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January

BRAIN BREAKS

SUN DAY

M O N DAY

TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY

FR I DAY

SATUR DAY

Give your

Have students

Play

Share a memory.

class a riddle.

recommend a book Recite a poem.

Simon Says.

they love.

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Streeeetttttcccchhhhh.

Learn a tongue twister.

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Doodle for 5 minutes.

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Make a word with Scrabble

1 1 tiles.

Play a game

of Would

You Rather.

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Share a dream.

Watch a Kid President

video.

Do 25 jumping

jacks.

Tell your students

jokes.

Dance to a Top 40

song.

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Rock, Paper, Scissors

competition.

Use stress balls for a 5-minutes.

Play a clap pattern game.

Play Heads Up, 7 Up

Do a conga line.

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Learn the Macarena.

Play a game of Telephone.

Sing a song or chant.

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February

WRITING PROMPTS

SUN DAY

M O N DAY

TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY

FR I DAY

SATUR DAY

Here's one way

My amazing

that I'm weird

superpower

and wonderful:

would be...

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I'd give kindergarteners

this advice:

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Three things I'd buy if I won the

lottery:

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How the world will be different

in 2118...

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Advice I'd like to give

to my

8 parents...

Write an "I'm sorry" letter

from a villain's

9 perspective. 1 0

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These four words changed my morning and

1 2 why:

10 things I'd like to ask my great-great-great grandmother:

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One fictional character I wish

were real:

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If I had magic gloves,

here's what

1 5 they'd do:

One subject

I'd like to give

up in school

1 6 and why.

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Write about a person, place, and

problem that all start with the

1 9 letter P.

Here are three things I'd change if I were President:

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Write about two enemies stuck together in an

2 1 elevator.

How I conquered my fear...

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Write a

story with

three different

2 3 endings.

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Think of someone

I was walking

you don't like.

Here are three

along the beach,

Now write five rules I'd make if I

and I saw this

good things

were an adult:

unbelievable

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2 6 about them. 2 7

2 8 thing...

March

DR. SEUSS QUOTES

SUN DAY

M O N DAY

T U E S DAY

WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more

1 places you'll go."

FR I DAY

SATUR DAY

"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any

2 direction you choose."

4

"A person's a person, no matter how

5 small."

"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it

6 happened."

"I like nonsense. It wakes up the

7 brain cells."

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"Why fit in when you were born to stand out?"

"Think and wonder, wonder

and think."

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"Step with care and great tact, and remember that life's a great

1 2 balancing act."

"You'll miss the best things if

you keep your

1 3 eyes shut."

"So, open your mouth, lad! For every

voice counts!"

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"I know it is wet

"If you never

and the sun is not

did you should.

sunny, but we can These things are

have lots of good

fun and fun is

fun that is funny." 1 6 good."

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"From there to here, from here

to there, funny things are

1 9 everywhere."

"Unless someone

like you cares a

whole awful lot,

nothing is going

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to get better. It's not."

"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers

2 1 are simple."

"Fantasy is a necessary ingredient

2 2 in living."

"Today was good.

Today was fun.

Tomorrow is

another one."

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"You have to be odd to be number one."

"It's not about what it is. It's about what it can become."

"To the world you may be one

person; but to one person you may

"You are you. Now, isn't that

pleasant?"

"Everything stinks till it's finished."

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2 8 be the world." 2 9

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SUN DAY 1

M O N DAY

April

EARTH MONTH 20 EASY WAYS TO HELP THE EARTH! TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY

FR I DAY

Use a refillable water bottle instead of

2 buying plastic.

Take your own bags when you shop at a store.

3

Recycle the plastic

bags

you have at

4

home.

Use less plastic to pack your

lunch.

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Recycle old batteries and electronics.

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SATUR DAY 7

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.

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9

10

1 1 needs us!

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Turn off

Grow milkweed

lights when

Take time

for monarch

you're not

to appreciate

butterflies.

using

nature.

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them.

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If you see garbage at a public park,

1 9 pick it up.

Plant a tree at

your school for

Arbor Day.

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Be a voice! Encourage others

to help the environment.

Organize a clean-up

community day.

Ride your bike somewhere

instead of taking the car.

Look into alternative energy like

solar.

Encourage your parents to buy pesticide-free

products.

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Set a

classroom

recycling

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3 0 goal.

May

Q UESTI O NS TO ASK AT THE EN D O F THE SCHOO L YEAR

SUN DAY

M O N DAY

T U E S DAY

What's one thing you learned in

science this year?

1

WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY

What did you accomplish this year that you're

2 proud of?

What's one thing you learned in math this year?

3

FR I DAY

Name a favorite book you read

this year. Why did you

4 like it?

SATUR DAY 5

6

What's your favorite part of the

school day?

7

Name one new person you

became friends

8 with this year.

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What was challenging for you this

year?

What was your favorite art

project you did

1 0 this year?

Use five adjectives to describe

1 1 this year.

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Name a teacher (other than your own) you really

like. Why?

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What's one thing you were really good at

this year?

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Name an area where you think you made a big

improvement.

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Name something nice someone did for you

1 7 this year.

What were your

favorite three

games to play

1 8 in gym?

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Name your favorite place in the classroom.

What's one thing you taught your

teacher this year?

What's one song you remember

from music?

Name something related to

technology we used in class .

What will you miss about school?

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What's a piece

What's one thing

Name three

What's one

of advice you'd

you're looking

books you want

thing you're

give next year's

forward to this

to read this

looking forward

students?

summer?

summer.

to next year?

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June

SELF-CARE FOR TEACHERS

SUN DAY

M O N DAY

Buy

something

fun for your

3

4 classroom.

T U E S DAY

Have lunch with your teacher BFF.

5

WEDN ESDAY

TH URSDAY

FR I DAY

Reflect

during a

walk in

1

nature.

Buy a new hand lotion for

6 your desk.

Remember something GOOD you did this year

7 as a teacher.

Treat yourself

to an expensive

coffee.

SATUR DAY 2 9

b

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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Listen to an educational

podcast.

Visit the library.

Try breathing exercises for

5 minutes.

Try a new ice cream or chocolate.

Go to the park

and swing.

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Get inspired by an

educational blogger.

Do nothing.

Go to your favorite

teacher store.

Splurge on some new

pens.

Read notes you saved from students.

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July

A TEACHER'S SUMMER

EASE YO UR WAY BACK I NTO THE SCHOO L YEAR

SUN DAY 1

M O N DAY

T U E S DAY

Search #edchat on your favorite

social media.

2

Read an inspiring book.

3

WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY

FR I DAY

SATUR DAY

Reflect on your strengths.

4

Have coffee

Discover

with a

a new

teacher

educational

5

friend.

6

podcast. 7

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

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12

1 3 school year.

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Watch a TED Talk about education.

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Check out rummage sales for classroom

1 7 deals.

Organize books from your classroom

1 8 library.

Send last year's students a "thinking of

1 9 you" note.

Send next year's students a "see you soon" note.

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Look for a conference you want to attend

next year.

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Journal about lessons learned from last year.

Ask educational questions on the WeAreTeachers HelplineFacebook

2 5 page.

Find new teacher friends to follow on Twitter and

2 6 Instagram.

Surprise your teacher BFF with

a nice note.

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Find at

Look for at least

least one new

one new project

lesson plan that

that combines

challenges you. learning and play.

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