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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. 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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READY FOR POETRY MONTH! ✏️🦋🌷I love teaching differ READY FOR POETRY MONTH! ✏️🦋🌷I love teaching different poem styles! 

April in the classroom is a favorite of mine because of this fun unit. 👏🏽I’ve put together EVERYTHING I used with my own students to make teaching poetry EASY PEASY for you! 

Google Slides will guide you and your class through every day of this 3 week unit. All prints are included for you as well. I hope you LOVE using it! 💕

Comment “poetry” if you’d like the link! 🔗 Note: you must be following me to see the message!

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PENCIL GAME CHANGER! ✏️👏🏽 Comment “Pencil” for mor PENCIL GAME CHANGER! ✏️👏🏽 Comment “Pencil” for more details! 

The first time I tried this, I could not believe my eyes when ALL students kept the same pencil for two weeks! 🤯 I never looked back. 👀

If you’re thinking “I’ll just save this for next year, it’s too late in the year to try now.” ⏰ I’d HIGHLY encourage you to reconsider. My first time using this was after Spring Break. Trying something new towards the end of the year can bring a fresh energy to your classroom! It’s never too late! 

For ALL the details, comment the word PENCIL below! ✏️ You’ll be sent the link to my Pencil Challenge Guide product + my YouTube video and blog that have all the info you’ll need to give it a try. 🚨 Make sure you are following me before you comment or your message will appear blank! 

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It’s Animal Research time! 🔍🦒🐬🦍✏️ This is such a f It’s Animal Research time! 🔍🦒🐬🦍✏️ This is such a fun Spring Writing Unit! 

This is a unit I loved doing in my classroom & works perfectly if you do a field trip to the zoo or aquarium!! I designed it specifically for 2nd & 3rd graders to move through the Writing Process. 

If you teach a lower grade, it’s probably too advanced! You could choose to edit and adapt it if you really want to make it work, but just keep that in mind. If you teach an upper grade, you could skip the Pre-Writing form and have students jump straight to Rough Drafts to add rigor. 👏🏽

Comment “ANIMAL” if you’d like the resource link! 🦊🐻🦥

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The cutest Spring Classroom Craft! 🦋✂️🌷 This is t The cutest Spring Classroom Craft! 🦋✂️🌷

This is the perfect craft to celebrate the Spring Season & tie in learning! Have students reflect on a recent book 📖 or on other learning from class. Multiple templates included so you can fine tune it to meet your needs. 

Comment CRAFT below if you’d like the link! 🔗 

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