Student birthday gifts

Birthdays in the classroom can be tricky due to cost and food restrictions. Here are bonafide tips for how to celebrate student birthdays in a special way.

Little things that mean a lot and won't break the bank.

There are so many ways to celebrate birthdays in the classroom! I’ve done several different things throughout the years but this year, I found the perfect combo. Kept it easy and meaningful for the kids! Read below to see how we celebrate birthdays. Please note that this blog post includes some Amazon affiliate links. These ... Read More about Student Birthday Ideas and Tips and Tricks

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Welcome to our class! I’ve changed some parts of my classroom this year and I have to say that I’m loving how everything turned out. Please note that this is my 12th year of teaching and I did not create this environment overnight. It’s taken years to accumulate and/or create everything that is in this ... Read More about Learning in Wonderland Classroom Tour

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Celebrating classroom birthdays is the kind of thing that made me feel a lot of pressure when I first started teaching. I didn’t realize that my kids would be grateful for just any kind of acknowledgement. I didn’t know (for some reason) that I should plan to give them all identical things. I just d

Welcome back to school, y'all! Have you gone back yet? My district started on the 22nd this year. This is a big year for me because I finally get to take my OWN babies with me to school! We are starting Kindergarten, y'all! If you are like me, or any other teacher at this moment in the year, you have a running list of about 1,000 items you wanted to get done before school started! Well, I don't know about you, but one of the first things that I always do before the year begins is get my…

Check out these 7 simple, low prep ideas to celebrate student birthdays in the classroom this school year! Plus, grab some birthday freebies!

Birthday Bags {Updated} No comments Birthday Bags, student birthdays, student recognition Recognizing student birthdays is something I like to do. I like to give a small goodie bag of items to make the birthday kid feel special. Is this necessary? Nope. It all boils down to a matter of preference and personality types. I happen to be a gift giver so I enjoy helping my students celebrate their special day. This isn't the first birthday bag post I've written. The last time I shared my birthday…