January

B R AI N BR EAKS
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Give your Have students Play

class a riddle. 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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Use stress
Rock, Paper, balls for a Play a clap- Play Heads Do a
Scissors 5 minutes. pattern Up, 7 Up conga line.
competition. game.
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Play a
Learn the game of Sing a song Share a
Macarena. Telephone. or chant. memory.
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 February
WR I T I NG PR OM PT S
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My amazing
superpower
would be…
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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 2119… villain’s
parents…
3 4 5 6 7 8 perspective. 9

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

like to ask my magic gloves, One fictional
words changed character I wish I’d like to give
my morning and great-great-great- here’s what up in school
grandmother: they’d do: were real:
why: 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.
17 18 letter P. 19 20 elevator. 21 22 23

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
your head. You have
feet in your shoes. You
can steer yourself, any
1 direction you choose.”

“A person’s a “Oh the things “I like “Why fit in

“Think and
person, no you can find, if nonsense. It when you
wonder, wonder
matter how you don’t stay wakes up the were born to
and think.”
small.” behind!” brain cells.” stand out?”
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“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!”
10 11 balancing act.” 12 eyes shut.” 13 fun that is funny.” 1 5 good.” 16

“From there “Unless someone

“But down here “An elephant's “Today was good.
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.
17 18 everywhere.” 19 20 21 22 23
It’s not.”

“It is fun to “It’s not about “Just go right “You are you. “Oh, the thinks you 3 0
have fun, but what it is. It’s along, you'll start Now, isn't that can think!”
you have to about what it happening too!” pleasant?”
know how.” can become.”
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 April
E AR T H M ONTH
20 EASY WAYS TO HELP THE EARTH!
SUN DAY M O N DAY TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY

Use a refillable Take your own Recycle the plastic Use less plastic Recycle old
water bottle bags when you bags to pack your batteries and
instead of shop at a store. you have at lunch. electronics.
buying plastic. 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.
7 8 9 1 0 needs us! 12 13

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. clean-up day. Arbor Day.
the car. solar.
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Set a Be a voice!
classroom Encourage others
recycling to help the
goal. environment.
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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 TH URSDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY
Name a favorite
What did you What’s one thing book you read
accomplish this you learned in this year.
year that you’re math this year? Why did you
1 proud of? 2 3 like it? 4

What’s your Name one new 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.
5 6 7 8 9 10

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?
12 13 14 15 1 6 this year. 17 18

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
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

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
2 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 Go to
by an your favorite Splurge on Read notes 29
Do nothing. some new you saved
educational teacher
blogger. store. pens. from students.
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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

Search #edchat Reflect Have coffee Discover

Read an
on your favorite on your with a a new
inspiring book.
social media. 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
7 8 9 10 11 1 2 school year. 13

Check out Organize books Send last year’s Send next year’s
Watch a TED
rummage sales from your students a students a “see
Talk about
for classroom classroom “thinking of you soon” note.
education.
deals. library. you” 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.
21 22 23 last year. 24 page. 25 26 27

Find at Look for at least

least one new one new project Check out
lesson plan that that combines Target’s dollar
challenges you. learning and play. section.
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 August
I CEBR EAKER Q UESTI O NS FO R STUDENTS
M O N DAY TUESDAY WEDN ESDAY TH URSDAY FR I DAY SATUR DAY

What food
Where is your
could you eat
favorite place
for 99 days in
to read?
a row?
1 2 3

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?
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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

Speak words. you feel. as you speak. friends.
1 2 up. 3 4 5 6 7

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
kindness.
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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 do birds Why couldn’t What did one ocean

Where do cows say to the other?
give out on the pony sing?
go for fun? Nothing, it just
Halloween? Because
The mooooo-vies! waved.
Tweets. she was
1 2 hoarse. 3 4 5

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
6 7 8 9 cheese! 10 11 12

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.
13 14 to high school. 15 16 1 7 Lemon aid. 18 19

What’s a ghost’s What school Why do magicians Why was the teacher What do mummies
do so well in school? wearing
favorite fruit? supply is king of sunglasses like listening to on
Boo-berries. the classroom? They’re good Halloween?
to school?
A ruler. at trick Wrap music.
20 21 22 23 questions. 24 She had bright 2 5 26
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?
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’s a book
you’re
thankful for?
1 2

What’s something What’s

What season What’s a on the playground something in Which teacher
are you thankful place you’re you’re thankful gym you’re are you
for and why? thankful for? for? thankful thankful for?
3 4 5 6 7 for? 8 9

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’s a

that happened something in book character emotion that place at your
yesterday you’re nature you’re are you thankful you’re thankful school you’re
thankful for? thankful for? for? for? thankful for?
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What’s a What is an What is a What is a What author

place in your animal you’re color you’re school are you
classroom you’re thankful for? thankful for? supply you’re thankful
thankful for? thankful for? 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

Give Pick up Bring in a Write a Let someone

high-fives to trash around can of food thank-you note else go first
your school. for donation. to the school in line.
1 2 classmates. 3 4 6 janitor. 6 7

Draw a chalk Hold the Collect coins

Share a family Spend 10 minutes
message on the door for for a cause that
tradition with cleaning your
playground. someone. matters to you.
your class. classroom.
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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.
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HOORAY! IT’S WINTER BREAK!!!

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