Teacher Resources: Free Printable Rulers

Free Printable Rulers for the Classroom

As a teacher, it's not easy to manage the sheer number of classroom supplies needed by students today. Glue, crayons, scissors, construction paper and rulers are just the start of a very long list of items needed in the classroom. Unfortunately, not all parents can afford to buy the items on those long lists, but their children still deserve the same educational opportunities as the others. In the free printable crafts section of PrintablesFree.com, you'll find a couple of resources that can be very helpful to those students: the rulers, bookmarks and stencils. These are designed to be high quality resources that provide accuracy and are free of cost. All you need for these tools are a printer and a computer. As with all of the printables there, they are completely customizable. Add your name or the classroom name to each sheet before it's printed out. It couldn't be easier!

Students Use Free Printable Rulers for Math Projects

The free printable rulers on PrintablesFree.com come in a variety of designs and styles. The wood pattern is one of the most popular designs, but the colored ones like green, blue, gray and purple are also favorites. There are rulers featuring owls, frogs, bees and bears for the little ones, too. All of the rulers feature centimeters along one side of the ruler and inches along the other. When printed correctly, the rulers go up to 10 inches and 25 centimeters. Instead of spending your own hard-earned money on plastic or metal rulers, print these rulers out for free. To make them last longer, print them on thick cardstock, laminate the entire sheet and then cut the rulers out individually. Each student can have an accurate, quality, durable ruler and it won't matter if it is lost or misplaced.

Free Printable Rulers for Boys and Girls

It's sometimes hard to find gender-neutral resources that can be used for both boys and girls, but there are a number of options that are suitable in among the rulers there. The free printable green ruler is one that is suitable for both boys and girls. It features a stylish wave design with light and dark green colors. Other good gender-neutral options include the wood pattern ruler, the black ruler and the grey ruler. Of course, both boys and girls like different colors, so there's no harm in printing out a good variety of colors to let each student have his or her own choice. After all, math is a lot more fun when you can inject some color and personality into it. As you can see in the example above (click the picture to make it bigger), I have customized the rulers with the teacher's name, the classroom number, the student's name or the school's name. You can use any of these options for your rulers or print them out as is. Either way, your students will enjoy them and find them useful when measuring things in the classroom.

Free Printable Name Tags for Work or School

Get to Know Each Other with Free Printable Name Tags

Whether you're having a meeting in the workplace or trying to make new friends during the first week of school, remembering everyone's name can be quite a challenge. It's important that you remember names, though, because people can become hurt or offended if you've forgotten their name or mistakenly called them by the wrong one. It is considered common courtesy to remember someone's name. Unless you have a photographic memory, you may have some trouble with this, as we all do when we need to memorize several names at once. Rather than trying to overwork your brain with remembering names and faces, make it easier for those first few days with name tags. Name tags are available at FreePrintableOnline.com in the free miscellaneous printables category in a variety of styles.

Ice Breaking Activities Using Free Printable Name Tags

At business retreats and workshops, one of the first activities most coordinators plan is an icebreaker. This icebreaker activity is designed for the workshop participants to get to know one another. Make breaking the ice easier by having everyone wear one of the free printable name tags available on the site. There are several designs available that are appropriate for the business environment. The circular tags, blank tags and sleek designed tags are popular choices for corporate outings. Don't forget to print extras; you may find you need them for more than one day.

Free Printable Name Tags for Classroom Use

School starts any day now for most students throughout the country. Teachers, if you need help pairing names with those precious faces, you may want to consider using these free printable star name tags to identify your students. When students wear these on their shirt, it makes it much easier to associate a name with a face quickly. This aids in memorization for the teacher, but also helps the students get to know each other, too. To make it fun for the kids, allow them to write their own names and decorate their name tags with drawings, if they'd like. This is a great activity for the first day of school. During the second day of school, have them write their names and what they want to be when they grow up under the name. For the third day, you could ask students to write their name and two unusual facts about themselves. As you can see, the possibilities are endless. A name tag doesn't have to be a boring name tag. It can be so much more – an effective tool to learn not only names, but also likes and dislikes, hopes and aspirations and so on. These name tags can last longer if they're printed on card stock and laminated before given to the students. However, if you plan on giving the students fresh name tags every day, just print them out on adhesive paper (sticker paper) to make it easy for students to take them on and off.