Both of these are genuinely free on Teachers Pay Teachers. Download them, try them with your class, and see whether the way I put things together suits you. A free TPT account is all you need.
A back-to-school craft that gets children introducing themselves without having to stand up and talk. They colour and cut the pieces, fill in what makes them them, and the finished trees make a classroom display that actually means something in week one.
Comes in colour and black-and-white, with an assembly example so you can see how the pieces go together before you print thirty of them.
An Independence Day pack built around finding and counting: spot everything red, then blue, then white, and write what you found. It sneaks colour recognition, observation and early writing into something that just feels like a holiday activity.
Useful well past the 4th. It works for summer learning, end-of-year packets, early finishers and take-home folders.
Moves a child from "bad" to a word that actually fits what they're feeling.
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A whole-class check-in that takes two minutes and tells you who needs you today.
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A check-in that feels like a game, for children who clam up when asked directly.
See it on TPT →A feelings chart for calm down corners is next on the list. Pinterest is where new resources show up first.
