Welcome Back to School Word Search

Back-to-school word searches are one of my favorite activities to have students do during the first day or week of school. It's an easy activity that students can complete without needing new instruction, so it is a perfect way to help students get back into the groove with independent work.

This Back-to-School Word Search features hidden Back-to-School Words for your students to find.

Word searches are a great activity for building and developing problem-solving and analytical skills. These puzzles are perfect for 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders.

These word search puzzles are perfect for the first day of school soft start, fast finishers, time filler, morning work, and so much more!

Not only does this resource have a word search for Back to School, but, it also has word searches for the entire year! 

The resource currently has 20 holidays and 4 seasons included, and I will be adding more for each month!  Grab it now to save money!

Just print and go! Copy the puzzles and have activities for students to complete during the whole year!

Grab this Amazing Word Search Bundle Here.

Other Back-to-School Activities

Back to School Math Facts Color by Number

Back to School Read Alouds   

5 Fun Back to School Activities, Icebreakers, and Community Building Games   

Do you use word search puzzles in your classroom?

First Day of School Bracelets and Poem

I saw these adorable First Day of School Bracelets on Facebook, and I knew I had to share this great idea for helping your younger students feel less nervous about the first day of school!

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If you teach younger students, this would be a great gift to send home before the first day of school, or to pass out at Meet the Teacher Night!

You could also use this with your own child if they are getting ready for their own first day of school!

Although I didn't find the exact one pictured, I did find this great freebie version of the First Day Jitters Bracelet poem on Teachers pay Teachers!

You can find the bracelets on Amazon here.

This activity would also pair great with one of my favorite back to school read alouds, First Day Jitters.

If you use this activity with your students, I would love to hear about it!

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Beach Color by Number Printables

These color-by-number beach printables have a fun theme for the summer, or for a fun beach day theme!

 Color-by-number pages are a great way to help students practice their math facts.

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Beach Color by Number

Kids love to color! It's a great way to cure summer boredom while keeping their math facts skills sharp!

These Beach Fun Color by Number Worksheets will help your students to practice their addition facts and multiplication facts while coloring summer-theme pictures including: a pail and shovel, sand castles, waves, beach balls, and surfboards.

Whether you are a teacher, parent, or homeschooler, your students will love this fun summer math activity!

You can use this as a math station or math center, for review work, as a fast finisher activity, to leave for a sub, or to supplement your math curriculum!

Addition Beach Color by Number

Multiplication Beach Color by Number

Pull out the crayons or markers and let your students have fun while learning their math facts with these beach math fact printables!

Helpful Tools We Love For Color by Number Activities

* Printer I absolutely LOVE my HP Printer that uses Instant Ink! I love it because I can use as much ink as I want for one low cost!  No more running to the store for printer cartridges! Try it out for free here! 

* Crayons While you can use any crayons with these worksheets, my favorites are the twistable crayons!  They color so vibrantly and they last a long time!

Color by Number Worksheets

Looking for more color by number worksheets?  You will love these fun color by code activities!

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Fun Activities for the End of the School Year

Do you need some fun, low-prep end-of-the-year school activities to fill up those last few days of school?

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1. Research Projects

Have students research a topic they are interested in.  You could have them create Google Slide Shows, videos, or traditional posters and reports.

I have some ready-made research projects that are print and go!

President Research Report

Countries of the World Research Report  

2. Jelly bean and Toothpick Towers

The end of the year is a great time to work on STEAM collaborative activities.  I have previously shared blog posts about a Jack in the Beanstalk and a reading ottoman building project.

Another fun activity is to have your students build towers out of toothpicks and jellybeans.  Give each group of students one box of toothpicks and one bag of jellybeans.  The group with the highest standing structure in 3 minutes wins.

You can add additional time or criteria (must include certain shapes or angles) to make the activity take longer.

3. Escape Rooms

Escape rooms are always a fun way to review previously learned material and have a little bit of fun!  You can find some great ones on Teachers pay Teachers.

4. Special Days Countdown

Countdown the last few days with special themed days.  Some ideas could be: movie day, craft day, reading day, electronics day, board game day, Lego day, etc.  

5. Color by Number

Color by Number activities are a great way to keep your students busy and engaged those last few days of school.

I have a ton of these in my Teachers pay Teachers store including these:

Sports Color by Number

Unicorn Color by Number

Summer Color by Number

6. Mental Math

My students always love these Mental Math task cards and the end of the year is a great time to bring them out!

7. Scoot Games

Scoot Games are a great way to get your students up and moving!

Check out this Sidewalk Scoot Game that is perfect for the end of the year!

8. Teach the Teacher Day

Have your students create lessons and then teach them to the class! You can have them create lessons over things you have learned during the year or some of their hobbies.

9. Bucket Lists

Have your students create a bucket list for their summer!

10. Write Letters of Advice for Next Year

Have your students write letters of advice for your new students coming in the fall.  They could also write letters to their future teacher with advice for teaching them.

11. Minute to Win It Game Day

Have a game day with Minute to Win it Games.  I love this freebie on Teachers pay Teachers!

12. Frisbees

Give your students a Frisbee as their end-of-the-year gift.  Have Sharpies available so that they can sign them for each other.  Then take them outside to play catch with them!

13. Kickball Tournament

Challenge another class in your grade level to a kickball tournament.

14. Classroom Awards

Have your students vote for each other to win classroom awards.  You can read more about hosting a Kid's Choice Awards here.

Do you have any fun activities for the end of the school year?  I'd love to hear about them in he comments below!

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April Fools' Day Pranks for the Classroom

Are you wanting to have a little fun this April Fools' Day in your classroom? Here are a few fun harmless pranks that will add a little fun to your classroom on April Fools' Day!

Before we get started, I just want to give you a little reminder to wear non-tying shoes on April 1st because you KNOW that every student in your class is going to try to prank you for April Fool's Day by telling you that your shoes are untied!  LOL!  They are not as creative as they think they are!

And... just in case you are not feeling that creative about what pranks you might want to pull yourself, I have a few quick and easy ideas for you:

1. Bake up some Brown E's.  

Tell your students that you baked brownies for them.  But... when they open up your pan - they will be disappointed to see some letter E's cut out of brown construction paper. (Bonus Tip: Print bubble font out to to make this slightly easier for you).

You could also use those Ellison Die machines if you have one at your school to make it even easier!

2. Fake Word Search

Give them a word search that doesn't have any of the words listed.  I found this freebie on Teachers pay Teachers.

3. Trick them with smellavision! 

Tell your students that your district has purchased a special program where they can smell different scents on the computer screen.  You can use this free PowerPoint to go along with the prank.

4. Fake Spelling Test

Give a fake spelling test.  Here is a free one for you!

5. Following Directions

Give them a following directions test like this one here.

Are you planning any other fun April Fool's pranks?  I would love to hear about them!

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Easter Figurative Language Color by Code Worksheets

Celebrate Easter in your classroom while also having your students practice identifying figurative language with these fun Easter Figurative Language Color by Number Worksheets.

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Help your 4th and 5th graders to identify similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeia, hyperboles, and personification with these adorable Easter color by number worksheets!

These NO PREP Easter worksheets are Common Core aligned and can be used for review, homework, morning work, literacy centers, in sub plans, or just for some holiday fun!

Types of Figurative Language Covered

In this activity, students will review the terms with Easter themed sentences featuring similes, metaphors, hyperbole, personification, alliteration, and onomatopoeia.  

Easter Color By Number Worksheets 

Students will use these answers to color fun Easter themed pictures including The Easter Bunny, Easter Eggs, and baby chicks.

Answer Keys are included so students can self-check their work if using as a literacy center activity.

These Easter Figurative Language Color by Code Worksheets can be used for:

          * a literacy station or literacy center

          * for review work

          * for fast finisher work

          * time fillers

          * sub plans

          * Easter fun

Save even more by purchasing them in this growing bundle!  You save 50% off the resources already included and get the remaining resources to be added for FREE!

Helpful Tools We Love For Color by Number Activities

• Printer I absolutely LOVE my HP Printer that uses Instant Ink! I love it because I can use as much ink as I want for one low cost!  No more running to the store for printer cartridges! Try it out for free here!                                                     
• Crayons While you can use any crayons with these worksheets, my favorites are the twistable crayons!  They color so vibrantly and they last a long time!

Spring Fraction Worksheets

Are you looking for Spring Fraction Worksheets for your fourth and fifth grade students?

Do your students need extra practice with fractions and decimals?  I'm sure the answer is "YES"!

That's why I made these fun Spring Fractions and Decimals Color by Number Worksheets.

How do I use these Fractions and Decimals Worksheets?

These Spring Fractions and Decimals Color by Number Worksheets can be used in so many ways to help your students learn and understand important fractions and decimals concepts.

Use them a whole group lesson, for independent seat work, as homework, for fast finishers, in a math center, or just for fun!

All you need to do is print, make copies, and hand them to your students to work.  Bonus - coloring is a calming activity!

These worksheets cover a variety of skills (listed below), so differentiation is a snap!

I have also included 2 bonus St. Patrick's Day Worksheets as well!

12 Color by Number Worksheets and answer keys focused on the following skills:

1. 4.NF.A.1 Recognizing equivalent unit fractions
2. 4.NF.A.1 Recognizing equivalents – non unit fractions
3. 4.NF.A.2 Comparing fractions to benchmark numbers 1/2 and 1
4. 4.NF.B.3 Adding and subtracting fractions with common (like) denominators
5. 4.NF.C.5, 4.NF.C.6, 4.NF.C.7 Comparing tenths and hundredths (fractions and decimals)
6. 5.NF.A.1 Adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators
7. 5.NBT.A.3b Comparing fractions and decimals
8. 5.NBT.A.4 Rounding decimals to tenths
9. 5.NBT.A.4 Rounding decimals to hundredths
10. 5.NF.A.1 Adding and subtracting mixed numbers and improper fractions with unlike denominators.

You can find this resource available at my Teachers pay Teachers store here.

Other Spring Color by Number Resources

If your students aren't quite ready to move onto fractions, I also have these spring color by number worksheets available for addition and multiplication.  You can read more about them here.

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