What are the best Halloween costumes for teachers this year? If you’re on the hunt for inspiration that’s appropriate for the classroom and fun for you, you’ve come to the right place!

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Early Elementary Resources

Upper Elementary Resources

Create A Creature

Narrative Text

Writing Center Activities

Free Printable: Roll to Create a Creature Drawing Game

Use a die and a chart to create a creature to include in a narrative text or a comic strip.

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Jar Template

Flip Book Template

Visible Learning

Creative Writing Activities

Goal Setting Template

Literacy And Numeracy

Teacher's Blog

I Can Statements

Printable Goal Setting Template: Hopes and Wishes Jar

Learn your students' greatest hopes and wishes for the new school year with our Hopes and Wishes Jar template!

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Teacher And Student Relationship

Classroom Routines

Teacher Team

Setting Healthy Boundaries

Setting Boundaries Your Students Will Respect: Tips From Veteran Teachers

The Teach Starter teacher team has put together some of the most successful methods they’ve used to set healthy boundaries with students in their own classrooms. With decades spent in the classroom, our teachers have found that the best teacher-student relationships are the ones that include limits — and gentle corrections where necessary.

Calm Down Strategies For Kids

Calming Activities For Kids

Calm Down Strategies for Kids to Use in the Classroom

Printable teacher poster! Get 26 calming strategies that can make a real difference for elementary students.

the goal setting worksheet for kids to practice their writing skills

Free Goal Printables

Social Emotional Learning Lessons

Neat Handwriting

Free Printable: Goal Setting Iceberg Template

A goal setting template where students identify the smaller aspects that they will focus on to achieve one main goal.

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Desk Arrangement Ideas

Seating Arrangement Ideas

Classroom Desk Arrangement

Classroom Desks

Classroom Seating Arrangements

Flexible Seating Classroom

Classroom Desk

Classroom Management Techniques

Classroom Seating

Classroom Seating Arrangements Teachers Love

The teachers on the Teach Starter team have taken a look at some of the science behind seating arrangements and popular student desk set-ups, plus we’ve considered the rules and regulations around preferential seating to ensure your students with IEPs are being best served by their spot in the classroom.

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Mindful Colouring

Mindfulness Activity

Daily Mindfulness

Mindfulness Colouring

Tree Day

Teacher Toolbox

Free Coloring Page: Mindful Coloring Tree

Use this teaching resource as a relaxing mindfulness activity for your students. It can be completed as a whole group during your daily mindfulness time or as an individual activity when a student needs some time away to cool down.

Reading Corner Classroom

Whole Body Listening

A Good Listener

Subtraction Strategies

Free Printable Whole Body Listening Posters

A set of posters highlighting the characteristics of a good listener.

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Finish The Picture Drawing

Finish The Drawing Worksheets

Creative Thinking Skills

Finish the Picture Drawing Worksheets: Free Printable

This worksheet encourages kids to use their creativity and imagination to complete the picture by adding in the missing details. Kids are challenged to create unique and creative ways to finish the pictures by starting with a page of random lines. This activity helps kids practice their creative thinking skills and encourages them to think outside the box.