Four free printables to welcome students back to school from winter break. Write the new date, new year I spy search activitiy, two new year goals, and ball drop math activity. All four activities come in a variety of levels depending on your grade for kinder, first, and second grades. These are free printables, instant downloads.

Are you nervous about going back to school after Christmas Break? These 3 tips will help you ease into going back to school!

If you are an early elementary teacher, then you will want to learn my tips for resetting after a holiday break. It is important to take some social emotional learning time and check in with your students to see how they are doing. After the winter break, I have my early elementary classroom complete goal setting for students. I like to read the picture book, Word Collector, and have students pick a word of the year for kids. Don’t forget to build in classroom community time with games!

Why does it seem like you finally get into the swing of things and then BAM a break happens? It doesn’t fail. How do you get those students back on track after a long break, like winter break? This can be challenging because your students probably slept in, ate whenever and whatever they wanted, went […]

Two and a Crayon is sweeping classrooms by storm. With easy set up and high engagement, here's how the brain break works.

Are you looking for help surviving the first day back from break? Check out these writing activities for a fun and stress free way to welcome back your students from holiday. Your students will love using these writing activities to share what they did during their break. Coming back from break has never been easier for both teachers and students! Plus, get FREE writing sheets for the day after Fall Break, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Winter Break, and Valentine's Day! Read more here!

Just a few more days until I am back with my little ones. I go back on Monday, and those sweet things will be waiting for me at 7:30 on […]

Well folks, it was back to school for me today. I had a wonderful break with my family and even made a trip to the warm weather. It was....

Read about activities that you can use when you get back to school after winter break. #backtoschoolafterwinterbreak #backtoschoolafterwinterbreakideas #iheartteachingelementary

The first day back to school after winter break can be tough, especially for primary teachers. Here are six tips to help you (and your students!) make the transition a smooth one. #classroommanagement #classroombehavior #behaviormanagement