First of all, CONGRATULATIONS!! This is such an exciting time for you and I’m sure you are eagerly awaiting the day you get to share the good news with your students.
I have a couple of fun ideas for you:
My Teacher is Having a Baby Reveal Word Search
This activity is SUPER low prep. Just print out the appropriate word search for your students, slap a poster up on the white board and watch their reactions unfold! BONUS: If you are having twins this is the activity for you! I included a special “My teacher is expecting twins!” word search just for you ♥ Click on this link to take you to this activity.
Unlock Your Teacher’s Biggest Secret Baby Announcement
This is the digital activity I used with my students to announce my pregnancy during COVID distance learning. I was so sad not to be able to see their reactions in person but they were very excited and shared their enthusiasm with me virtually! Essentially, students need to “unlock” your good news by solving a series of math problems. This activity is geared towards 4th-6th graders. If you are a fourth grade teacher and doing this at the beginning of the year, your students will need more support from you in order to solve these problems. ♥ Click on this link to take you to this activity.
Classroom Gender Reveal
Have you already told your kids about your soon to be bundle of joy? They get JUST ask excited to find out the baby’s gender! When we found out our baby was going to be a boy I gave my students this word search, a bag of pink and blue confetti and, since we were still virtual, had them solve the word search and then send me a video of them throwing the correct color confetti. It was SO MUCH FUN ♥ Click on this link to take you to this activity.
How did you tell your students you were pregnant?! Have you used any of these activities? Let me know in the comments below! ♥