Get your students reading and writing this summer with these fun and engaging enrichment activities for elementary grades.
Fun Friday in the classroom is a great way to celebrate the week of hard work! Find 6 tips and free resources for having your own Fun Friday!
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One of my favorite things about back to school, is knowing that I get to meet and love on a brand new bunch of kids for the school year. I’m sure you feel the same way, and have your lesson planner packed to the max with different “get-to-know-you activities.” I want to share with you […]
Blast off into the first week of school with this space-themed all about me foldable activity, designed to help you get to know your students. This printable resource is a fun alternative to a standard all about me worksheet. It is suitable for classroom use as part of your back-to-school activities, or send home as a transition activity over the summer break. In this set, each foldout displays a different letter so that students can complete one that matches their first initial. The inner section has meaningful questions on an outer space theme. The prompts Captain...... (children insert their name here) Age Things I love to the moon and back I'm a star at.... (for children to tell you what they are good at) My mission is to get better at... (for children to let you know areas that they might need extra help and support). Low prep! Print the pages you need on letter-sized paper (landscape). Students color the space scene, fill in their answers with words and pictures, then cut out and fold. No glue or tape required! Once folded, it can be closed to show the space scene and the first letter of their name, then opened to display their 'about me' answers inside. The questions and clipart cannot be changed/edited. A picture showing how to fold is included. US and UK paper size/spelling included. There are 26 pages black and white pages - one for each letter of the alphabet. What educators are saying: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This went great to kick off my Outer Space unit on the first day of school. They really enjoyed the activity and they each presented the information about themselves to the class'. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐'This was a perfect first day of school activity. It was also a good way to kick off our science for the year since we study the solar system. The kids loved it! Thank you for sharing.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐'This was a fun addition to our classroom theme this year! The students enjoyed the space theme activity to share about themselves. The folding to have their initial on the front is so cute!' You may be interested in these other back-to-school about me resources: Dinosaur themed all about me Self-portrait all about me Vertical folding all about me School supplies all about me
STEM activities are a lot of fun and educational, but the best kind of STEM activities are open-ended, allowing children to think for themselves. In this paper plate maze STEM challenge, kids are challenged to make a marble maze using household materials. They must follow all elements of a real design process, including brainstorming, blueprints,
Hands-on learning isn't just for younger students! These hands-on activities for middle and high schoolers will help older students enjoy learning and stay actively engaged in the process.
Students will have fun while learning how to cooperate and communicate.
This is a first day activity to get to know your student's interests to help make sure they are engaged in learning.For early finishers you can have them color this sheet.
This is a fun board game with 'All About Me' related questions for intermediate and advanced students. This is a great way to get to know them at the beginning of a course.
Read this post for information, ideas, tips and activities to assist students with building up fine motor skills in the 2nd grade classroom.
Storytelling is a wonderful way to build creativity and imagination in your students. How can storytelling activities be beneficial in the classroom? There are so many ways! inspires purposeful talkingraises enthusiasm for reading textsinitiates writingenhances communityimproves writingengages students Want to see how each of these activities work? Watch the Storytelling Activities video on my YouTube
Time filler games are a necessity in the classroom! Don't you hate those awkward few minutes between activities we all have with our students? You know, when everyone's packed up and just waiting for the bell to ring, or when there are only four minutes before lunch, or the lesson you planned went much more...
How high can you build? Your kids will love this STEM challenge and it requires little to no prep from parents/teachers. Start building today!
Guessing games are a great way to practice speaking, critical thinking and vocabulary building in ESL classrooms starting from young learners through adults. Whether you are an English teacher or a parent trying to improve your child's vocabulary in a first or second language, guessing games are a MUST! Here's where to start: Ages 3-4:
Memory wheels are a great end of school year activity for upper elementary and middle school students. Learn about memory wheel templates.
This is a great worksheet to practice writing. Students write a letter to their future self to read at the end of the school year. During the last year of school, you will look back to see how much the students have grown throughout the school year.
Fun and engaging ideas to get to know your students at the beginning of the school year. Build a strong classroom community with these free resources.
This is a cute activity where ESL students have to draw monsters based on the description of the body parts on the worksheet.
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Complete STEM activities based on a famous landmarks AROUND the WORLD! Students travel through Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Russia, Egypt and America earning passport stamps as they complete their challenges. This is a fantastic resource for team building activities. Click HERE to SAVE over 20% with our Travel the World STEM Bundle. These task cards allow flexibility with the teacher to either grab and go or build further lessons around each challenge. They lend themselves to Geography, Science, History and Inquiry subjects. Students will learn how to identify key elements of information how to build and design with constraints such as materials how to reflect on their own learning facts about the Ocean and the environmental affect. Included ➞ 7 STEM CHALLENGE CARDS ➞ STUDENT PASSPORT BOOKLET ➞ INFORMATION PAGE PER LOCATION ➞ STAMPS (CUT-OUTS) FOR STUDENT PASSPORTS CHALLENGES ➤ Italy - Leaning Tower of Pisa ➤ France - Eiffel Tower ➤ Australia - Sydney Harbour Bridge ➤ Sweden - Viking Catapult ➤ America - Basketball Hoop ➤ Egypt - Pyramids ➤ Russia - Rockets and Airplanes SUPPLIES/MATERIALS -Straws -Craft Sticks -Newspaper -Tin Foil -Paper STUDENT PASSPORT -one STAMP for completing the challenge -one STAMP for answering design questions INFORMATION FACT SHEET ➞ Includes key information about each location Teacher guide includes way to enhance the activity or challenge students NOTE: Imperial and metric versions (this only applies to one task in this set of challenges) Target Grades: These cards best suit grades 3 to 6 With guidance they can be used for younger grades and with more time restrictions they can be used for older grades also. The design is repeated for all task cards to make it easier for students The design questions are the same for each task card, allowing students to build on how they analyze and evaluate their own designs. =============================================================== For STEM Task Cards AROUND the WORLD Check activities here For STEM Task Cards around ASIA Check activities here Follow at my store - CURIOSITY and the HUNGRY MIND
Here are icebreaker activities that can work for all class sizes. Make sure to consider these 3 most important elements when picking yours. One, remember...
These engaging strategies to incorporate movement in the classroom are perfect for the fidgety students & kinesthetic learners in your class!
10 fun and educational ESL activities for busy teachers! Try these games and activities in your classroom (or virtual classroom) today!
It's that time again - the end of the school year! I've come up with a list of 37 end of the year activities that you can use in your own classroom to make those last days of school special and fun for you and your students. Click through to read all of the ideas - lots of links are included to more resources!
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A fun activity for early finishers! This worksheet allows students to create their own Pokemon from their imagination. They can draw and design the look of their Pokemon, while also providing the information for its' characteristics, evolutions, and type(s). A popular activity amongst my middle-scho...
This is an activity to present some of the WH Questions in a simple recognizable way. You can use them as flashcards, show them and make your students create a sentence with that question word.
Tired of the same GoNoodle videos? Break out of your brain break rut with these 6 new ideas that your students are sure to love.
Hands-on learning activities are the best way for young kids to learn which is why so many teachers are supporting the implementation of STEM activities for elementary kids all over the world.
Kids and young adults need extensive practice in strengthening their executive functioning skills. Executive functions are the processes in our brains that help us accomplish all tasks from beginning to end. We use them when we plan our day, organize our materials, begin a chore, focus on important
Are you looking for fun engineering activities for middle school students? Engineering activities are a great example of STEM activities for middle school students.
Help Save Fred is a great stem activity! This save Fred the worm is super fun stem activity will help your students strengthen team building skills and...
Set a friendly tone in your classroom with these 30 "Get to Know You" games perfect for back to school or when welcoming a new student.
This is a game to help students revise vocabulary related to sports, daily routines, the home, school, and leisure activities.
Start off the elementary school year with these special back to school lessons and activities that are fun and important for K-2 kids: Participate in community building activities, get to know each other with All About Me activities, and build friendship and empathy with students.
This is a game to help students revise vocabulary related to sports, daily routines, the home, school, and leisure activities.
Free Printable I Spy Back to School Activity. Classroom themed activity or game idea for the first day of school for students.
Students choose different ways to create the longest paper chain out of one sheet of construction paper in this easy to prep and complete STEM Challenge.
Discover some fascinating, no prep, STEM activities and challenges you can do with your students using paper! Engineering, math and science.
These simple active listening exercises help students focus on what is being said and to share their feelings about being truly heard.
Movement in the classroom is beneficial for many reasons. First and foremost, getting up to move in the classroom might help anxious students relieve stress.
Teach communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and more to set kids up for their future.
