After winter break

Want tips back from winter break activities tips? Here is a collection of activities and lesson plan ideas to do your first week back after winter break.

If you are an early elementary teacher, then you will want to learn my tips for resetting after a holiday break. It is important to take some social emotional learning time and check in with your students to see how they are doing. After the winter break, I have my early elementary classroom complete goal setting for students. I like to read the picture book, Word Collector, and have students pick a word of the year for kids. Don’t forget to build in classroom community time with games!

Are you looking for simple but engaging activities to do with your class when they return from winter break? Check out this post! These ideas will help your students ease back into the school routine. Click here to see five engaging activities for after winter break.

Are you looking for help surviving the first day back from break? Check out these writing activities for a fun and stress free way to welcome back your students from holiday. Your students will love using these writing activities to share what they did during their break. Coming back from break has never been easier for both teachers and students! Plus, get FREE writing sheets for the day after Fall Break, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Winter Break, and Valentine's Day! Read more here!

Are you nervous about going back to school after Christmas Break? These 3 tips will help you ease into going back to school!

Start the new term strong with Refresh and Reset: A Guide for a Successful Start After Break! Discover tips to help you and your students ease back into routines, set goals, and organize your space. Perfect for an after winter break reset that sets the tone for success in January and beyond. Save this guide for a smooth transition back to school!

Maybe it's just me, but January is NOT my favorite teaching month. In addition to the cold, dark weather (thanks, Ohio) and the fact that winter break is now over (sigh), my school has midterm exams, report cards, and parent conferences all in January. Even if your exams happened in December and you have the fresh glow of a new semester to keep you inspired, the beginning of a new term can mean a lot of work, a lot of maintaining or building classroom norms, and a lot of energy to get back…

Returning to the classroom after winter break can feel like “First Day of School, Part 2” for everyone … in ways that are both good and bad! Students tend to return invigorated by joyful holiday celebrations. Likewise, you and your colleagues may feel refreshed, renewed, and ready to start the calendar year with positive energy. … Continued

I just want them to know how happy I am to see them in our class again.

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