Friendship Notes

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Squarehead Teachers

friendship notes 2 STICKER I’m a firm believer in teaching kids to thank others and give compliments. This printable is intended to give kids a space to write a short friendship note to 3 classmates. You can do this activity for Valentine’s Day, the end of the year, or whenever your class needs some bonding. I recommend printing one page for each kid so they can write 3. You may even consider assigning one or all of the recipients to ensure everyone gets one. In addition, It may be a good idea to read them before they’re distributed just in case…

Click here for the free printable: Friend notes printable

Printable Kids Valentines

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Squarehead Teachers

Valentines STICKER I know it’s not even close to Valentine’s Day, but I just found this and I’m excited about it! Here’s another gem I found in the new Microsoft Word 2013: printable Valentines for kids!

Click here to download: Valentines for Kids

Grammatical Poetry – Summer Activity for Kids

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Squarehead Teachers

It’s that time of year… the weather’s getting warmer and the kids are getting really squirmy! Must be the end of the school year! But learning’s not over (it never really is, right?)! Here’s a summer-themed language arts activity for kids that reviews grammar and helps them create a poem about summer time! Click here for the PDF: Grammatical Poetry- Summer

Here’s what the page looks like:

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Summer Memories Writing Project

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Squarehead Teachers

One of the best ways to preserve memories is to write them down. Help your students preserve a fun summer time memory be encouraging them to write it down. Encourage them to focus on details that help make the story rich. Motivate your students by allowing them to share their written memory with you, the class or other students. Here’s the free printable worksheet that goes with this activity. There are 2 versions (one provides space for your kids to draw a picture, and the other doesn’t). Click the links below to see the PDF: Summer Memories- draw own picture or Summer Memories- with picture.

Cinco de Mayo Activities for Kids

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Squarehead Teachers

Let me first just state this before showing you the crafts I found that I like: Cinco de Mayo is NOT the Mexican Independence Day. The Mexican Independence day is September 16. Click here to view my worksheet about the history of Cinco de Mayo.

Ok, here are some fun crafts for Cinco de Mayo:

Make tissue paper flowers

Craft this quick pinata sun-catcher!

Fold an origami Cinco de Mayo doll!

Learn the days of the week in Spanish

George Washington Craft

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Squarehead Teachers

I was recently at my cousin’s house and saw this awesome craft idea. It’s George Washington! Their 2nd grade class used cotton balls for his hair and a doily for his neckerchief. Simple, cheap materials, and cute. What’s not to love?!

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Spring Ten Frames Worksheet!

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Squarehead Teachers

Ten Frame- Bunny STICKER The following worksheet will help kids review their understanding of numbers by coloring in ten frames to represent numbers (20 or less). This page would be fitting for kindergartners or struggling first graders.

Click here for the free printable PDF: Ten Frames – Bunny

Spring Word Cloud (Sort)

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Squarehead Teachers

Spring word cloud Word clouds are fun. So why not use them in your classroom!? This page lists a bunch of spring-themed words in cloud form. Kids should color each word a specific color based on its part of speech.