April, 2026

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Scroll down to GROW for Easter, Earth Day and April Fool’s ideas.

April Morning Work

April Reading Logs

April Fool’s Day Pranks for Students

Autism Acceptance Day

Earth Day

Earth Day Read-Alouds

William Shakespeare’s Birthday

Poem in Your Pocket Day

Phonemic Awareness

Phonics

For Teachers

End of the Year

Use this template for students to write letters to next year’s class.

Print this template onto colored paper to count down the last days of school.

Print these cards onto cardstock to wish your students a happy summer.

Use these pages to highlight admirable character traits in students at the end of the year.

Use these pages to help students reflect back on their year and create a special memory book.

Trying to think of a gift for your students at the end of the year? Try a goodie bag with these tags.

Print these free diplomas and promotion certificates to celebrate your rising students.

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You can now get organization and holiday materials separately by following on Facebook and Pinterest.

Looking for some fun kids’ activities in April? Check out these free and cheap events held in stores around the country!

April 4th at Home Depot: Make a Farm Planter

April 4th at Pottery Barn: Easter Crafts

April 6th-10th at Ikea: Free Spring Break Activities with a Different Craft Each Day

April 11th at Lakeshore Learning: Make a Dotted Fish Wind Sock

April 11th at JC Penny: Make Bee or Frog Magnets

April 12th at Michaels: Analog Bag Demo + Make a Bag Charm

April 18th at Lowes: Build a Terrarium

April 19th at Michaels: Make Clay Pencil & Paintbrush Pals

April 25th at Lakeshore Learning: Design & Play STEAM Boat

Looking for a printable calendar for April? You can print this free one.

And don’t forget to keep a reading log for yourself:

April Fool’s Day

Easter

Earth Day

Earth Day Read-Alouds

Earth Day Resolutions

Going green all at once can be pretty intimidating, if not downright impossible. So rather than feeling overwhelmed that you can’t do everything, let Earth Day be a time to make one resolution to put into practice this year. Each year on Earth Day, try to make one small change that will become a permanent practice, going forward. Check out this list of ideas to get you started:

Bible Verses for Earth Day

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You can now get children’s ministry materials separately by following on Facebook and Pinterest.

Easter Story Egg Hunt

We all love traditional Easter egg hunts (and we know kids love the toys and candy). If you also love the idea of a Resurrection egg hunt that connects to the true meaning of Easter, but know kids aren’t always that excited about getting a piece of purple cloth in their eggs, check out this hybrid that includes all the Bible connections through egg contents that children will actually be happy to receive.

Garden of Gethsemane

Crucifixion

Resurrection

Saul Becomes King

David Anointed

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