Technology Lesson Plans

Computer Labels

"I really like to find ways to use the computer to make special items for my students. I use custom created labels for many different uses. For example, I make pencil reward toppers. I print phrases such as, "100 on Math Test", "Happy Birthday". and "Awesome Reader". I fold them in half around the pencil to make a flag. This turns an ordinary yellow pencil into an extra special pencil. I also make grade scales on labels and students stick them in their folders or notebooks to use all year. I make book labels that say,"Please return this book to Mrs. C", or "This book was donated by Susie Smith". For the first day of school, I make stickers that say, "Welcome to the Third Grade!"
Submitted by: Marty Crutcher crutcherm@email-removed , a third grade teacher at Love Chapel School in Erwin, Tennessee. This tip was published in the NEA's Weekly Tip Newsletter.