8 Elf on the Shelf® Classroom Ideas
Ideas for teachers: quick to set up before the bell, kind in tone and fine for a whole class.
8 ideas
Pictures: AI illustrations of Moss, our own elf. Yours will look a little different.
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Elf Takes Attendance
Needs: clipboard, class list
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North Pole Weather Forecast
Needs: whiteboard, marker, pencil
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Pencil Parade
Needs: pencils, ruler
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Story Time with Your Elf
Needs: book, stuffed animals
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Classroom Kindness Mailbox
Needs: tissue box, paper, marker
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Kind Words on Every Desk
Needs: sticky notes, marker
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Math Snowball Fight
Needs: scrap paper, pen, basket
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Welcome Back Paper Chain
Needs: paper strips, tape, marker
Nothing that quick and that tidy. Even elves have limits.
From the night shift
Pick ideas that include every child, not only the ones who believe.
Good to know
What about kids who don't celebrate Christmas?
Keep the elf a class mascot, not a judge, and tell families before it arrives. None of these ideas mentions Santa, presents or who's been good.
When should a classroom elf arrive and leave?
The Monday after Thanksgiving makes a good arrival, and the last day before winter break a good goodbye. The elf goes home for the holidays too.