Classified Staff Appreciation Week!

Today I had a *flash of brilliance* for a great gift for classified staff appreciation week. I just found out that it's next week and that there are 14 staff members to recognize at my school. I was thinking and thinking of something cute and inexpensive that both men and women would like and I got the idea for this:

(The chocolate bars have nuts, of course!)
To make this easy-peasy gift, I created these cute tags which you can get for FREE just by clicking on the picture below!

I just used a hole punch, some ribbon, and added a touch of glitter (my favorite kind - Stickles!). I can't wait to pass these out next week. =)

And for those of you who missed my freebie last week, I've updated it to also include seed packets for classified week and secretaries' day! Clickety-click on the picture below for the freebie.

I'm also very excited about the newest product on my TpT store! I know that candy awards are a very popular end-of-year recognition activity. I didn't see quite what I wanted, so I made my own!

I wanted lots of options, a half-page design to save paper, and some non-candy treats included as well - so that's just what I made! I'm so excited to pass these out on June 12th - our last day of school!

You can click on any of the pictures to go straight to my store!

Teacher Appreciation Freebies Roundup

Teacher Appreciation Week may be coming to an end, but the celebration isn't over yet!  Teaching Blog Roundup is teaming up with 20 of the best blogs to host this Teacher Appreciation FREEBIES Roundup blog hop.

Thanks for stopping by my blog!  My freebie is perfect for Mother's Day and end-of-year thank you gifts. Included are 5 adorable seed packet templates, ready to print, assemble, and fill with flower seeds. An easy and inexpensive gift idea! Just click on the image below to get it for FREE!

Also be sure to stop by my TpT store to check out my brand-new springtime craftivity I just posted today! You can click on any of the images below to go straight to my store.

I'm glad you hopped by!  If you are new to my blog and liked what you see, don't forget to follow me!  Now head over to The Phonics Phenomenon to roundup the next FREEBIE!

We Appreciate You!

  

A (late) Five for Friday!

Linking up for Five for Friday again this week (only a date late!) 

#1 - Self-Manager Badges

I've seen these badges used with older kids in a few schools and thought it would be a great idea for an end-of-the-year behavior boost. I whipped these badges up really quickly on my computer and got the lanyards from the school secretary. I chose the kiddos who have been exemplary all year (6 so far) and they get special privileges with these badges. First to pack up, first to recess and specials, and (my fav part), they get to be "scouts" for us in the hallway and during carpet time. They get to watch for good behavior and choose the best listeners to get "super citizen awards". The kids love them and everyone else is motivated to earn a badge too!

#2 - The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Our ELD kiddos put on a play of The Three Billy Goats Gruff for us. It was SO cute. Better believe I took video and lots of photos!

#3 - Spring Writing

I got this idea and acrostic poem template from another blog, but now I can't remember which one!! We put together this "spring words" anchor chart as a class, then taught the kids about acrostic poems. 

#4 - May and June Activities

    

 My May and June Activity Books are done and up on TpT now! I've been letting my kids use them as morning work and as early-finisher work. Debating creating a general Summer Activity Book to send home with the kids at the end of the year.

Linking up with Mrs. Wheeler's monthly mishmash for May. Click on the button for more great May items for your classroom!

#5 - My new favorite store!

We just had a few of these stores open in Portland in the past few years. I finally went in last weekend to have a look and I was in LOVE. Such cute clothes for work and the store is adorable too. I had to take a picture of the fitting room, because I loved how it was decorated, haha. (Couldn't fit the awesome wooden door and crystal chandelier in the picture)

Spring has Sprung! + a freebie

I'm SO excited for spring to be here and for winter to be over! I wanted to brighten up our classroom and hallway with a cute spring art project, and found this adorable craft from A Cupcake for the Teacher!

I made the egg shells with various scrapbook papers I had, so each one turned out unique. The kiddos loved it. Teri makes the cutest crafts! <3

Since April is National Poetry Month, I wanted to add a poetry element to the project too, so I created this little couplet and worksheet to go with it:

 Just click on the image above to get this, along with some variations for older kids, for free!

For a fun springtime math activity, I just posted my new Jelly Bean Math pack.
I've made a candy math packet for all of the holidays/seasons and my kids LOVE them.
The first 3 people who leave a comment with their e-mail address will get it for FREE! =)

Just click on the picture above to go straight to my TpT store!