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April 22, 2022

Effortless Ideas for End the Year with a Bang

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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

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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 KEY to keeping lessons organized! 🔑 Comment “sc My KEY to keeping lessons organized! 🔑 Comment “scope” to get this FREE template! 👏🏽

My first school didn’t provide a guide of any kind for moving through lessons during the year. It got frustrating to remember how we did things the year before! I wanted a quick way to refer everything without having to dig through multiple curriculum maps. 

SO, I finally sat down at the end of one school year (while everything was fresh on my mind) and made my own template! 

This was a game changer for me and my teammates! Linking in the slides we used leveled up this template even more. 

I’m including a sample from my years teaching 2nd grade + blank templates for you to make your own! 🥰 Hope you love using it! 🫶🏼

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Which one scares you the most? 🫣😬 I pray you never Which one scares you the most? 🫣😬 I pray you never experience them all at once! 🍎

I’ve experienced all of them but number 3 and that would 💯 be my worst nightmare!

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The perfect way to end the year! 🏆✨🎬 I love this l The perfect way to end the year! 🏆✨🎬 I love this last day tradition and am OBSESSED with how @haileyhahnteaches2nd set things up in her classroom!!

Make each student feel special and seen as they head into summer. ☀️It’s a beautiful way to close out the year! 

Hailey added the physical trophy to go along with certificates (so cute!) and a class memory slideshow complete with popcorn after the awards. 🍿🥹 So sweet! 

Comment “award” if you’d like the link to more details! 

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Let’s make Back to School easier, shall we?! 🍎✏️📓 Let’s make Back to School easier, shall we?! 🍎✏️📓 These are items that are quick to prep but will save you much needed time come August! 

You can find EVERYTHING in my Back to School Mega Bundle. I also offer items in smaller groups such as in the Meet the Teacher Kit, First Day Activity Pack, Procedure Slide Deck, etc. ✏️

Something to note: If the thought of this stresses you out, don’t do it! ☀️Enjoy your summer and return later when you’re ready.

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