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This is a fun, engaging and creative craft activity lesson which encourages a positive growth mindset for children by focusing on self-love and self-talk and how affirmations can positively impact their lives.

In this engaging lesson, children will learn about the concept of affirmations and how they can help build self-esteem and confidence. Through this craft activity, children will practice creating their own personalized affirmations and learn the best ways to use them in their daily lives.

Our lesson is perfect for teachers, parents, and caregivers looking to teach children about the power of positive thinking. We've made sure to include materials that are age-appropriate and easy to understand, making it a great educational resource for children of all ages.

With this lesson, children will learn valuable life skills that will stay with them long after the lesson is over. They'll be empowered to create their own positive and uplifting affirmations on a summer sunny craft.

• What is a positive affirmation?
• Facts about Affirmations
• How do affirmations work?
• Affirmation Questionnaire
• Example of Affirmations
• Key Things to Remember
• Writing affirmations with particular themes
• Affirmation Examples
• Create your own Affirmation Suns

-Example

-Blank Template (including various sizes)

• What to do with your Sun Affirmations
• Getting the most out of your Sun Affirmations
• Whole Class Activity – Sun Garland

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Do you want to build classroom community? Do you struggle to find engaging and fun activities to get to know your students? Then download this BACK to SCHOOL Getting To Know You Tic Tac Toe Activities! You will enjoy watching your students as they are motivated to learn about each other!

Dice Game Getting To Know YOU

In these Getting To Know You games, students will learn about each other while building classroom community. Great for back-to-school, mid-year activities, or a classroom party, these games can be played repeatedly! Meant for 2-5th grade, there are a variety of game boards so you can differentiate instruction.

To consolidate what students have learned, included is a worksheet to then share in writing what they have learned about their new classmate. An additional “All About Me” worksheet is included for your convenience. 

Question examples:

• What do you want to be when you grow-up?
• What movie can you watch over and over?
• Can you say HELLO in two languages?
• What’s your biggest pet peeve?

Getting To Know You TIC TAC TOE Games TALENTS DARES CHALLENGES

In this engaging classroom community building or back-to-school game, students demonstrate fun talents or complete simple dares and challenges in a race to be the first to complete a row, column, or diagonal on the gameboard. With 4 unique gameboards AND a make-your-own board, you will have hours of fun activities for your students in 2nd-5th grade.

Examples:

• Talents: Can you put your elbow in your ear? Can you stand on one leg for 20 seconds?

• Challenges: Name 5 types of pets. Name 5 things you can see in the sky.

• Dares: Moo like a cow for 5 seconds! Tell a funny joke!

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This unique Back to school Scissor Skills Pages is a fun way to introduce the First day of Winter Snowflake Scissor skills Pages to your young learner. 30 Back to school Cut & Paste and Color Pages for kids.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Pages
• (PDF + PNG)
• Large 8.5” x 11” designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper
• High-resolution images
• Unlimited prints
• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

Give your little ones’ minds a workout with this Easy sudoku pages.

Sudoku is a fun and challenging activity that helps people of all ages develop their logic and problem-solving skills. It's great way for kids to express themselves and relax.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 50+ Hard Sudoku pages

• PDF + PNG FILES

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

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• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

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This coloring Pages is designed for children who love Back to school!

It includes 30 high-quality images designed to entertain and engage, providing hours of coloring fun. Kids can use pens, pencils, markers, paint, and crayons. These coloring pages packed with fan-favorite Back to school. will keep Students happy While Coloring.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 coloring pages
• (PDF + PNG)
• Large 8.5” x 11” designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper
• High-resolution images
• Unlimited prints
• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

Use this summer / end of the year no-prep icebreaker emoji picture phrases game during morning meeting, brain breaks, Fun Friday, indoor recess and more! Improve your student's critical thinking skills and vocabulary by having them decipher some of the most commonly spoken summer phrases shown in a series of picture characters. Some emojis can be combined without the use of words to create a new word or phrase! For example, a hot face emoji that is combined with a dog emoji translates to "hotdog."

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What's Included:

• 40 Emoji picture guessing slides
• 40 Answer slides (one behind each guessing slide)
• 1 directions slide
• 1 editable directions slide template
• 1 editable emoji phrases slide template for you to customize your own phrases

How to play:

• Students will guess the summer phrases or words based on the emoji pictures provided.
• Reveal the answer by moving to the next slide.
• Consider splitting the class into teams to see who can guess the most phrases!

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*Note this product may be used in brick and mortar classes as well as virtual systems like Outschool

Fun Cutting And Pasting | Scissor Skills Activity Pages For Kids And Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, Girls, Boys Kids. This paint dauber coloring Pages is perfect for younger to practice by cutting and Gluening skills and have fun at the same time. Makes a fun and educational gift!

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Cut And Paste Worksheets

• pages ( PDF + PNG)

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

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This unique Fall Scissor Skills Pages is a fun way to introduce the Grandparents day Scissor skills Pages to your young learner. 30 Cut & Paste and Color Pages for kids.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Pages
• (PDF + PNG)
• Large 8.5” x 11” designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper
• High-resolution images
• Unlimited prints
• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

Empower and inspire with our School Counselor Quotes Coloring Pages! This set features a collection of beautifully designed coloring pages, each showcasing motivational quotes perfect for school counselors. Whether you're looking to decorate your counseling office, create a positive environment for students, or provide a creative outlet during counseling sessions, these pages are the perfect addition to your resources.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 coloring pages
• (PDF + PNG)
• Large 8.5” x 11” designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper
• High-resolution images
• Unlimited prints
• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

Sudoku are the best activities for brain teasing labyrinths, these exercises support learning through play by developing concentration and problem solving skills.

Feel free to let us know how we're doing in the Ratings & Comments section.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Pages

• ( PDF + PNG Files )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

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Fun Cutting And Pasting | Scissor Skills Activity Pages For Kids And Toddler, Preschool, Kindergarten, Girls, Boys Kids. This paint dauber coloring Pages is perfect for younger to practice by cutting and Gluening skills and have fun at the same time. Makes a fun and educational gift!

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Cut And Paste Worksheets

• pages ( PDF + PNG)

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

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Fun and Challenging Mazes for Kids , These mazes can help improve fine motor skills, problem-solving skills, and visual perceptual skills.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Total Pages
• (PDF + PNG)
• Large 8.5” x 11” designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper
• High-resolution images
• Unlimited prints
• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

Introducing our "Back to School Jigsaw Coloring Puzzles" - a delightful fusion of creativity and learning!

This engaging activity set features charming back-to-school scenes that will captivate young minds. Assembling the puzzles not only enhances cognitive and problem-solving skills but also ignites the joy of coloring. With easy instructions, kids will have a blast putting together these puzzles, adding their personal touch with vibrant colors. Whether at home or in the classroom, these puzzles are a perfect way to kick-start the new school year with excitement and creativity. Get ready for an unforgettable back-to-school experience!

What You will Get

• PDF + PNG Format
• HIGH QUALITY
• 8.5x11

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

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Mazes are the best activities for brain teasing labyrinths, these exercises support learning through play by developing concentration and problem solving skills.

Feel free to let us know how we're doing in the Ratings & Comments section.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 29 Pages

• ( PDF + PNG Files )

• Large 8.5'' x 11'' designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper

• High-resolution images

• Unlimited prints

• Great for kids, boys and girls

JUST DOWNLOAD, PRINT AND GET STARTED

• This item comes as a high-resolution PDF + PNG files that you can download straight after purchasing.

• You can print as many copies as you want.

NOTE

• This is a digital item.

• No physical product or printed material will be shipped.

• No refunds as this is a digital product.

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Train your brain and unwind your mind. It's a simple concept with a much-needed activity...like Sudoku!

Much like training the body for strength and conditioning, you can train your brain to keep it young and sharp. Learning new activities that strengthen the mind can establish this cognitive endurance towards lifelong brain health. Sudoku is one such activity that is both challenging and rewarding.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Total Pages
• (PDF + PNG)
• Large 8.5” x 11” designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper
• High-resolution images
• Unlimited prints
• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

Fun and Challenging Word search for Kids , These Word search can help improve fine motor skills, problem-solving skills, and visual perceptual skills.

WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 30 Total Pages
• (PDF + PNG)
• Large 8.5” x 11” designs that can easily be printed on regular sized paper
• High-resolution images
• Unlimited prints
• Great for kids, boys, girls, and teens

BACK TO SCHOOL PHONICS GAMES - CONSONANT DIGRAPHS GAMES is a set of 6 board games with a September Back to School theme. You'll have games for these skills: sh, ch, th, ph, wh and mixed. 6 games in color and 6 in B&W. Print & Go, just add a die.

These gameboards are "closed" gameboards. You can make these work in your favor by setting up the guidelines ahead of time. Students can continue to play round and round the board until the time is up. Put a small pile of tokens such as cubes in the center and they can collect one for each lap they make if you want a way to keep score. Or, you can state that the games are over after a player has made 5 rounds, or however you choose.

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✅Small Groups

✅Tutoring/Parent Helpers

✅Send home B&W games

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This ten-station All About Me-themed Gallery Walk will introduce a slice of humor into your first day or week of school! Students will get to know each other, you as teacher will get to know your students (and plus they will think you are SUPER cool).

What needs to be prepared?

• Print ONE set of station cards, and print one coloring sheet and answer recording sheet per student. You can also print the student and teacher instructions if you feel it's needed. This is a very printer-friendly product, as everything but the instructions are in black and white!
• Cut the 10 station cards in half, then display them on tables or walls or wherever you want to play the game.
• Hand out the coloring sheet and answer recording sheet to each student
• Read everyone the directions and have fun! (for a fun bonus make it a pizza party!)

How do we play?

Students visit each of the ten stations. They read the All About Me question and choose an answer. Then, they mark the answer on their recording sheet. Each answer correlates to a pizza ingredient. Once all stations are completed, students will have 10 ingredients total ( . . . and maybe some of them are grosser than others). These are the ingredients they use to draw and color their goofy pizza on the included coloring sheet.

What can this game be used for?

• first day of school
• first week of school
• reward activity
• pizza party game
• getting to know peers and students
• showing your new students how super awesome you are

What’s included?

• Pizza Topping Recording Sheet
• Teacher Instructions
• Student Instruction
• Ten Station Cards
• Pizza Creation Template (coloring sheet)

Back to School Puzzles for 3rd Graders – Word Search, Maze, and Crossword

Kick off the school year with fun and engaging back to school-themed puzzles for 3rd graders! Includes word search, maze, and crossword activities with answer keys. Two word search options available.

Start the school year with excitement and learning with our Back to School Puzzles for 3rd Graders! This engaging set of puzzles includes a word search, maze, and crossword puzzle, all designed to captivate young learners and reinforce key back-to-school vocabulary and skills. Perfect for classroom or home use, these puzzles provide a fun and educational activity to welcome students back to school.

What’s Inside?

• Word Search Puzzles: Two versions of the word search are included – one with a colorful image to engage visual learners and one without for a simpler approach. Both options focus on back-to-school themed words.
• Maze Activity: A fun and easy maze designed for 3rd graders, helping to develop problem-solving skills and fine motor coordination.
• Crossword Puzzle: A beginner-friendly crossword puzzle that reinforces vocabulary and spelling skills through engaging clues related to the back-to-school theme.
• Answer Keys: Comprehensive answer keys for the word search, maze, and crossword, making it easy for teachers and parents to check students' work.

Educational Benefits

• Enhances Vocabulary: The word search and crossword puzzles introduce and reinforce key back-to-school vocabulary, helping students to recognize and spell important words.
• Develops Problem-Solving Skills: The maze and crossword activities encourage critical thinking and spatial awareness as students navigate and solve the puzzles.
• Engages and Motivates: The back-to-school theme and colorful options make learning fun and keep young students engaged.
• Supports Fine Motor Skills: Tracing through the maze and searching for words helps improve fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.

Perfect for Various Settings

This versatile set of puzzles is ideal for:

• Classroom Activities: Use as part of your back-to-school curriculum, in literacy centers, or as a fun filler activity.
• Homework Assignments: Assign as homework to reinforce learning in an enjoyable way.
• Supplemental Practice: Great for extra practice or as a reward for early finishers.
• Home Learning: Perfect for parents looking for engaging and educational activities to support their child's learning at home.

Why Choose These Puzzles?

Our Back to School Puzzles for 3rd Graders offer a fun and effective way to start the school year. The themed word search, maze, and crossword activities not only make learning enjoyable but also help reinforce important vocabulary and problem-solving skills. With answer keys included, these puzzles are a convenient and valuable addition to any 3rd-grade curriculum.

This fun and interactive Would You Rather Google Slides™ activity is the perfect icebreaker activity, get to know me game, or brain break to help students get comfortable and ready to learn. 

Combine movement, such as frog jumps for this answer and jumping jacks for that answer, with the fully digital Google Slides™ format, and this makes for the perfect activity for indoor recess, before lessons, as conversation starters,  or when emotions are high and students to time to regulate.

Help your students to calm down and self-regulate before an important test or activity. Break the ice or soothe tension with this silly and engaging game. 

Included in this download are 100 interactive slides for students to use over and over again! Students will be laughing and ready for learning after they drag and drop the checkmark on each slide to the box with the activity they would rather do. 

Use as many or as few of the slides as desired, or mix up the slides to create a different version of the activity each time you use it! 

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⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stephanie S. says, “Kids love these WOULD YOU RATHER questions! They have so much fun answering and sharing with each other.”

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Elizabeth S. says, “My students love these types of activities. I added in some movement to this activity during summer school by having them hop to one side of the room for this choice or lunge to the other side for that choice. Such a great movement activity or brain break”

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