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April 22, 2022

Effortless Ideas for End the Year with a Bang

End the year with a bang balloon countdown.

Summer is on its way, and everyone in the classroom can feel it. Help those last days fly by with this fun countdown to end the school year! It’s time to end the year with a bang!

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February 28, 2022

How to Start Slides in the Classroom

start slides in the classroom. an image of a laptop computer.

Ever feel like your day in the classroom is a bit, scrambled? It happens to us all. The best laid plans just don’t always play out as we hoped. However, there is a way to avoid this. Using Daily Slides with your class can dramatically improve the flow of your day, amongst bettering other areas as well. Today I’ll show you the steps to start slides in your own classroom.

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May 16, 2024

End of Year Awards for Elementary Students

An elementary classroom with an Awards Ceremony Set Up. A red carpet leads to the stage and awards slide on the screen.

Hands down, my favorite Last Day of School tradition is our End of Year Awards Ceremony. I lay out the red (butcher paper) carpet, turn on the disco lights, cue the Hollywood Award Show music, and grab my microphone for announcing each student’s name. It’s a massive hit. And it just feels right as a way to end and celebrate our year together. Below I’ll tell you more about this precious tradition so you can bring it to life in your own classroom!

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March 6, 2023

Make a Memorable Café Classroom Transformation Day!

Ready for the most memorable day of the year?! Transform your classroom into a café for the day with the Learning Café resource and watch your student excitement and engagement abound! Below I’m telling you all the details and resources I use to make this day a success.

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November 5, 2022

Countdown to Christmas in the Classroom

Countdown to Christmas with Kindness Challenges from the Elf

Get ready to Countdown to Christmas, but with a twist! Your students will be challenged to spread Kindness throughout your building from their very own Kindness Elf!

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Hi teacher friend! My name is Melody Munch. I taught 2nd grade for 8 years and am currently serving teachers through full time resource creation. Here you'll find ideas to help you create classroom memories and teach with ease. Enjoy looking around, I’m so happy you're here!

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Effortless Ideas for End the Year with a Bang

Summer is on its way, and everyone in the classroom can feel it. Help those last days fly by with this fun countdown to end the school year! It’s time to end the year with a bang!

How to Start Slides in the Classroom

Ever feel like your day in the classroom is a bit, scrambled? It happens to us all. The best laid plans just don’t always play out as we hoped. However, there is a way to avoid this. Using Daily Slides with your class can dramatically improve the flow of your day, amongst bettering other areas […]

End of Year Awards for Elementary Students

Hands down, my favorite Last Day of School tradition is our End of Year Awards Ceremony. I lay out the red (butcher paper) carpet, turn on the disco lights, cue the Hollywood Award Show music, and grab my microphone for announcing each student’s name. It’s a massive hit. And it just feels right as a […]

Make a Memorable Café Classroom Transformation Day!

Ready for the most memorable day of the year?! Transform your classroom into a café for the day with the Learning Café resource and watch your student excitement and engagement abound! Below I’m telling you all the details and resources I use to make this day a success.

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EASY FAMILY GIFT! 🎁 Coupon Books are so fun for st EASY FAMILY GIFT! 🎁 Coupon Books are so fun for students to gift to their families!

Let students choose which coupon or coupons to include in their book and gift to a family member. Students get to decorate their coupons and decide the “terms of use” 😅 This is easy prep for you, low cost, and fun to the class to create! 

Comment “coupon” if you’d like the link! 

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LIGHT UP THE BOARD🎄for a Class Reward! Students lo LIGHT UP THE BOARD🎄for a Class Reward! Students love this holiday themed challenge! ❤️

Simply create a chain of lights on your whiteboard or paper (however long you want it to be!) & choose how the class will earn a “light bulb!”💡Then decide what the reward for earning all the lights will be. 

I love the idea of setting a specific goal that is ABOVE AND BEYOND the norm (like transitions in a certain time frame, no reminders needed in the hallway, etc.) 

Want more info?! Comment the word LINK and I’ll send you my blog post with additional info on how I have used this in the past!

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CHRISTMAS🎅🏽BOOKMARKS 💚 These make an easy & darlin CHRISTMAS🎅🏽BOOKMARKS 💚 These make an easy & darling gift for students!

Pair with a book to encourage reading over the holiday season or gift on their own. I also have a winter ❄️ version is available as well! 

Comment “bookmark” below for the link 🔗 

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Swipe to see the inside of this lift ⬆️ the flap c Swipe to see the inside of this lift ⬆️ the flap craft! ❄️🩵👏🏽 I love tying learning into this fun Winter activity! ✂️ 

Students will LOVE being featured inside their Snow Globe! ☃️ You can add their photos in and remove the background easily in Canva or PowerPoint. 

This craft also comes with 8 premade student choices if you need something print & go ready. 🩷

Comment “SNOW” ❄️ and I’ll send you the resource link! 🔗 Be sure you are following me first so the message goes through!

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