-fiction book and decorate a shoe box based on it! Students are responsible for decorating all sides of the box according to directions and putting a creative scene inside that represents the book. This book report is designed to work with any fiction OR non-fiction book.
Students LOVE to create a Movie Poster for the novel, Stone Fox. This creative Stone Fox activity keeps students excited & engaged during the planning and design process. Students must complete a book summary page as well! This is a wonderful activity to do between reading the book and watching the movie.