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Super-easy and inexpensive treat for your students, to welcome them on their 1st day. Children can take home to freeze and eat later, or give students a choice of flavors, freeze at school in the cafeteria so they can be eaten at the end of the day.

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A quick and easy "treat bag" to make for your students for the 1st day of school.

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For a quick and easy back-to-school treat, that can be used for snack time, print off these Welcome tags and attach to a mini box of cereal.

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A quick, easy and rather inexpensive treat bag to give your students on the 1st day of school.

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These 8 bookmarks match the birthday notes and are a cute addition to your birthday goodies.

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Choose a template (PK-highschool) to make a sweet back-to-school bookmark for your students. "You're going to have a grand time in (grade)."

1-2-3 Come Make A Back-To-School Treat With Me!

Are you looking for an inexpensive little something to give your students as a welcome treat on the first day of school?

You've come to the right place.

I've designed several money templates that you might enjoy: A "You're going to have a grand time in (grade)" and "Welcome to school. You're worth a million!" that make sweet bookmarks.

The US never created a million dollar bill, but some novelty shops sell them for gag gifts.

They feature everything from The Statue of Liberty, to various presidents and even Betty Boop!)

There was however, a real thousand dollar bill (featuring Grover Cleveland).

The largest bill the government ever made was for 100 thousand dollars (featuring Woodrow Wilson).

Whenever I'm designing something, I love doing a little research. I found an excellent article telling the stories behind large-denominaton currency. Click on the link to learn some fascinating facts.

How To Make A Back-To-School Bookmark:

Print a copy of the template of your choice. I've made one for every grade from preschool to high school.

Trim a photo of yourself so that it fits into the oval. Run the template off on light green construction paper.

If you want, buy a 100 Grand candy bar for each child and include that as an extra special TAKE IT HOME treat.

You can also wait, and take a first-day photo of each student.

To make cutting ovals of student photos quick and easy, make an oval template by printing off mine.

Trim and then trace onto a sheet of clear contact paper, lamination scrap or overhead projector paper, and trim.

You can now place the clear oval on your students’ pix, trace and cut out.

Run off the blank money template on green construction paper. 

Print, trim and glue their photo inside the oval.  Laminate the page to make a bookmark that's sure to become a special keepsake.

You may want to make extra copies and turn this into a back-to-school bulletin board.

Die cut black and green letters to say: "We’re having a grand time in (grade)." Alternate the letters in an ABAB color pattern.  A yellow background will really make your board pop.

Click on the link for the Back-to-school money bookmark templates.

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1-2-3 Come Make Birthday Notes With Me!

Since “Knowing how to write your name” was one of my report card standards, I was always trying to think of fun ways for my students to practice that skill.

Giving your students a birthday note that is signed by all of their classmates, is a great way to do that, and makes a sweet keepsake for the birthday child.

I have several black and white samples for you to choose from, as well as 8 birthday notes in color.   

To expedite things for really little ones, you can have them all sign one black and white note and then run off multiple copies, so that when it is a child’s birthday you can personalize one and give it to them.

Put the note on a table where classmates can help color the card, when they have completed their other work.

Since I have 10 birthday notes, you may want to run off 5 copies of each one and keep them in a folder.

When it’s a child’s birthday they can look at your sample sheet of all of the cards and choose one.

After selection, set their birthday note on a “signing table.”

When students are done with their work, they can go over and sign their name to the card. Teachers should also sign their name for that finishing touch.

Click on the link to view/download the Birthday Note Packet.

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"What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the human soul." -Joseph Addison

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Wonderful bookmark to help children review skip counting by 10's.