January

B R AI N BR EAKS
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Have students Play

recommend a book Recite a poem. Simon Says.
they love.
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Make a
Learn a Doodle Play a game
Streeeettttt- word with
tongue for 5 of Would
cccchhhhh. Scrabble
twister. minutes. You Rather.
tiles.
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Watch a Do 25 Tell your Dance to

Share a
Kid President jumping students a top 40
dream.
video. jacks. jokes. song.
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Have a Use stress

balls for a Play a clap- Play Heads Do a
Rock, Paper,
5 minutes. pattern Up, 7 Up conga line.
Scissors
game.
competition.
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Play a
Learn the game of Sing a song Share a Give your
Macarena. Telephone. or chant. memory. class a riddle.
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 February
WR I T I NG PR OM PT S
SUN DAY M O N DAY TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY

Write an I’m
Advice I’d
I’d give Three things I’d How the world sorry letter
like to give
kindergarteners buy if I won the will be different from a
to my
this advice: lottery: in 2120: villain’s
parents:
2 3 4 5 6 7 perspective. 8

These four 10 things I’d If I had One subject

words changed like to ask my magic gloves, One fictional
character I wish I’d like to give
my morning, great-great-great- here’s what up in school
and here's why: grandmother: they’d do: were real:
and why:
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Write about a Write a

person, place, and Here are three Write about two How I story with
problem that all things I’d change if enemies stuck conquered three different
start with the I were president: together in an my fear: endings.
16 17 letter P. 18 1 9 elevator. 20 21 22

Think of someone I was walking Here’s one

you don’t like. Here are three along the beach, way that I’m
Now write five rules I’d make if I and I saw this weird and
good things were an adult: unbelievable wonderful:
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 March
D R . SEU SS QU O T E S
SUN DAY M O N DAY TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY
“You have brains in
“Just go right “You are you. your head. You have
along. You'll start “Kid, you'll “Oh, the
Now, isn't feet in your shoes. You
happening too!” move thinks you
that pleasant?” can steer yourself any
mountains.” can think!”
1 2 3 4 5 6 direction you choose.”

“A person’s a “Oh the things “I like “It's not

person, no you can find, if nonsense. It about what it “Think and
matter how you don’t stay wakes up the is, it's about wonder, wonder
small.” behind!” brain cells.” what it can and think.”
8 9 10 11 12 become.” 13 14

“Step with care “So, open your “I know it is wet “If you never
and great tact “You’ll miss and the sun is not did you should.
mouth, lad!
and remember the best things if sunny, but we can These things are
For every
that life’s a great you keep your have lots of good fun and fun is
voice counts!”
15 16 balancing act.” 17 eyes shut.” 18 fun that is funny.” 2 0 good.” 21

“From there “Unless someone

“But down here “An elephant's “Today is gone.
to here, from here like you cares a
at the bottom faithful Today was fun.
to there, funny whole awful lot,
we, too, should one hundred Tomorrow is
things are nothing is going
have rights.” percent!” another one.”
to get better.
22 23 everywhere.” 24 25 26 27 28
It’s not.”

“It is fun to “It’s not about

have fun, but what it is. It’s
you have to about what it
know how.” can become.”
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 April
E AR T H MONT H
22 EASY WAYS TO HELP THE EARTH!
SUN DAY M O N D AY T U E S D AY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY

Recycle the plastic Use less plastic Recycle old

bags to pack your batteries and
you have at lunch. electronics.
home.
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Take an extra Plant a Turn off the

look at your Try composting bee-friendly Don’t air conditioner
garbage and try either at school plant—the waste and open
to recycle more. or home. bee population water. the windows.
5 6 7 8 needs us! 10 11

Turn off If you see

Grow milkweed Take time Encourage your
lights when garbage at a
for monarch to appreciate parents to buy
you don’t public park,
butterflies. nature. pesticide-free
need them. pick it up. products.
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Ride your bike Look into

Do an Earth Organize a Plant a tree at
somewhere alternative
Day craft with community your school for
instead of taking energy, like
your class. cleanup day. Arbor Day.
the car. solar.
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Set a Be a voice! Use a refillable Take your

classroom Encourage others water bottle own bags
recycling to help the instead of when you
goal. environment. buying plastic. shop at a
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 May
Q UESTI O NS TO ASK AT THE EN D O F THE SCHOO L YEAR

SUN DAY M O N DAY TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY

Name a favorite
book you read
this year.
Why did you
1 like it? 2

What’s your Name one What was What was your Use five
favorite part of the person you challenging favorite art adjectives
school day? became friends for you this project you did to describe
with this year. year? this year? this year.
3 4 5 6 7 8

Name a teacher What’s one Name an area Name

What were your
(other than your thing you were where you think something
favorite three
own) you really really good at you made a big nice someone
games to play
like. Why? this year? improvement. did for you
in gym?
10 11 12 13 1 4 this year. 15 16

Name your What’s one thing What’s one song Name something What will you
favorite place in you taught your you remember related to miss about
the classroom. teacher from music? technology we school?
this year? used in class.
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What’s a piece What’s one thing Name three What’s one What’s one thing
24 of advice you’d you’re looking books you want thing you’re you learned in
give next year’s forward to this to read this looking forward science this year?
students? summer? summer. to next year?
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 June
S EL F-CA R E F OR TE AC HERS
SUN DAY M O N DAY TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY

Go to Read notes
your favorite you saved
Splurge on
teacher from students.
some new
store.
1 2 pens. 3 4 5 6

Remember Treat
Buy something
Have lunch yourself
something Buy a new GOOD you
with your to an
fun for your hand lotion for did this year
teacher BFF. expensive
7 3 classroom. 4 5 your desk. 6 as a teacher. coffee. 8

Laugh at Buy a Find a new Take some

Sleep in. funny videos new book for your way to be time
on YouTube. classroom library. creative. to color.
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Go to the
Listen to an Try breathing Try a new park
educational Visit the exercises for ice cream or
library. and swing.
podcast. 5 minutes. chocolate.
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Get inspired
by an Do nothing.
educational
blogger.
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 July
A TEACH ER ' S SUM M E R
EASE YO UR WAY BACK I NTO THE SCHOO L YEAR

SUN DAY M O N DAY TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY

Reflect Have coffee Discover

on your with a a new
strengths. teacher educational
friend. podcast.
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Go on a quest Splurge on one Research a Look for Start practicing

to find the office supply item new classroom good read-aloud delicious, healthy
perfect pen. just for you. theme. books. meal prep for the
5 6 7 8 9 1 0 school year. 11

Check out Organize books Send last year’s Send next year’s
Watch a TED students a
rummage sales from your students a
Talk about see-you-soon
for classroom classroom thinking-of-you
education. note.
deals. library. note.
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Look for a Journal Ask educational

Find new teacher
conference you about questions on the Surprise your
friends to follow
want to attend lessons WeAreTeachers teacher BFF with
on Twitter and
next year. learned from HelplineFacebook a nice note.
Instagram.
19 20 21 last year. 22 page. 23 24 25

Find at Look for at least

least one new one new project Check out Search #edchat Read an
lesson plan that that combines Target’s dollar on your favorite inspiring
challenges you. learning and play. section. social media. book.
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 August
I CEBR EAKER Q UESTI O NS FO R STUDENTS
M O N DAY TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY THURSDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY

If you were a Name someone in What’s What’s one Name a book you
star on YouTube, your life who something thing you REALLY love.
what would you always teaches you’re very want to learn
be doing? you things. good at? this year?
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What’s your What’s one If you If you could have What’s the best
favorite thing an adult had a goat, a magical power, compliment
thing about ALWAYS says what would what would it you’ve ever
summer? to you? you name it? be? received?
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What’s a
What’s something What do you Where What’s one thing
subject you
that always makes think you’ll be would you you do when
want to get
you laugh? doing when like to you’re grumpy?
better at this
you’re 50? travel?
16 17 18 19 20 21 year? 22

Name something Give three What’s one of Name What extinct

you learned last words to describe your favorite something you animal do you
year that you’re yourself. things in your like to do on the wish you could
proud of. room? weekend. see?
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 September
CL ASSR OOM G O A LS
SUN DAY M O N DAY TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY

Use kind Explain how Listen as much Make new

words. you feel. as you speak. friends.
1 2 3 4 5

Don’t be Respect
Say please and Encourage afraid to ask everyone Don’t make
thank you. others. questions. around you. excuses.
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Be a CEO Offer new ideas in Work together

(Chief Example Think before Stay focused and be willing to
thoughtful ways.
for Others) you act. and on task. compromise.
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Be OK with Keep Be willing

Be polite. to try Challenge
making mistakes. trying—don’t yourself.
give up. something
new.
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Pass on a
random act of Speak
kindness. up.
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 October
L OL J OK ES
SUN DAY M O N DAY TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY
What did one ocean
Where do cows say to the other?
go for fun? Nothing, it just
The mooooo-vies! waved.
1 2 3

What do you Why are fish

What do ducks Where do Why was 6
call cheese so smart?
wear to their pencils go for afraid of 7? Because they
that’s not yours?
wedding? vacation? Because 7, 8, 9. live in schools.
A duckedo. Pencil-vania. Nacho
4 5 6 7 cheese! 8 9 10

Why did the

What did 0 Where do polar What’s a
boy bring a
say to the bears vote? What do you give tornado’s
ladder to school?
number 8? The North Pole. to a sick lemon? favorite game?
He wanted to go
“Nice belt!” Twister.
11 12 to high school. 13 14 1 5 Lemon aid. 16 17

What’s a ghost’s What school Why do magicians Why was the teacher What do mummies
wearing
favorite fruit? do so well in school?
supply is king of sunglasses like listening to on
Boo-berries. the classroom? They’re good Halloween?
to school?
A ruler. at trick She had bright Wrap music.
18 19 20 21 questions. 22 23 24
students.

Why do
What type of How do pickles
ghosts like to ride What do you
bee can’t make enjoy a day out?
in elevators? call fake pasta? 31
up its mind? They relish it.
It raises their An impasta.
A maybe.
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 November
TH ANK F U L NE S S
SUN DAY M O N DAY TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY
What is an
What author What is a
animal What is a What’s a book
are you school supply
you’re color you’re you’re
thankful you’re thankful
thankful thankful for? thankful for?
for? for? 5
1 2 for? 4 6 7

What’s something What’s

What season What’s a on the playground something in Which teacher
are you place you’re you’re thankful gym you’re are you
thankful for? thankful for? for? thankful thankful for?
8 9 10 11 12 for? 13 14

Which friend What’s a What’s a skill What’s a game What’s a

are you food you’re you have that you’re song you’re
thankful for? thankful you’re thankful thankful for? thankful
for? for? for?
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What’s something What’s Which What is an What place

that happened something in book character emotion that in your school
yesterday you’re nature you’re are you thankful you’re thankful are you
thankful for? thankful for? for? for? thankful for?
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What place in
your classroom
are you thankful
for?
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 December
RAND OM AC TS OF KIND NE S S
CO UNTDOWN TO WI NTER BR EAK
SUN DAY M O N DAY TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY

Pick up Bring in a Write a Let someone

trash around can of food thank-you note else go first
school. for donation. to the school in line.
1 2 6 janitor. 4 5

Draw a chalk Hold the Collect coins

Share a family Spend 10 minutes
message on the door for for a cause that cleaning your
tradition with
playground. someone. matters to you. classroom.
your class.
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Make a get Leave a Help Tell your teacher Write a letter to

well card for friendly sticky someone do a why they do a a faraway friend.
a sick person. note in a library job or chore. good job.
book.
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HOORAY! IT’S WINTER BREAK!!!

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