The Best *FREE* MLK Jr Day Activities for Teachers

Incorporate the popular Close Reading strategy into your MLK Jr lessons with this freebie for Grades 4th- 7th from 5th in the Middle

This freebie from 24/7 Teacher includes links to videos about MLK Jr. and written for Grades 1st-5th.

This MLK Jr Foldable Freebie from Classroom Creations by Melissa is perfect for Grades 1-5.  It can be differentiated for each grade level as the teacher needs.  There is also a printable color sign included to display student work.

 This poster activity freebie from Curriculum Castle is perfect for the Primary grades.

This MLK Jr. Freebie is a Sequence of Events Freebie from Kennedy's Korner.  It is designed for Grades 2nd- 6th.  She has two versions and also sells a Powerpoint to accompany it.

 Learn Non-fiction Text Features while teaching about MLK Jr. with this freebie designed for Grades 1st- 6th from Simply Schoolteacher.

This Headband freebie from Cara's Creative Playground would be perfect for your Primary classroom after your student have learned about MLK Jr.

Review Fact and Opinion with this freebie for 1st - 3rd Grades from Swimming Into Second

This TPT Seller, Johana Zegarra, offers a beautiful hand drawn picture of MLK Jr. that you can download for FREE to use to display your students' work.

Do you have early finishers?  This freebie for Grades 1st-3rd from Michaela Peterson would be perfect!

If you are looking for more ideas to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Check out my dedicated MLK Jr. board on Pinterest

 

Celebrate Pi Day in Your Classroom

  

As a a self-proclaimed math geek, I love Pi Day!  This year will be the greatest Pi Day of all!  It will be 3-14-15.  Do you need resources for your classroom?

Pi Day Activities for Kindergarten through 4th Grade $4.25 from TPT

 

Pi Day Activities for 5th through 10th grade-  $5.75 on TPT

FREE printable Pi Day decorations for your classroom

 

Make FREE Pi Day Bracelets

These are great for the Lower Elementary classrooms

A Collection of Pi Day Activities- $6.00 on TPT

Take the Pi Day Chain Challenge

Incorporate Pi Day into your Language Arts classes

Print out these FREE stickers on Avery labels for your class on Pi Day

Pi Day Flap Book for the Upper grades- $3.75 on TPT

Still Need More Ideas?

Check out my Pi Day Pinterest Board! 

Check out my post full of Pi Day Activities for Little Kids!

Check out my post of Free Pi Day Activities!

Back to School! Tomorrow? Already?

Yes, I tell my 5th graders not to wait until the last minute.  I tell them to work a little bit on their projects each night and not to leave it all until the night before it is due.  Yet, here I am the night before we go back to school after having almost two weeks off and I still need to write my lesson plans and my class newsletter.  I still need to grade the book reports handed in before Christmas break and enter the grades from the spelling and math tests. 

So, am I ready to go back tomorrow?

 

My Big Classroom Reveal!

The first week back to school was a success!  As always, the first week was long and tiring but it was very exciting.  I love my new class!

My van all loaded up and ready to head to school to set up

I moved from middle school to fifth grade this year so that meant moving to a new classroom.  If you are a teacher, you know how much effort goes into setting up a new room for a new grade level.  Here are some pictures of my room when I arrived two weeks ago

 

Here is what it looks like after I added my touch to it... 

The hallway outside my classroom

 I teach at a Christian school where all of the Elementary classrooms have the same theme.  This year's theme is F.R.O.G.  (Fully Rely On God) so there are plenty of frogs around the room.

I wrote each of the student's names on the frogs

View from the hallway (Rug $19.99 from Ikea)

I have 18 students in my class so I felt placing the desks into 4 groups made the best use of the small space (Curtains from Ikea $14.99 a pair)

Table signs hanging over each group of desks- signs can be found at Teachers Pay Teachers

Continuing the Frog theme with my Birthday chart

This Fun Frog printable was FREE on Teachers Pay Teachers

I purchased these Frog themed Classroom Rules posters from Teachers Pay Teachers

One of my middle school students last year drew this scientist for me.

The empty bulletin board will be filled with speech bubbles and pictures of the kids.  The kids will write their goals of the speech bubbles.

My cursive alphabet has a science theme.  This is an easy way to incorporate more science into your elementary classroom.  I purchased them on Teachers Pay Teachers.

I love working at a Christian school!  I can openly share my faith! You can print the poster on the right for FREE on Teachers Pay Teachers and the poster on the left for FREE on Teachers Pay Teachers.

I love having a podium.  The bar stool is from IKEA.

FREE printable from Teachers Pay Teachers hanging on the front of my podium.

One of my pet peeves is when people don't use these correctly.  So I have these posters hanging on the walls.  I printed them for FREE from Teachers Pay Teachers.

I purchased these Sterlite file boxes from Walmart and decorated them with an editable file from Teachers Pay Teachers.

Every time the students check the time they see this sign.

I will be super busy the next few weeks with my class and with my additional coaching duties but I plan to post about some more of the fun ideas that you can see in my classroom!