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The Turkey Bandit Strikes Again!!

November 6, 2016 by Teach-A-Roo Leave a Comment

For years now, the “Turkey Bandit”  has made an appearance around our campus leaving a bag of treats for special classrooms during Thanksgiving time.  It is really simple and easy to do. The receiving class reciprocates, passing the cheer along to two other classes who have not been “struck” yet.  It continues until all of the […]

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Filed Under: Holidays, Thanksgiving Tagged With: school morale, Thanksgiving, thanksgiving activities

Halloween Science Experiments {Send Home Science!}

September 20, 2015 by Teach-A-Roo 1 Comment

Halloween Science Experiments

What could be better than some spooky Halloween science experiments this year? My students are going to flip out when they get to take these home on Halloween! These kits are perfect for turning your little scholars into budding “mad” scientists this Halloween. This version of my printable Send Home Science Kits was created with all new […]

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Filed Under: Halloween, Holidays, Send Home Science Tagged With: Halloween, Send Home Science

Books for Earth Day- Top Picks

April 19, 2015 by Teach-A-Roo Leave a Comment

Being a book girl, you know I love pairing great literature with our themes.  Here are my top picks of Earth Day favorites. I love the book The Wump World by Bill Peet.  The little Wumps are so cute, and it has such a great message.  The kids always seem to make great connections to […]

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Filed Under: Books I Love, ELA Standards, Holidays, Reading, Science Tagged With: Earth Day, picture books, read aloud

Earth Day Science Activities

April 16, 2015 by Teach-A-Roo 2 Comments

I love teaching Earth Day!  Every year when it rolls around, I get giddy because I get to pull out some of my favorite Earth Day activities. Science and Earth Day are natural partners, and perfect for April or any month of the year!   Check out these recycled planters. They are super easy to make, […]

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Filed Under: Holidays, Science, Send Home Science Tagged With: Earth Day, plants, science

Martin Luther King Jr. Timeline Activity

January 14, 2015 by Teach-A-Roo 2 Comments

We have been learning all about Martin Luther King Jr. this week with a lot of fun activities.  One of the class favorites was comparing brown eggs and white eggs.  We observed the outsides of the eggs and and how they looked different.  Once cracked open, the children were amazed that the eggs were identical […]

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Filed Under: Black History Month, Common Core, ELA Standards, Freebies, Holidays, Informational Text, Interactive Notebooks, January, Printable, Reading, Social Studies Tagged With: freebie, interactive notebooks, Martin Luther King

Valentine Science Fun!

January 4, 2015 by Teach-A-Roo 7 Comments

Check out these super cool Send Home Science kits especially made for Valentine’s Day! These little kits are so much fun, and the kids really know they are getting something unique. What they don’t know is how little they cost to make! A class set of 24 cost me about $12 to make. I already […]

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Filed Under: Gift Ideas, Gifts for Kids, Holidays, Science, Send Home Science, Valentine's Day Tagged With: Send Home Science, Valentine's Day

Unique (and inexpensive) Birthday Gifts for Students

July 25, 2014 by Teach-A-Roo 17 Comments

Want to give your students a birthday gift they’ll use and remember? Check this out! You might recall last winter when I was so excited about my Send Home Science Kits. They have become one of my favorite things to give to students, and EVERY TIME… the kids go nuts for them! They think they […]

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Filed Under: Back to School, Beginning of Year, Birthdays, Gift Ideas, Gifts for Kids, Holidays, Science, Send Home Science Tagged With: back to school, Birthday Gifts, classroom management, Send Home Science

Holiday Class Writing Journals

July 16, 2014 by Teach-A-Roo Leave a Comment

If you are familiar with my Class Writing Journals, I have some exciting news!  I finally finished a holiday expansion pack.  I am so excited about these! This pack includes 6 holiday themed writing journals to use throughout the year.  They match my other Class Writing Journals so they can easily be added to the […]

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Filed Under: Class Writing Journals, Holidays, Writer's Workshop, Writing Tagged With: centers, class writing journals, holidays, writers workshop, Writing

Holiday Gifts- All Bagged Up!

November 3, 2013 by Teach-A-Roo 5 Comments

I just put the finishing touches on some “Winter Break Science Fun” kits. They have the same materials inside… I just switched out the topper.  I plan on giving these to some of my former students who come in and help me during their lunch time. Such sweeties, I wanted to have something to give […]

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Filed Under: Christmas, Gifts for Kids, Holidays, Science, Send Home Science

Send Home Science!! New Product Posted!

June 17, 2013 by Teach-A-Roo 15 Comments

I am SUPER excited about my latest product! Inspiration for my “Send Home Science!” kits hit me when I was putting together a birthday present for one of my daughter’s Girl Scout buddies.  We filled a gift bag with weird science-y stuff like a bottle of vinegar, baking soda, Epsom salts, balloons and a really […]

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Filed Under: Beginning of Year, Birthdays, Christmas, End of the Year, Gifts for Kids, Holidays, Science, Send Home Science

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