Happy April Fool's!

This was by far the best "dessert" I could have ever made a bunch of silly, fun-loving first graders.

If you're looking for a funny way to "trick" your students, make them some Brown-E's! I had to keep a straight face (it was so hard) when I told them I made them some "brownies." 

I know I know.. it sounds evil.. but hey - they tried tricking me all day too telling me things like a spider's on the ceiling, I'm moving next week, my sister isn't really my sister.. and so on) :-)

No-cost Student Letters

My students love to ask if they can color the letters for class bulletin boards instead of using pre-bought letters. It is an easy way for teachers to get students more involved with decorating the classroom and seeing more of their work around the room.

Sometimes they use crayons and different kinds of glitter to help design letters!

It's also a great way to save some money throughout the year!

Science - Living and Nonliving

Differentiate Living and Nonliving

Students can use magazines to cut out realistic living and nonliving things. After a science lesson this is a fun and easy way to assess your students to see if they understand the characteristics of both.

You will need:

T-chart template
Magazines
Scissors
Glue sticks

Picture Cutouts

My students love seeing pictures of themselves around the room!

I have so much fun taking pictures of my students posing. I then cut out the background of the picture to use on bulletin boards!

The first picture shows my students taking a ride on our birthday bulletin board for our jungle theme!

They got so many giggles when they first saw their bodies taking a ride in a jeep!
 













The next picture was for a bulletin board called "Getting Carried Away with Books." The kids wrote about their favorite kinds of books they have been reading. They pretended to pose as if a balloon was taking them far away into the sky!














Above was for our Haunted House classroom door. The students made creepy and scary faces!

I use student cutouts throughout the entire school year.

It's such a hit! :)