building self esteem

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Use this "craftivity" for the beginning of the school year and have students complete the summer writing prompt, or use it at the end of the year and have students make the "Taco" 'bout a great year ___________ (fill in grade) was excelente." template. 

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I'm not sure about you, but my "teacher hat" never really comes off.  I'm forever putzing with design ideas, crafts, research and reading. Whenever I'm out and about junking or stopping at a garage sale, my mantra has always been: "What educational thing can I do with this?"

back to school activities, back to school bulletin boards, back to school crafts, back to school writing prompts, taco bout craft, taco bout writing prompt, spanish activities, end of the year activities, end of the year crafts, end of the year writing prompts, bucket filler activitiesI'm also an avid people watcher and while at the grocery story noticed a young person wearing a T-shirt that said: "Let's Taco 'Bout It."  written on a colorful taco shell with a smilie face on it. 

I LOVED the play on words.  Right a way my brain was going 90-miles-an-hour of how I could incorporate that idea into some sort of "craftivity."  Thus Taco Talk was born!

I hope you have as much fun making these with your kiddos as I did designing templates and making samples.  Taco Talk is very versatile.  

I made patterns for the end of the year, (there are several options here, including one where this year's kiddos, make a taco note for your in-coming students in the fall) as well as "tacos" for back-to-school.  Since the bucket fillers that I recently posted, have been so popular, I also made a compliment taco too.

Here's how to make a compliment one:

taco bout crafts, taco bout writing prompts, taco crafts, taco bulletin board, taco writing prompts, end of the year bulletin boards, summer bulletin boards, back to school bulletin boards, back to school writing promtps, back to school crafts, back to school ideas, icebreakers for school, bucket fillers, ideas for bucket filling, bucket filler activities, bucket filling activities, building self esteem These "tacos" work well for the beginning or the end of the year, and are especially appropriate if you do the "Fill a bucket" program, as they are a wonderful way to build a child's self-esteem and reinforce the concept of being kind. 

Run off the “taco shell” on light brown construction paper.  Students cut it out, fold it in half and write their name in the blank.  For extra pizzazz add some dots with a brown crayon or marker.

taco bout crafts, taco bout writing prompts, taco crafts, taco bulletin board, taco writing prompts, end of the year bulletin boards, summer bulletin boards, back to school bulletin boards, back to school writing promtps, back to school crafts, back to school ideas, icebreakers for school, bucket fillers, ideas for bucket filling, bucket filler activities, bucket filling activities, building self esteem To make the “lettuce”  I put a few sheets of green construction paper (one at a time) into my shredder. 

Have students rub some glue on the top and bottom of the inside of their “taco shell” and glue on some “lettuce”.

Cut strips of red, yellow, and orange construction paper.  Have students make an ABCABC pattern by gluing the strips INSIDE their “taco shell.”  Open up the shell, so that you can see the front and rip the ends of the strips at various lengths, so just a bit of the "taco stuffing" is peeking out around the edge.

Put students in groups of 8.  Children exchange their taco with someone in their group, who writes a compliment inside their taco on one of the colored strips.  They continue to pass the tacos around ’til everyone in the group has signed everybody’s taco.  Seven strips will have been signed. The 8th strip is for the teacher to write something on. 

taco bout crafts, taco bout writing prompts, taco crafts, taco bulletin board, taco writing prompts, end of the year bulletin boards, summer bulletin boards, back to school bulletin boards, back to school writing promtps, back to school crafts, back to school ideas, icebreakers for school, bucket fillers, ideas for bucket filling, bucket filler activities, bucket filling activities, building self esteem Give students a few minutes to read their taco and then collect them.  Scatter them on a bulletin board, with bright yellow background, and a colorful fiesta or chili pepper border, or place each one on a variety of hot-colored paper plates and then scatter those, or use them as a border with the caption: “Taco Talk” in the middle.  

So that you can spell Taco Talk, I’ve included large 8x10 letters in the packet.  Run them off on a variety of colors of construction paper, trim and then arrange them to spell Taco Talk! 

back to school activities, back to school bulletin boards, back to school crafts, back to school writing prompts, taco bout craft, taco bout writing prompt, spanish activities, end of the year activities, end of the year crafts, end of the year writing prompts, bucket filler activitiesFor that finishing touch, hang a piñata from the ceiling, on the side of the board.  There's also a "Taco Talk" poster if you'd rather use that instead, plus a poster that says "Ola!" so that you can welcome your students with a friendly hello in Spanish.

taco bout crafts, taco bout writing prompts, taco crafts, taco bulletin board, taco writing prompts, end of the year bulletin boards, summer bulletin boards, back to school bulletin boards, back to school writing promtps, back to school crafts, back to school ideas, icebreakers for school, bucket fillers, ideas for bucket filling, bucket filler activities, bucket filling activities, building self esteem The end of the school year or summer writing prompt taco is a little different than the compliment tacotaco bout crafts, taco bout writing prompts, taco crafts, taco bulletin board, taco writing prompts, end of the year bulletin boards, summer bulletin boards, back to school bulletin boards, back to school writing promtps, back to school crafts, back to school ideas, icebreakers for school, bucket fillers, ideas for bucket filling, bucket filler activities, bucket filling activities, building self esteem Give students a pile of "lettuce" and a strip of red, yellow and orange construction paper.

taco bout crafts, taco bout writing prompts, taco crafts, taco bulletin board, taco writing prompts, end of the year bulletin boards, summer bulletin boards, back to school bulletin boards, back to school writing promtps, back to school crafts, back to school ideas, icebreakers for school, bucket fillers, ideas for bucket filling, bucket filler activities, bucket filling activities, building self esteem Students rub glue around the top edge of the inside of their taco, then rip and tear the colored strips into various lengths. 

taco bout crafts, taco bout writing prompts, taco crafts, taco bulletin board, taco writing prompts, end of the year bulletin boards, summer bulletin boards, back to school bulletin boards, back to school writing promtps, back to school crafts, back to school ideas, icebreakers for school, bucket fillers, ideas for bucket filling, bucket filler activities, bucket filling activities, building self esteem They fold their taco back up and flip it over, gluing  the paper pieces in an ABCABC pattern around the TOP of the shell, so that a bit of “taco stuffing” is peeking out.

taco bout crafts, taco bout writing prompts, taco crafts, taco bulletin board, taco writing prompts, end of the year bulletin boards, summer bulletin boards, back to school bulletin boards, back to school writing promtps, back to school crafts, back to school ideas, icebreakers for school, bucket fillers, ideas for bucket filling, bucket filler activities, bucket filling activities, building self esteem Use the circle pattern to make a template for the inside "taco".  Trace once and then cut 3-6 circles at a time.  Students glue the blank circle inside their taco shell, so that it covers the ragged edges of the “lettuce”.   This is where they write about their excellent year in school, or about their fabulous summer.  

taco bout crafts, taco bout writing prompts, taco crafts, taco bulletin board, taco writing prompts, end of the year bulletin boards, summer bulletin boards, back to school bulletin boards, back to school writing promtps, back to school crafts, back to school ideas, icebreakers for school, bucket fillers, ideas for bucket filling, bucket filler activities, bucket filling activities, building self esteem After students have shared their taco with the class, make the bulletin board.  That's it.  Easy breezy, and a fun way to start or finish the year.

taco talk, back to school writing prompts, end of the year writing promptsDon't feel crafty?  I've also included 3 "color me" writing prompt worksheets. No prep, just print & go. 

There's a generic "Taco 'bout".... prompt where you are the students decide what you want them to "talk about" as well as a "Here's a red-hot list of things I'd love to do, if price were no object and I could do anything!"  so that you could also do this simple activity for Daily 5 or during your writing block.   

taco bout writing prompt, back to school activities, end of the year activities, free bookmarksFor another easy-peasy writing prompt option, I've included 4 black and white bookmarks for students to color, then complete the prompt on the back. 

There are also 2 full-color ones for teachers to give their kiddos for back-to-school and at the end of the year.  That's it.  A nice variety-filled packet with lots of options.

You can find the 30-page "Taco'bout" writing prompt packet in my TpT shop for just $2.00.  Click on the link to pop on over.  

back to school activities, back to school bulletin boards, back to school crafts, back to school writing prompts, taco bout craft, taco bout writing prompt, spanish activities, end of the year activities, end of the year crafts, end of the year writing prompts, bucket filler activitiesThere are 3 FREEBIES from the packet: a writing prompt worksheet, bookmark and the "Ola!" poster to use as the center of your bulletin board display.  Click on the link to grab these 3 "Taco 'bout" FREEBIES today. 

back to school activities, back to school bulletin boards, back to school crafts, back to school writing prompts, taco bout craft, taco bout writing prompt, spanish activities, end of the year activities, end of the year crafts, end of the year writing prompts, bucket filler activitiesThanks for stopping by.  Wherever you are, and whatever you're doing, I hope it's absolutely "el terrifico!"

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