Happy December, Y'all! This is Chandra from Teaching with Crayons and Curls! This year my firsties have LOVED LOVED LOVED spending the day with a stuffed animal. Our class uses a classroom economy similar to this one from True Life I'm a Teacher and they use their money to purchase coupons. The 'Furry Friend' (spending a day with a stuffed animal) coupon is one of their favorites, so I knew I had to use this to my advantage! Meet our class Behavior Buddies- Listening Lion, Happy Hippo and…

Have you thought about having a class pet, but don’t want to add one more thing to take care of in your classroom? Well, I have the ...

Meet Gerald the Giraffe - our class (stuffed) pet!! Isn't he the cutest? Back in January, I got an "itch" to have a class pet for...

Capitalize on your students love of stuffed animals by using stuffed animals in the classroom. They are perfect to use for reading buddies, to use as a hook for decoding strategies and for writing. Stuffed animals can also be used when teaching math and science.

There are more pictures of my dog on my phone than my three children. There are several reasons for that: 1. My children are over the age of 2. 2. I have a beagle. 3. We've had Bentley less than a year. 4. I have a beagle. 5. He doesn't argue, make a mess, complain about what I feed him, or need to be driven anywhere. 5. I have a beagle. 6. He's the cutest dog ever- he's a beagle. By the way, did you know that a beagle won the Westminister dog show? Snoopy used to be the world's most famous…

If you’re searching for Ways to Use Stuffed Animals in the Classroom, you’re in right place! Keep your learning spirit alive with our curated list of animal day activities, work with a teddy bear, animal parade, adopt a pet, problem-solving, zoo activity, decoding strategies, and stuffed dog kennel activity, Ways To Use Stuffed Animals In […]

Create special memories and motivation for writing with a stuffed animal and a class pet writing journal in Kinder, first, and second grades.

Cassie Stephens on Instagram: "It’s been a little chatty in kindergarten so Quiet Critters to the rescue! This idea comes from the amazing @art_with_mia and I have used it for years now! Even older students ask for them to come out. You can make them out of anything from small stuffed animals to sparkly pompoms a#with googly eyes and feet attached and name em after artists like I did! This hack is just one of the many I share in the BIG chapter I have in my book on teaching art to…

The Primary Punchbowl: A Class Pet Without the Mess!