Explore, Laugh and Learn

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03/29/2026

It’s Not Funny! It is an engaging social story with vibrant, real-life images that teaches students how to joke with kindness. This resource is perfect for supporting life skills and social-emotional learning while fostering an environment filled with laughter and respect.

Through relatable language and age-appropriate examples, students will learn to be mindful of others' feelings when making jokes and explore practical strategies for using humor in a positive, respectful way. This social story helps promote healthy relationships, encourages empathy, and strengthens social connections in your classroom.

It's Not Funny! includes social story slides and worksheets:
😃Write a funny story
😃Write a knock, knock joke
😃My little book of jokes
😃Comic strip to create a funny story

This resource is recommended for primary and special education classrooms.

What teachers are saying:
"Great resource for kids on the spectrum who have issues reading social cues."
-Amy L.
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/explore-laugh-and-learn

03/20/2026

03/14/2026

🌷 We made it… March Break is here! 🎉🎉🎉

A well-deserved moment to rest, recharge, and regroup before the final stretch of the school year.

Take this time to do more of what fills your cup ☕️

And when it’s time to head back to the classroom…
✨ We’ve got the planning covered.

Our no-prep activities and lessons make the transition back to routine simple, engaging, and stress-free.

✔ low prep
✔ engaging
✔ perfect for after March Break

Because teachers deserve a break, too!

What teachers are saying
"Some great activities to use after coming back from March break. I appreciate how easy it made planning and transitioning everyone back from the break."
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Krystal P. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/explore-laugh-and-learn

03/14/2026

"Some great activities to use after coming back from March break. I appreciate how easy it made planning and transitioning everyone back from the break."

Krystal P. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

☔❄️ From Snowflakes to Raindrops – Spring Cross-Curricular Activities for Primary Classrooms https://bit.ly/4lsmLLj

Welcome students back after Spring Break with engaging activities that celebrate the transition from winter to spring!

From Snowflakes to Raindrops is a thoughtfully designed cross-curricular resource that helps students ease back into classroom routines while staying curious, creative, and engaged.

Inspired by the changing seasons, this resource uses a trauma-informed, culturally responsive approach that encourages students to reconnect with learning through meaningful, accessible activities.

Perfect for Grade 1–3 classrooms, multi-grade classes, and special education settings, these differentiated tasks provide multiple entry points so all learners can participate with confidence.

✨ What’s Included

📊 Instructional Slides (PDF) – Easy-to-follow guidance to introduce activities and support student success.

📝 Printable Activities

• Opinion Writing
• Creative Writing
• Letter Writing
• Poetry Writing
• Word Search
• I Spy (visual attention activity)
• Numberless Word Problems (build math reasoning)
• Create an Advertisement Challenge
• Coding Activity
• Spring Drawing Challenge

01/26/2026

Help your students master sentence writing with confidence!
Fix It! Sentences https://bit.ly/3NG2GEz is a hands-on, low-prep resource designed to explicitly teach students how to write complete, correct sentences — without the frustration.

Students will practice how to:
✔️ Start sentences with a capital letter
✔️ Use lowercase letters correctly
✔️ Leave spaces between words
✔️ End sentences with proper punctuation

Instead of simply copying sentences, students actively analyze, correct, and rebuild sentences — strengthening their understanding of sentence structure and conventions.

What’s Included:
✅ Lesson slides to introduce and model the skill
✅ Differentiated worksheets for varied learning needs
✅ Writing words activities
✅ Copy sentence practice
✅ Fix It! Sentences
✅ Scrambled Sentences – Level 1
✅ Scrambled Sentences – Level 2

Why Teachers Love It:
✨ Targets core writing foundations
✨ Supports struggling writers and emerging writers
✨ Builds independence and confidence
✨ Perfect for literacy centers, small groups, and intervention
✨ Easy to implement with minimal prep

Say goodbye to sneaky capital letters in the middle of sentences and missing punctuation at the end!
This resource helps students move beyond random writing and toward clear, structured sentences.

Created especially for:
📚 Early learners
🧩 Special education classrooms
🗣️ English language learners
✍️ Students who need explicit instruction and repetition
https://bit.ly/3NG2GEz

01/25/2026

Are you feeling like it’s the 857th day of January?
The beginning-of-year fatigue is real.

One thing that keeps me sane is building in intentional review time.
Language and math reviews give me:
✔️ A clear picture of what students truly understand
✔️ A chance to catch gaps before moving on
✔️ Breathing room to thoughtfully plan new lessons

Sentence writing and spiralling math are my go-to when I need a meaningful week without reinventing the wheel. I love seeing how much my students can recall — and when they struggle, it guides my teaching instead of stressing me out. My go-to resources are:

✏️ Fixable Decodable Sentences https://bit.ly/4pXbvr2
✏️ Spiralling Math https://bit.ly/4pU9E6d
Regular check-ups focus on core understandings that lay a strong foundation for what’s coming next and the confidence boost my students get after these reviews is evident, and all this prep-free!

Review week are my favourite!
💛 Low prep
📚 High impact
🧠 Teacher sanity preserved

If lesson planning is feeling heavy right now, you’re not alone.
What are your go-to strategies when your brain is tired but your students still need quality learning?

01/04/2026

🎉 The New Year is Here—Let’s Start Fresh! 🎉
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Thats-So-Last-Year-Social-Story-About-Resolutions-and-Expectations-10767673

Ready to hit the reset button on classroom expectations? That's So Last Year! Social Story is your go-to resource for starting the year with a positive mindset and clear goals. 🙌

🛠️ This indispensable resource belongs in every teacher’s toolbox!
✨ Features real-life images and simple, relatable sentences to spark meaningful conversations about setting new goals and fostering a safe, happy learning environment.

Start the year off strong with That's So Last Year! Social Story

01/04/2026

🎉 The New Year is Here—Let’s Start Fresh! 🎉 https://bit.ly/4qGUkee

Ready to hit the reset button on classroom expectations? That's So Last Year! Social Story is your go-to resource for starting the year with a positive mindset and clear goals. 🙌

🛠️ This indispensable resource belongs in every teacher’s toolbox!
✨ Features real-life images and simple, relatable sentences to spark meaningful conversations about setting new goals and fostering a safe, happy learning environment.

Start the year off strong with That's So Last Year! Social Story https://bit.ly/4qGUkee

Photos from Explore, Laugh and Learn's post 12/15/2025

Ease your students back into routine after the winter break with this collection of fantastic differentiated winter activities perfect for creating a smooth and fun transition into learning after the winter break. https://bit.ly/3KxPUXH

This resource includes a variety of activities including cut-and-paste and writing versions, decoding and reading passages to meet the needs of a wide range of abilities.

Welcome your class into the new year with this culturally responsive resource created using an inclusive approach to build a strong classroom community where all students feel appreciated.

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