My school doesn’t celebrate by having a Valentine’s Day party, however, we do allow the students to pass out Valentine’s Day cards and non-food items. We do not allow food items because of allergies the students might have. I went to my local Dollar Tree (which I am obsessed with!) and snagged all of the…
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It’s time to start thinking about getting your March Madness Book Bracket started! This year I am doing a fiction vs. non-fiction book challenge with my third graders. I have created a 27 page PDF including a bulletin board title “2017 March Madness Book Bracket”, place holders for Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final 4, 2 championship…
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Simple project to do the day before Winter Break! Cut some long strips of green paper (4 of each students). Cut out a pair of mittens for each student, a red hat, and come green shoes! Use writing paper as the body; have the students write an original story about their elf. While they are…
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For the 17 school days in December, my class and I made a countdown chain with homework for each night. A combination of Math, writing, reading, and fun!!
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Dr. Seuss’s Birthday – March 2nd! Read Across America Day! Marshmellow, green M&M and pretzel sticks! Easy and fun!
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I had a parent pre-cut out the body parts for the students to put together once their writing was complete. What is needed: 1- green hat 1-yellow square with a small square cut out 1- small black strip for the hat 1- tan face half circle 1- orange beard cut-out 2- small tan hands…
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Fold orange paper, add a tail and head, then two sticks.. and VOLAA! Puppet!
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I also found little leather shoes that I decorated to look like a Leprechauns shoe. I then wrote a letter that says, “Hi Boys and Girls, I had a wonderful wee time dancing and playing in your classroom last night! But I misplaced my shoes! If you find them could you leave them for me?…
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Want to add a little excitement to your classroom for your students? Here is a simple way to do that! All you need is green paint, glitter and your hand. You can make easy mini leprechaun footprints. Make a fist with you hand and dip the side of your hand (pinky side). When you press…
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The Snack of all snacks!! Mrs. Bindergarten’s Heavenly Hash!
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This book is a great one to add to your collection! Who Will See Their Shadows This Year? written by Jerry Pallotta and David Biedrzycki is a great book to get your students writing! My class read this book and talked about the different animals and what happened when they saw their own shadow. We…
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Happy Groundhogs Day! This is a cute craft that you can make with your students! Take a small picture of a groundhog and copy it for each student. Grab some popsicle sticks too! One per child. Take some styrofoam cups and staple a green piece of paper to the cup. Leave almost an inch…
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To learn about hibernation, have a bear day where the students each bring in a stuffed bear and a flash light. Set the classroom up like a bear cave using blankets and clothes pins and then use flash lights to read books about hibernation. You could also make a special bear snack like an acorn donut…
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