It’s back to school season for many of us and what better way to celebrate than to have a blog hop! I am so happy to announce that I have joined The Primary Pack Blog! I am so blessed to collaborate with all of these amazing teachers.
Our hop is a 3…2…1… BACK TO SCHOOL BASH because each member of The Primary Pack will be giving you 3 teacher tips, 2 giveaways (one on each of our blogs and one BIG one on the Primary Pack), and 1 freebie!
To enter our BIG giveaway, you need to head over to THE PRIMARY PACK first! As you “hop” through each of our blogs, you will collect a letter from each of us… 28 total. Those letters spell out a secret code that you need to enter our BIG giveaway! You will use the secret code to enter the rafflecopter on The Primary Pack at the end of the hop. You need to collect the letters from us IN ORDER, so please make sure that you start from the beginning of our hop. Click on the button below to head over to THE PRIMARY PACK and start our BACK TO SCHOOL BASH!!
If you haven’t heard of a Xyron Machine, then you don’t know what you’ve been missing. This is a teacher must-have item, and it has made labeling my classroom containers a breeze. My colleague introduced me to this amazing machine and I can’t tell you how many times I use it throughout the year. I buy the permanent adhesive refill cartridges for the machine. This machine turns your regular paper, cardstock, or construction paper into a sticker. It’s super sticky on one side and normal paper on the other. Pictured above is one of my binder covers that I place on the outside of their take-home binders. I simply laminate the paper, run it through my Xyron Machine, and peel off the paper from the Xyron film. After placing it on any surface it does not come off easily. If you’re looking for something to adhere your printed labels to your containers, this is the machine!
How awesome are these Quiet Critters? This is a perfect back to school classroom management idea for your classroom. As teachers, we sometimes want some quiet time to work one-on-one with a student or small group during independent practice. These little critters are perfect for this! Pass out a Quiet Critter to each child during independent work time. The students must be quiet during this time or they lose the privilege of having a quiet critter watch them work. This can also be used as a class reward! To make your Quiet Critters you will need the following materials:
– Pom Poms (Variety of Sizes)
– Googly Eyes
– Foam Sheets
– White Stamens
Use a glass/plastic jar or a metal bucket to store your Quiet Critters in. Check out my freebie below for a Quiet Critter Label in my TeachersPayTeachers Store. Happy crafting!
To help you with all your back to school needs I am giving away one $25 Amazon.com gift card! Enter the rafflecopter below for your chance to win. Remember – the more entries you complete, the more chances you have of winning!
Mrs. Brown
August 30, 2015 at 1:17 pmAlways put things away as you use them….makes it much easier than piling things up.
Chio
August 30, 2015 at 1:51 pmI want to wiiiin!
Samantha Click
August 30, 2015 at 1:54 pmGreat tips!
Carrie Ogulnick
August 30, 2015 at 1:57 pmI need to get that sticker making machine!!! That is amazing!
Soon to be Mrs. Ridgway
August 30, 2015 at 2:36 pmCan we talk about those quiet critters?? How cute is that!
I Teach Elementary
August 30, 2015 at 2:52 pmThat sticker machine is amazing! How have I never heard of that before??
amberjo226
August 30, 2015 at 3:36 pmThe quiet critters are so cute! I don't have any back to school advice because I'm brand new this year! All of these have been great for me to read since I start tomorrow! Thanks!
Megan Bush
August 30, 2015 at 3:38 pmLove the sticker machine! Will have to invest in that!!
Sarah Mcreynolds
August 30, 2015 at 3:58 pmI make sure to have an assignment on my students desk first thing in the morning, so that they have something to do as soon as they come in.
Erin R
August 30, 2015 at 4:22 pmOver plan for the first day so that students are not left with too much unplanned "free" time
russellla63
August 30, 2015 at 5:38 pmBuy your own Scotch laminator for your classroom. It works great for letter or legal size paper items needing to be laminated. The 3mm laminating sheets are even thicker than the regular school laminating machine.
Cindy
August 30, 2015 at 5:58 pmOver plan!!! 🙂
Ms. Hoag
August 30, 2015 at 7:28 pmlaminate and prep as much as you can in June, because no doubt the machine will break in August!
tll6601
August 30, 2015 at 8:06 pmSince over half my class consists of Hispanic students, I make sure that everything I send home to my Hispanic parents is in both English & Spanish.
Triple the Love In Grade 1
August 30, 2015 at 8:10 pmMy mom, who is a retired teacher, gave me the best back to school tip. She said to make sure you tell students rules and expectations on the FIRST DAY! They are the best listeners on the FIRST DAY and will REMEMBER everything you tell them!
Lori Raines
August 30, 2015 at 8:15 pmOver plan for the first 2 weeks.
Astrid Esquilín
August 30, 2015 at 10:11 pmMy back to school tip is to have fun!
Melinda
August 30, 2015 at 10:31 pmStart the Great Pencil Challenge at the beginning of the year.
Jenelle Malone
August 30, 2015 at 10:38 pmTake time for yourself!
Emily Levine
August 30, 2015 at 11:38 pmFind a color scheme that you can do a lot with, so that you are not constantly trying to recreate the wheel each year!
Rachel Rosado
August 31, 2015 at 1:20 amWhat an exciting blog hop!! My back to school tip would be to have "Scrap Baskets" at your tables. This way when the kids are doing cutting activities, the scraps of paper don't go all over the floor or the table. It's like a mini garbage can for the table where the kids put all of their cutting scraps into. Then my table captain (the person responsible for the table supplies and collecting papers for the table) will empty out the basket at the end of the activity and put the basket away. Happy back to school time everyone:-)
Michelle Gonzalez
August 31, 2015 at 2:28 amThis year I placed a line of tape by the classroom door, my plan is that the students will use it as a guide to line up straight
Michelle J.
August 31, 2015 at 3:36 amLaminate everything you can!
Stephanie
August 31, 2015 at 3:48 amMy tips this year are to remember that I can't do everything in one day and to make sure I leave school at a reasonable time. It's important to take care of myself too! No one needs a burnt-out teacher.
Emily Peden
August 31, 2015 at 6:16 amB2S Tip: Use velcro to attach desk tags! They are movable and the kids don't pick at them!
Donna Allsworth
August 31, 2015 at 7:12 amMy tip is to be flexible and if lessons don't go as planned it will be okay.
Miss Karen
August 31, 2015 at 1:26 pmMy tip is to have all things prepped & organized by day of the week so you can just pull out that folder, drawer, or tray for the day.
Miss Karen
September 3, 2015 at 1:35 pmChad, do you or your colleague sell an editable version of your Welcome to Kindergarten goodie bag letter? Would love to use if for my preschool class next year. 🙂
Miss Karen
September 3, 2015 at 1:36 pm🙂
Sparkling in Self Contained
August 31, 2015 at 9:31 pmMy back to school tip is to to be ready for anything!
Tammy Cook
August 31, 2015 at 10:18 pmLaminate, laminate, laminate! Everything!
Lisa Marshall
September 1, 2015 at 12:49 ambe flexible
Tonya Lambert
September 1, 2015 at 5:38 pmKeep a positive attitude!
lisa
September 2, 2015 at 2:11 amUmmm loving the Xyron machine!!
Melissa
September 2, 2015 at 6:21 amGet plenty of sleep.
Pamela Spann
September 3, 2015 at 1:12 amJust love them and give lots of hugs.
Samantha Rigby
September 4, 2015 at 1:11 amAlways have a smile on your face everyday. You might be the only smile and welcoming face that child see's.
Suzy Q
September 4, 2015 at 12:31 pmMake a list as you go of what worked well and not so well to help with next year's BTS planning!
Amy M
September 5, 2015 at 12:17 amMake connections with your students!! Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
Markisha
September 5, 2015 at 3:11 amTake time for self.