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Life Between Summers

5 days ago

Life Between Summers
Our School is a Family will be available to order on Amazon very soon!! 📖💕 Want to see this brand new book before it’s officially released??You can get the eBook and read it right now! 👏🏼OR just get a little sneaky peek at the first few pages by going to Amazon & clicking where it says “Look Inside” 👀See it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0BY81F194/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Life Between Summers

2 weeks ago

Life Between Summers
Our Class is a Family bracelets for the end of the year are officially available for preorder!!! 🥳👏🏼The EOY is still quite a ways away, but preordering is open early so that there’s plenty of time to get these handmade for you!These can be given to your students as a special keepsake on the last day of school- especially if you plan on reading aloud “Our Class is a Family” to them that day! 📖 They come fully assembled with the tag, packaging, and beaded bracelets for your specific grade level...nothing you have to take time to put together yourself! 🙌🏼There will only be a limited quantity of these- if you’re interested in reserving a class set of bracelets to be shipped to you by May, it’s recommended to preorder sooner rather than later, just in case. Hope you & your class family love them!! 🥰lifebetweensummers.com/product/our-class-is-a-family-bracelets-farewell-bracelets-for-end-of-the-... ... See MoreSee Less

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Life Between Summers

7 months ago

Life Between Summers
SURPRISE!!! 🎉 Sandie Sonke Illustration & I just finished up the cover for our 4th book together, coming in 2023! 📙🥳In the past, I haven’t shared new book titles/covers until closer to the release date, but this time around I’d like to try and share more with you throughout the actual book-creating journey (sketches, sneak peeks, etc.) so here ya have it! 💞As you probably guessed by the title, this new one will be a follow up to Our Class is a Family! 🥰The premise:Kids have their immediate family that they live with, but extended relatives (grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.) make up a special part of a family too! You can see where this is going- it’s similar at school! Students have their teacher & each other within their classroom walls, but they also have an extended family there to support them ❤️Specifically, all of the amazing people who are a big piece of the heart of a school:Librarians, speech pathologists, school counselors, administrators, custodians, school secretaries, reading specialists, cafeteria workers, and parent volunteers, just to name a few 🏫 And you’ll find them all represented in this new book! 🙌🏼 My hope for “Our School is a Family” is that it will help students feel extra safe, loved, & supported, and encourage kids to form positive relationships with (and show appreciation toward) the helpers at their school!I am so excited to share more about this book with you in the months to come!! 📖 P.S. Speaking of “months,” my very warmest congrats to Sandie, who is Society of Children's Book Writers & IllustratorsIllustrator of the Month! So very well-deserved!!! 🥂💗#ourschoolisafamily #ourclassisafamily #aletterfromyourteacher #shannonolsen #shannonolsenauthor #backtoschoolbooks #teacherreadaloud #schoollibrarian #schoolcounselor #speechpathologist #schoolcommunity ... See MoreSee Less

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Life Between Summers

11 months ago

Life Between Summers
New book companion to go with Our Class is a Family! Class Family Memory Books for the end of the school year 📖💕This is a nice & simple writing activity for students to work on during those final weeks/days leading up to summer break 👌🏼 It’s a meaningful way to reflect on all their memories from the year, and they can take it home as a special keepsake on the last day of school! If you’re thinking you might want these memory books for your students, the timing couldn’t be better because they’re 25% off today & tomorrow (along with all other resources in my TPT store!) with the code THANKYOU22 💛 This comes available on its own, or in a discounted bundle with more extension activities for all 3 of my books 📚 I will share the link in the comments! 💕 ... See MoreSee Less

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  • With the end of the school year quickly approaching, you may be thinking about a way to tell your students goodbye. Check out these end of the year teacher gifts - our class is a family bracelet to say farewell at the end of the year. This is a great teacher gift to give students before they head off for summer break. You can use these teacher gifts for the end of the year for every grade; prek to 5th grade. Grab these classroom bracelets to help your students remember their class is a family.
  • Are you looking for the perfect end of the year activity to do with your elementary students? Today, I am sharing my book companion for A Letter From Your Teacher On The Last Day of School. This last day of school activity allows students to write letters to their classmates and their teacher gets to write letters to their students. A perfect end of the year gift from the teacher. Use this during your end of the year party or end of year lesson plans.
  • Looking for classroom management tips and tricks to help you make it to the end of the school year? Some of my favorite classroom management hacks are catch a bubble and using visual voice levels. These are both great classroom management tools. Also doing whole class rewards or individual student rewards is another great way to keep students on task. Try one of these classroom management strategies and tools today!
  • Are you looking for the perfect end of the year activity to do with your elementary students? Today, I am sharing my book companion for A Letter From Your Teacher On The Last Day of School. This last day of school activity allows students to write letters to their classmates and their teacher gets to write letters to their students. A perfect end of the year gift from the teacher. Use this during your end of the year party or end of year lesson plans.
  • Looking for end of the year activities to do with your elementary students? Today, I have compiled a list of my 10 favorite end of the year activities you can incorporate into your end of year lesson plans. I am sharing an end of year countdown, end of year books, end of year crafts and more. You will also find an Our Class is a Family activity which is great for classroom community along with end of year games and an end of year memory book.
  • Are you looking for the perfect end of the year activity to do with your elementary students? Today, I am sharing my book companion for A Letter From Your Teacher On The Last Day of School. This last day of school activity allows students to write letters to their classmates and their teacher gets to write letters to their students. A perfect end of the year gift from the teacher. Use this during your end of the year party or end of year lesson plans.
  • Homemade Father's Day gifts from kids are truly the best! This scoccer themed Father's Day book and craft will be a hit with soccer dads. It also makes for a special keepsake for the dads. Students get write and illustrate a Father's Day book all about their dad. Students can also make their own soccer-themed picture frame with popscicle sticks. This Father's Day craft is low prep and easy to make. Just print and assemble.
  • Are you looking for a special way to celebrate mother’s day in your elementary classroom? Check out this free teaching resource for a mother’s day song. Grab the song lyrics to this classroom song that students can perform for their moms during your mother’s day celebration. This mother’s day song for kids includes a “you are my sunshine” theme that can be used alongside all my mother’s day school party ideas. You don’t want to miss this classroom freebie to use for mother day.