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July 15, 2021

5 Stellar Back to School Activities

It’s nearly Back to School…

This is one of my favorite parts of the school year! (rivaled by the last days of school, but we’ll save that for another blog post.)

I still recall my first day on my first year. I remember closing the door to our classroom for the first time. My students were sitting in a circle on the rug at the front of the room. After shutting the door, I turned around to walk back to them, when it hit me. “Wow, its just me now. This is my classroom.” It was a surreal moment. I couldn’t believe I was qualified to be responsible of all those kiddos! I was terribly nervous. Luckily, the nerves began to fade as we fell into the rhythm of the day.

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July 12, 2021

My Journey to Teaching

Bold Truth: I never wanted to be a teacher.

Yikes, right? Not what you’d expect from someone who claims to be passionate about teaching!

Everyone’s journey of how they became an educator is unique in its own way. Yet, I feel like mine was far from the norm. Generally speaking, most folks getting their teaching degree plan to be a teacher. Me, on the other hand? I was planning to work in a church.

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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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Comment “CONFERENCE” for the links! 📋✨ This system Comment “CONFERENCE” for the links! 📋✨ This system will be so helpful for smooth conferences!

Walk into conferences feeling confident and prepared with this process. You’ll never do conferences the same again!

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This makes for the perfect morning work or station activity! Bonus: have students create costumes for themselves or an administrator for added use. 🧡 Enjoy!

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Stick one on your door and one on your table to keep everyone aware and on track for the night. 

Some years I would also email this to families in advance…but I honestly can’t recommend doing that part bc then they might ask you to swap times and it gets confusing. 😅

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Pair this activity with the written response, use as a standalone, or turn it into an SEL activity with reasons a peer is “sweet.” Perfect for the bulletin board or a fun morning work activity. ✨

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