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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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The week before break = time for a math snowball f The week before break = time for a math snowball fight! ❄️🩵 The students LOVE this! 

How it Works:
✨Students each get a recording sheet and one snowball math problem to begin the game (6 math sets included!)
❄️They solve their problem, write the answer on the sheet, then crumple their snowball and wait by the rug (or other set open area in your room) 
☃️On the teacher’s count, students toss their snowball onto the rug and wait to be dismissed to pick a new snowball
🌨️ They return to their desk to solve their new problem and repeat the process
⚠️They have to look out for yellow snow! This means they do a plank, tree pose, jumping jacks (or other exercise to get energy out!) during that round 

At the end of the game, review the answers so students can see how many problems they answered correctly. It’s the best math review game!

Comment “SNOWBALL” and I’ll send you the link! 🔗 

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Classroom Christmas Party Ideas! 🎅🏼🎄 Simple but fu Classroom Christmas Party Ideas! 🎅🏼🎄 Simple but fun = a win for everyone! 👏🏽

Comment “PARTY” and I’ll send you the link to my party kit! I also offer a Winter themed version sold separately. ❄️

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Winter Class Party Stations! ❄️🩷🎉 These will be a Winter Class Party Stations! ❄️🩷🎉 These will be a hit with your students (& easy to manage for you!)

I’m the type A kind of teacher who loves class parties but also manageable chaos 😅 

I typically split my students intro three groups and picked three stations (we usually did Bingo, Snacks or Cookie Decorating, & Snowball Toss.) I used Pin the Nose as an “Early Finisher” station.

I’ve added more station options & early finisher pages to my party kit to help make your party go as smooth as possible. 🥰

Comment PARTY below and I’ll send you the links! 🔗 Note: you have to be following me before you comment or your message will appear blank in your inbox! 

Prefer a Christmas theme? I have that available, too! I’ll send you the separate link for that when you comment “Party.” 🎄

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SAVE SANTA EACAPE GAME🎄🎅🏽 Need an engaging learnin SAVE SANTA EACAPE GAME🎄🎅🏽 Need an engaging learning activity (that isn’t a worksheet?) This is for you!

SAVE SANTA is a digital math escape game the class will love! Students meet Molly the elf and are tasked with completing jobs (using their math skills) to help Santa and the elves get ready for the big day! 🎄 

Three versions of the game are included to fit 1st-3rd grade.
Comment the word LINK to be sent the resource page! 🎅🏽 

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