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Mrs. Munch's Munchkins

A blog to give teachers ideas and tools that make teaching easier

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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. I’m so happy you’re here! My goal is to inspire and empower educators to be their very best. I do this by offering ideas and resources on classroom management, student engagement, and forming relationships. My mission is to make it easier than ever for YOU to make memories in the classroom and be the BEST TEACHER EVER. So, let’s get started! Take a look around!

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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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Let 2026 be the year your class stops losing penci Let 2026 be the year your class stops losing pencils! ✏️👏🏽✨ Comment PENCIL for more details!!

When I tell you this challenge changed my classroom for the better, I mean it 💯!! I was so impressed with how well my 2nd graders rose to this challenge. Your students are often more capable than you think!

My Great Pencil Challenge Guide lays out ALL the things you need to know + gives you my slides and templates to use with your own class. This is the perfect time to use it as you enter the second half of the school year!

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This is what you do your first week back: New Year This is what you do your first week back: New Year Goal Setting! 🥳🎉

I loved doing a Goal Setting Unit with my students every January. This is a great way to reset and look forward to the year ahead! 

Comment the “NEW YEAR” to be sent the link to learn more! 💜

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A little New Years craft is the perfect way to eas A little New Years craft is the perfect way to ease back into the school year after break! 🎉✨💕

Comment “link” or “new year” and I’ll send you the link! 🔗

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