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Book Theme Teacher Appreciation Week Ideas

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I got to help with our school’s Teacher Appreciation Week again this year and we had fun pulling together a theme inspired by classic children’s books. Each day was based on a different book and I’ve got details and printables to help you through it all. If you’re looking for inspiration for your Parent Teacher Group for Teacher Appreciation Week, you have come to the right spot! To tie the week together I came up with the phrase- “Teachers are like good books, they can change you forever.” You can check out a little video recap of the whole week here (and give me a follow while you’re over there- thank you!)… Read the rest

‘Twas the Night Before Christmas Mad Libs

I have a fun Christmas party or class activity for you today! A Christmas mad-libs style twist on the classic Christmas poem “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”. I have taken some liberties and omitted some lines (it’s a long poem) but I think this would be fun for the middle-aged kids to do as a Christmas activity. Take some time to read the original poem first, discuss some of the big or old fashioned words, and then let the kids write their own version! What do you think?

Fill in the blanks to put your own spin on this classic Christmas poem

I’m thinking this would be a perfect activity for 3rd-6th graders to do around Christmas time.… Read the rest

Boo Bucks Halloween Printable

My Easter “bunny bucks” are so popular I thought I’d make a Halloween version! These are so versatile, I’m excited to hear what you decide to do with them! You can use these much the same way as you do the bunny bucks in that instead of giving out candy you can give out “boo bucks” that they can then turn in for different prizes or rewards (an extra bed time story etc).

Halloween boo bucks free printable
Halloween Boo Bucks Free Printable

Or you could use them to “buy” the excessive amounts of candy off of your kids after they go trick or treating. Again they could trade them in for other non-candy based rewards.… Read the rest

Kindergarten Halloween Bingo Printable

I have a fun creative twist on Bingo that is perfect for kiddos working on their letter identification and formation! In this bingo you call out a letter “B is for Bat” and if they have that on their bingo sheet, they trace the letter B to fill in the square. These sheets can be slipped into sheet protectors and you can use dry erase markers so the game can be played for several rounds. I was pretty proud of my creativity on this one, so I hope you have fun with it in your home or classroom! Did I mention it’s free?… Read the rest

Halloween Mad Libs Ghost Story

This fun Halloween Mad Libs prompt will help kids tell their own ghost story with a little help to get started. This would be a great activity at a Halloween party or a Language Arts activity at school. I’m working on getting Mad Libs up on my site for every holiday so now we have Halloween covered! I created two versions, one is more of a Mad Libs fill in the blank style (at least to get them started). The other is more or less a blank lined page (on fun spooky paper) so the kids can write their own ghost story from scratch.… Read the rest