New Year's Classroom Activities

New Year's Printable Game and More

In order to celebrate the New Year, I have put together a few activities for the classroom. I have already mentioned two other activities in previous blog posts, so I will put links at the bottom of this post to those.  This newest one is a New Year's game board.  This is a generic game board and can be used with cards you already have in the classroom, or you can make your own game cards using the blank New Year's themed cards I have included.   Make some addition cards or review math vocabulary. Practice some test review questions. Be creative!

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Click on the below links to see other New Year's related activities:

•  New Year's morning work packet
• New Year's ABC Order Center
• FREE New Year's Bookmarks
• FREE New Year's Parent Signature Labels
• FREE New Year's Resolution Writing Paper

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Top Ten Teacher Tips for 2012

1.   Prioritize what needs to get done.  Look at the whole picture, but also keep in mind what needs to get done TODAY!  It’s okay to put some things off until tomorrow.   
2.  Don’t let your grading get the best of you.  Grade a little each day and it won’t pile up.
3.  Make the day fun for you and your students. Get creative!  Search for fun lessons on the Internet by visiting websites like Teachers Pay Teachers.
4.    Collaborate with your coworkers.  The best ideas might be hiding out in the room next door. Participate in a ‘get on, give one’ lesson exchange.  You take a lesson and then you get a lesson in return.
5.   Make a student feel special. Pick a child each day and tell them something positive.   Put a smile on their face by leaving them an award on their desk or even just a sticker to display. Sometimes we get so caught up in the negative, we forget to focus on the positive.
6.   Don’t stay late every day!  Remember, you either have a family to get home to, or you need to have some ‘me’ time.  I used to be a stay-later and then I got my priorities straight.  I am a 100% teacher from 7:30-4:00 and then I have one stay-late day per week.  It can make you a better teacher if you leave!!  J
7.  Don’t get caught up in what I call teacher-gripe!  Some things that we teachers want to gripe about will simply not change, no matter how much we dislike it and no matter how much time goes by.  
8.  Get that room clean. As the kids come back after the start of the New Year, have them clean their desks out.  I mean really clean them.  I have students take the Lysol wipes to the inside of the desk.  A clean desk can help clear the mind.  Kids will be ready to perform in 2012.
9. Change something up in the classroom for the second half of the year.  Whether it’s your discipline program, your bulletin board, or something else.  It will add excitement to the remainder of the year.  My teaching neighbor and I are going to start doing a fun Friday the last Friday of the month for good behavior. 
10.  Teach!……oh yeah, that’s the number one tip, right?  Teach with your heart and everything else will fall in place.

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New Year's Resolution Writing Paper

Looking for New Year's Writing Paper?  How about trying this one!  It's a freebie download compliments of ME. Students will fill in their name at the top.  They can then write a few things they would like to improve upon on the outside of the light bulb, sort of spidering out from the shine lines, or they could write words to describe themselves on the outside of the bulb (turn it into an adjective lesson). They would then focus on one resolution/improvement for the inside of the bulb.  For example, "I will shine in 2012 by studying for all of my tests. I will remember to take home all my study material."  Be creative and use it however you would like. Mount on some colored paper and hang with a cute title card outside your classroom for a creative New Year's display.

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What the Teacher Wants

I would like to share my newest Featured Teacher blog..... What the Teacher Wants.  It's no surprise that this blog is growing like wild fire because they offer such fun and useful ideas for the classroom.  The two authors, Natalie and Rachelle, are teachers in Utah. They not only feature their own ideas, but like me, they feature creative ideas by other teachers.  Rachelle is making her way to the top of  Teachers Pay Teachers with some of her creative themed units, so all of you k-2 teaches, do check out her store by clicking here.  You can check out Natalie's store here. One example of a fun activity they recently showcased on their blog is a snow globe art project.  I am looking forward to doing this activity with my fourth graders when we return after the holiday break.  I will combine it with a writing activity, and they will love it. Check out their blog, as you are sure to become a follower.



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Christmas Gift Idea

This is my cute little project for the day.  I saw some peppermint candy sprinkles at T.J. Maxx (one of my favorite stores), and I just had to get them.  I wasn't sure what I would do with them, but then I saw these adorable peppermint wine glasses at Wal-mart and this gift idea just popped into my head. I was needing to make something for my neighbors as a small Christmas treat, and these turned out to be perfect. These would also make perfect co-worker gifts or teacher treats.

The sweet treats inside are just a little recipe I created.  Take those little Scooby Doo Bone shaped graham crackers (you can't tell they are bones once dipped in chocolate) and put marshmallow cream between them. Dip them into melted chocolate, and then sprinkle them with  peppermint sprinkles.  I also did some with white snowflake sprinkles. They end up tasting like little peppermint smores.  I then took a piece of tissue paper and scrunched it in the bottom of the glass, placed the cookie treats on top of it, and then shrink wrapped the glass. I finished it off with a bow.  Turned out pretty cute!

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