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Somewhere along the way, data became a four letter word. I’m sure it all started back when lawmakers became more focused on test scores and less on students…and High Stakes Testing became the only thing that only mattered… but somewhere along the way, data became a word that was like nails on a chalkboard for teachers. When I talk to… Read More
For the past few years, on the first day back from Winter Break, I’ve had my kids work on their own New Year’s Resolutions. This year will be no different. Seconds need to goal set, too! That’s why I love using these easy New Year’s Resolution Tab Book for the students to write their goals in. Now, I don’t… Read More
How do you get to know your students at the beginning of the year? Me boxes? Me Reports? Me Posters? For ME… pun intended, I like to use the last option, ME Posters! These easy to do posters are a Back to School MUST for my beginning of the year routine. I usually send them home as a first week… Read More
It’s settled… I’ve figured out what day is my favorite of the school year. I mean birthdays and holidays are fun and we can’t discount the last day of school… But my favorite day of the school year is… Meet the Teacher! My Meet the Teacher was Friday. All my blood sweat and tears led to this day. (No,… Read More
Good bye summer! Hello new school year! Tomorrow is my first day of Pre-Planning. Of course, the whole week is consumed with meetings and such, so I’ve been trying to do as much to prepare for those first few weeks with my kiddos from home as I can. Now that I am back in second grade, I am super excited… Read More
Can you believe it is almost the end of the year? Where has the time gone??? Well… things have def not slowed down for this Applicious Teacher! Here’s what we’ve been up to the for the past few weeks! First up… Similes! I’m a huge believer in inspiring students to write using authors’ samples. That’s why I LOVE this book… Read More
It was my first day of 5th grade on Thursday (gulp!) But we had a blast! Check out this fun EMOJI writing activity we completed with one of my favorite BTS books!
first day jitters emoji writing activity for back to school
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Everyone gets nervous on their first day of school. Have your students share their feelings about coming back to school with this fun emoji writing.
