Nothing crafty please. Preferably something that will allow students to use their individual creativity. \n\nNote: I am not asking people to do my job for me lol. I have a lesson plan for tomorrow, but I was just curious to hear of any other creative ideas you people may have.
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Peanut butter playdough\nChocolate finger paint\nbubble painting\n \nYou can email me if u want: i'll give u the recipes. all edible.
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Children of ages 4 - 6 have the most creative mind in the world, more than any scientist. Explore their mind by open questions? No answer is wrong and never tell them that can't be done. Sample Question: How would you travel to the moon? What is the fastest thing you can think of? What is sound? What is light? \nThe best means to bring out their creativeness is a blank sheet of paper and coloring pencils or crayons.\nRemember NO ANSWER is Wrong!!!
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I wish there was a book.  I've found the best way is to simply talk to other teachers.  Borrow their ideas and shape them into what will work for you and your class.  It seems like at most staff developments the best you can hope to come away with is a few good ideas.
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I like to make a special gift. Why don't you try to make a big card or book with all students picture or impressive picture and warm wishes. It can be bring to the party and show for evryone in there.\nI am sure your professor will be very happy.\ngo ahead1
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Unless you are limited with your resources, why not just let them have what they want - there would be sufficient to go round. Once one cild <lol> has grabbed everything in his excitement, they will soon calm down once they start work and then you can share the stuff round or ask them to do it. \n\nIf you're limited, why not dish out the stuff or get them to pick something they want in turn? That way you could see their choices as they go and maybe even asked why they have chosen that/those particular thing(s). Make a nice talking point wouldn't it?\n\nAnd I'm not even a teacher! lol.\n\nGood luck.
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If you have Word on a PC just insert a table and format and edit as required.  If you don't have access to Word use graph paper or if you're really creative cut out coloured shapes for each person and stick them onto a large piece of card link together with ribbon or wool.  Now that will WOW! them at school.
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he he, here are some originals i did..\n\nkeep in mind, KRAZY GLUE is invisible!!!\n\nput it on a teachers chair, or if you want it to be a good one, the principals chair!!\n\nThumbTacks.\n\nplace the colored part down, and the pin facing up, and put it on a teachers chair, glue them down, and put them on the chair of a teacher who doesn't look at the chair before she looks at it. it would serve no purpose if she looks at the chair CUZ SHE AIN'T GOING TO SIT ON IT!!!!!!!!!!!!\n\n((ok enough with chairs))\n\nTV!!! most classes watch movies during the end, the last few days, or this could work if you have a tv in the classroom.\n\nGET A UNIVERSAL REMOTE, and plug in the TV when the teachers not looking, and have fun!!! remember to HIDE the remote and not make it obvious!!\n\ngo into the room before the teacher, and put OIL on the board.. ha ha, works everytime, and CONGRATZ if you do that, because you have just screwed up the board FOR EVER!!! it can't be washed, water doesn't stick to oil. It can't be written on, you cant use chalk to write on oil, it won't stick, and you can't use the eraser!!! and since you're a senior, it won't effect your edumacashun in any way (i did it on my senior year, it was a group of us, we screwed up every single board on the 5th floor. (the third floor was better, they had those white boards that use water based markers, HA HA we use PERMANENT markers and wrote "i will not screw up any more boards because the fifth floor mess is enough" and in the middle we wrote "NOBODY CARES SO STOP TALKING" )\n\nIn general, be creative, be spontaneous, but most important of all LEAVE YOUR MARK AND BE SELFISH you are NOT going to be in that school next year, so you won't be punished (if you leave no trace behind, find a group of classmates who won't rat you out, and do it in rooms that you don't have classes in)\n\nHAVE FUN!
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Make the teacher a scrapbook of all of you.  You could each put in special letters of why you think he/she is really special.  This way the only things you are paying for is a scrapbook, note paper and film.  You could even let some of the other people he/she has taught write notes.  This is something that he/she can carry with them forever.  It will also remind that that he/she are doing a great job.   You can even ask some of the other teachers if they would like to put in something.
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>you could get black peices of paper and little flashlights for you kids turn the classroom lights out and have the kids move their peice of paper over the flashlight and have them see that the light comes around the edges \nInstuctions\nMaterials\n>popsicle sticks\n>glue or tape\n>black peice pf paper \n>scissors \n>flashlight\nDirections\n>out line the inner circle of the flashlight\n>cut on that line\n>glue or tape a popsicle stick on the black peice of paper\n>turn on the flashlight and move the black peice of paper in front of the flashlight\n\n>this is what my second grade teacher did and i had a ball
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do something fun . not to bore the kids or anything . some kind of reviewing activity like flash cards or a " mind dump " ( what my 5th grade teacher used to do ) a mind dump is where you take all your knowledge and just write it on a piece of paper. lol . if not then just go original and ask them questions .
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What is your topic?\n\nTry making a word scramble with words from your theme. Have the kids work in groups of 3 or 4 to unscramble the words. The first team to finish (or first 2 teams) wins candy. \nCandy motivates any high school student.\n\nPlay basketball. Have the kids go up (1 kid from each row) and ask a question from your presentation. The first kid to write the correct answer on the board gets to take a shot. You can get a hoop from the dollar store, or use a wad of paper and the trash can. If they make the basket they get an extra point (or 2 points) for their team. The winning row gets candy. Tell them up front that there is a prize. They will be motivated.\n\nI also play the flyswatter game. Put a bunch of random answers on the board (or if you need to prepare ahead a large piece of paper that you tack to the board). Divide the class in 2. One from each team goes to the board. Ask a question. The first team to hit the answer gets the point. You have to keep it moving fast. State the rules; NO HITTING each other! Downside; you have to give candy to half the class lol!\n\nI have more, but those are what I think is best. If you don't like them I can try to think of something else.
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Every time I need to keep a part of my class quiet and occupied I do a word search with vocabulary or spelling words.  Its really pretty cool, check it out:\nwww.puzzlemaker.com
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All of these seem to have good starts for ideas.  You should be able to find plenty of good projects that you'll be able to work on prior to your science fair,\n\nhttp://yahooligans.yahoo.com/Science_and_Nature/Experiments_and_Activities/Science_Fairs/\nhttp://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/projectguide/\nhttp://school.discovery.com/sciencefaircentral/\nhttp://www.scifair.org/\nhttp://www.cdli.ca/sciencefairs/\nhttp://www.isd77.k12.mn.us/resources/cf/ideas.html\nhttp://staff.washington.edu/chudler/fair.html\n\nGood Luck
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Give them less homework and try to make it more fun. Give less paperwork and more interesting projects. Try to be more creative with it. I know kids can be very difficult to teach these days. Good luck!
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I teach third graders (8-9 year olds). I arrange their individual desks in groups of 4-5 with two people side-by-side- and then two facing them and maybe one on the end.  I select students who are lower to put next to average students and then higher students with average or low students. I give them many opportunities to discuss ideas in partners next to them(elbow partners) and partners across from them (mirror partners). They can also discuss things as a whole group which I allow them to name their table together. I also set up a reading corner.with pillows and books of varying levels. If you have room, you can set up a writing table to publish their writing. It could contain various papers, pre-made blank books, envelopes, markers, crayons, hole punches and zig-zag scissors. I have lots more ideas but hopefully this will help for now...Good Luck!
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sounds like you are very creative....have u thought about baking cookies for the 30 friends and maybe a cake or pies for the teachers.....that is alot of people to give to....or go to like a dollar store and stock up on stuffed animals.
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As a public school teacher, I am always running short on supplies.  So, personally, I enjoy like whiteboard markers, a new stapler, maybe a new pencil sharpener.  These are all useful gifts and help us from having to spend our own money on things that are going to be used in the classroom.