Classroom buddies activities

These STEAM challenges are so simple and easy to d…

Reading Buddy Activities:: 1st & 3rd graders were paired up with each other. The students talked about likes/dislikes and books or stories that were shared favorites. The students decorated their individual bodies according to their interests than glued the hands to the back of a colored rectangle of paper, glued a beige rectangle paper onto the colored piece, folded this to mimic a book, and wrote their favorite book titles or genres on the books. Hanging in both 1st & 3rd grade hallways!

Work BIG With This Fun Body Tracing Activity for Kids

Behavior Buddies! Promote positive behavior in your classroom using stuffed animals! Students can earn a stuffed animal for their positive behavior and take home a certificate to share with their families!

Stuck for ideas for your buddy program? Check out these awesome activity ideas!

classroom community builders

Looking for lesson plans and strategies for building a strong classroom community in your elementary classroom? These activities and suggested books are perfect for your students during the first week of school and all year long, too! Use these ideas and free printables during your morning meeting or any time as ice breakers and strategies to help build your class community in fun and engaging ways! Click to learn more!

Raise your hand if you have at least your first week back in action tucked tightly under your belt! We're five days in and it has been gran...

Celebrate and share was to be kind with these free writing crafts. Use this writing activity with kindergarten, first grade, or second grade students on World Kindness Day or any time of year to spread cheer and reflect on kind choices.

Have a classroom YES DAY with your class at the end of the school year! It's a day full of FUN for your students, and you don't have to plan a wink of it! I promise its NOT as scary as it sounds!

Clear expectations spelled out for reading buddy time.

Click here to download a Classroom Community Activity for back to school to celebrate their similarities, differences!

Buddy classes in school are when two classes from different grade levels, usually a higher and lower grade, are paired together. There are many benefits of buddy classes!

Invite your child's friends over for a fun Friendship Rocks exchange. Use this easy tutorial to help kids paint and personalize these rocks to give to their sweet friends. #MessyMommaCrafts

Partner pairing your students in a quick and fun way using these partner matching cards. Grab these free printable partner match cards.

Free printable roll a monster game for you. Simply print the kids game, grab dice and crayons or markers. This simple kids activity will keep your kids entertained. Perfect kids activity for a rainy afternoon.

Looking for some reading buddy or learning buddy activities? These 5 fun ideas will keep kids of all ages, whether it be kindergartens or middle school students, fully engaged during little buddy/ big buddy time. #readingbuddyactivities #learningbuddyactivities #bookbuddyactivities #Common Core #learningbuddies #readingbuddies

Enemy Pie by Derek Munson is one of my favorite read alouds to start the school year! Not only does this book provide teachable moments about friendship, but students relate to it and love the surprise ending. Here are some of my favorite activities and resources to pair with this book.

Looking to foster relationships among your students during back to school? This blog post is filled with fun Getting to Know You activities for kids! From icebreakers to games, get creative ideas to promote friendship and community in the classroom. Perfect for kindergarten, first grade, or 2nd grade, these activities encourage communication through making friendship bracelets. Explore these free back to school activities for exciting ways to build connections.

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