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Back to School Student Gifts {FREEBIES}

I love giving my students a little something on the first day of first grade.  It gives them something to do while you are greeting students at the door and makes them feel special.  I changed over to suction cup balls last year and they had a blast rolling them on their desks!  I hope you can use these free tags.
They are only $3 at Target!
or you can buy from Amazon:
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More ball options:
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I had found these in 2014 at these prices! It is always a good idea to check the clearance sections of stores:
Michaels – Chevron Bags: clearance for  $0.39
Michaels – Buckets: clearance for $0.39
Target – Dog Erasers clearance 2 for $1
Target – Flashing Ball: clearance for $.70
Target – Clear Bags $2
Click to download the gift tags for free!
We're Going to have Buckets of Fun in First Grade
Buckets of Fun in First Grade Gift Tag
We're going to have a ball in 1st grade!
We're going to have a ball in 1st grade!
A colleague of mine needed the tags for 2nd & 3rd.  So I added these.
We're going to have a ball in 2nd grade!
We're going to have a ball in 3rd grade!
We're going to have a ball this year!
We're going to have a ball in 1st grade1
We're going to have a doggone good time in 1st grade.

If you cannot find the dog erasers, these would work:

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We're going to have a doggone good time in 1st grade!
We're going to have a doggone good time in 1st grade.
I hope you can use these tags!  If you already had your first day of first grade, pin for next year.  Follow my Back to School Pinterest board here!

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  1. Thrills in Third Grade

    August 16, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    These are super cute!! Thank you SO MUCH for sharing them. I'm so happy you made the 3rd grade ones, since that's what I teach. 😀

    Jamie

  2. Jim Craig

    August 19, 2016 at 12:37 am

    I used the same idea with the balls for Meet the Teacher night, but changed the label to, "Having a "ball" in the first grade hall.

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