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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

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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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My favorite school task to check off in summer! 🍎☀ My favorite school task to check off in summer! 🍎☀️✔️

‼️ Please ignore or save for later if you are not ready to think about back to school rn! This is for those who want to check things off their list early! 🥰

Do you use a letter?! If not, I think you should! Here is why:

✨First impressions are a BIG deal!
The first few days/weeks set the tone for the rest of the YEAR! You want to show families how approachable & caring you are. The letter helps set that tone.

✨We want families to trust us!
Families are entrusting their most precious asset to us, their children! They don’t get time before the school year to know & trust us. The letter helps begin that relationship.

✨We want students to like us!
Starting the year is often exciting yet nerve wracking for kiddos. A little letter like this can help students begin to make connections to us.

They get this physical letter at the “Meet the Teacher” event that happens before school begins. I also email the letter to families before “Meet the Teacher” so they have a digital copy as well. 

Comment “letter” to be sent to this MTT Letter Resource! 💌

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The BEST day in the classroom! 💚👏🏽☕️ This is such The BEST day in the classroom! 💚👏🏽☕️ This is such a fun themed day to keep energy high in the last days of school!

Comment “cafe” and I’ll send you all the details 📫

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The sweetest craft to end the year☀️📖 As the schoo The sweetest craft to end the year☀️📖 As the school year winds to a close, I love offering little moments of reflection. 

Ending the year is kind of like the last chapter of a good book. It’s sad that it’s coming to a close, but it’s also exciting to finish a story and begin a new one. 🧡

This cutie craft will help students “write their last chapter” of this school year and reflect on a meaningful moment. ✏️🫶🏼 Multiple prompts and response options included so you can pick what suits your learners best.

Comment “craft” for the link! 🔗 

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LAST DAY CLASS AWARDS🏆👏🏽 I love this tradition so LAST DAY CLASS AWARDS🏆👏🏽 I love this tradition so much! It’s the perfect way to close out the year. 

It’s so sweet to send students off knowing they are seen and loved. 🧡 It makes for a great keepsake as well!

I’m SO happy we figured out how to make these AUTOFILL so the forms will take you minutes to fill out rather than HOURS 👏🏽😅⏰ 

Comment “awards” if you want to know more & I’ll send all the details! 

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