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FREE End of the Year Gift Tags + Ideas!
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Hi there! I totally can't believe it, but it's our last day of school today. Where does the time go? End of the Year Gifts for Students The end of the year is already chaotic enough, so I wanted to share two student gift ideas that are actually EASY, affordable, and student-approved. π I don't always do student gifts at the end of the year, but I decided to pair them with my End of the Year Awards this year, and I'm so glad I did. This year, I did two different gifts for different classes.
π« Tiny S'Mores Gifts: My students are obsessed with anything tiny, and they LOVE keychains! I made them tiny sβmores gift bags with mini keychains and the cutest free tagsβ¦ and my students were OBSESSED. The keychains came with little bags, and I put in a few Golden Grahams, chocolate chunks, and marshmallows... voila! Students could make their own little mini s'mores. SO cute. π Summer Pen Gift: I also found adorable multi-color pens that basically came ready to gift (which felt like a miracle in May π ). These come with cards that match the pens, the baggies, and the pens! SO easy to put together. Both took almost no prep, looked super cute, and made students feel really special. You can see both ideas (plus grab the free editable tags) right here: β‘οΈπEasy End-of-the-Year Student GiftsβSome thoughts on this year... I really feel like there was a distinct shift this year in the climate of education. Prior to this year, we seemed to be reaching a fever pitch for educators. People were leaving the profession in droves. This year, though, things seem to calm a bit. I see more positivity for the profession. I am seeing fewer resignation posts on social media. I am hopeful this is signaling a shift for the positive. Education will never be a perfect field, and as long as we are working with young children (and so many adults) there will always be parts that are challenging. But it's also a genuinely rewarding career that needs talented people. I hope we can continue this upward trend! I'd love to hear your thoughts on the state of education from your perspective. Happy almost-summer! |
Teaching With a Mountain View
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Hi Reader, Can you believe it's almost back-to-school time already? Today is officially one week until I'm back at school. As I'm getting my own classroom ready (so much left to do), I'm trying to think beyond just the first week (I already have that planned!) and prep resources that I'll actually use all year long. October Me will thank August Me, right? π I've also been pulling together some of my favorite parent resources that are perfect to have printed and ready for Meet the Teacher...
Hi Reader, Well, I am officially two weeks away from being back in school, and this year I'm changing positions AND rooms! So yesterday, I dragged my sweet family to the school, and we spent the entire day moving everything from one room to another. It was a MESS (and honestly, it still is) since we didn't really pack anything, but I'm relieved the bulk of the move is done. Now the real fun begins! As I was prepping my classroom, I started thinking about some of the traditions I've built in...
Hey there! I promised you the back-to-school activity your students won't forget, and that whole forgetting part is exactly why I created it! For years, I had my students set thoughtful goals (or so I thought). Then October rolled around... and they'd forgotten them. We'd quickly revisit those goals before conferences and move on. January came, we'd review them again, and many students needed another reminder of what they'd even written. At some point, I realized this just wasn't working....