Get to know the teacher game

For most of us, we're fighting the urge to bust out in song and dance at the thought of going back to school. Right?! Pssshhhht! Ya right! If you're like me, the stress is starting to pile on at the thought of "Holy moly, what am I going to teach and wear and do and buy and make and--" yes, you get the point. With that in mind, I started to plan out my first week of school activities, and am sharing a freebie with you. I plan on having my students take their best guess about me before…

I DID IT! I survived the first week of second grade, again! It was actually probably my best first week yet! I spent lots of time at the end of the year preparing for back to school. Opening my Back to School box was such a relief, because so much work was already done! Of ... Read More about The First Week of Second Grade

5 creative ways students can get to know their teacher.

Need a great back to school activity? Try this Getting to Know You Bingo game. It's the perfect ice breaker.

We recently went to a swimming pool party for my niece, and took her this beach ball game! I bought a cheap beach ball and wrote questions all over it. You toss the ball and whoever catches it, has to answer the question that's under (or near) their right hand pointer finger. We played the question game, then after that we played beach volleyball! Hey! Two games in one, win-win! This was simple and loads of laughs! My sister wanted a list of all of the questions I wrote all over the ball…

5 creative ways students can get to know their teacher.

20 fun and engaging first day of school icebreakers for kids to help your students transition back to school and get to know one another!

Are you a new Primary Music Leader? Or want to get to know each other after ward boundaries are adjusted? You'll love this adorable Getting to Know You Survey!