The Teacher's Corner
Puzzles and Activities
All-Year-Round Activities
The activities and resources within this section can be used throughout the school year. Find fun and easy activities that you can do with your Book Buddy class. These seasonal activities will help you integrate various activities into your daily curriculum. Ideas within the All-Year pages include resources for the following: activities for book buddies, what to do the day before a big break, and printable puzzles.
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- Book Buddies
Find fun and easy activities that you can do with your Book Buddy class. - "Day Before" Activities Grades Various
On special days just before a holiday (such as Valentine’s Day) when students are harder to keep focused, I make up colored worksheets that are fun or can be used as a contest. Students know that when they see the colors, they will be having some fun while learning. I place these sheets randomly with my others. If students get too noisy, I just put one of the colored papers back on my desk. So far, it has always worked to get everyone back on task and students love the activities.
Submitted by: Sandy Walker - Anderson, South Carolina
- Tie Dye a Tee Shirt All Grades
Materials Needed: Clean and dry tee shirt, rubber bands of various sizes, a large bowl for dye, desired colors of fabric dye, plastic gloves (if desired), aprons.
Objectives: Gives the child the feeling of creating something of their own and develops the childs gross and fine motor skills by using the rubber bands to obtain the desired design.
Procedure: Have child bring a dry, clean tee shirt to class. Prepare fabric dye before hand according to instructions on the dye package. Child will gather up small sections of the shirt into little bundels and wrap the rubber band around each section. Dip the entire shirt into a large bowl of dye solution. Follow directions on the dye package after dipping. DO NOT remove the rubber bands until the shirt is completely dry.
Submitted by: Jennifer - Make your own Worksheets
Check out our large selection of "make your own" worksheets! Quickly make fun Book Buddies crosswords, word search puzzles, word scrambles, match-ups and other great puzzles.
