School and the City

(IF you are taking your husband's name) You know all those cute things that you have in your classroom with your name on them?   They have to go.  Or else it will cause identity confusion. (Is that a thing?) Yes, even the cute burlap sign that your bestie made for you. Even the director's chair cover that a teammate monogrammed for you! You know all of those things that you made at the beginning of the year for your new classroom?  Yep, they have to go, too. And you should make some new ones. Print, laminate, cut, repeat . Find these letters here for free. Blog post tutorial here .  Do you have vinyl monograms stuck all over the place - on cups, mugs, tumblers (my fave), or tech devices? It's time to peel those babies off. Get those fingernails ready for battle! What about BOOKS?! How many books do you have in your classroom library? 500? 800? Upwards of 1,000? I bet they all ...

If you are still in school... Yikes! And I'M SO SORRY! But you'll still be kicked back and relaxed while the rest of us are scrambling at the beginning of August... I have more good news for you: This Father's Day project is quick, and easy. It requires almost no prep and the fathers of your students will truly treasure it forever. There are many newspaper writing projects in my Teachers Pay Teachers store, but to let you in on a little secret, the Mother's Day and Father's Day newspapers are my favorites. (That's probably because they came first - They are the OGs!) Newspaper projects are simple. 1. Download . 2. Print. 3. Create an example or explain thoroughly. 4. Kids write. 5. Kids draw and color. (I make my students get their writing approved before they begin to draw and color.) 5. Create the newspaper by stapling the pages together or gluing them on a large piece of construction paper. You will definitely need to model, model, model...