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Teacher Pregnancy Reveal Free Download

In case you haven’t heard the good news, let me let you in on my little secret: I’m going to be a mom! My husband Rob and I are so excited to be parents this July. We announced the big news to our family and friends last week and shared a few details about the pregnancy on our lifestyle blog, Crazy Together. We had a plan for the exact way we were going to share the news with our parents, siblings, friends, and everyone else. But there was a very special group of kindergarteners that deserved to hear the news in a very special way – which is why I created a very special teacher pregnancy reveal just for them.

If you’re an elementary teacher who’s pregnant  and struggling with the same dilemma, I’m happy to share my own teacher pregnancy reveal (with a free download!) and hopefully provide a little inspiration on how to tell your students that you’re pregnant.

I wanted my students to hear the good news directly from me, but I didn’t want to focus too much of our precious learning time on my personal news, so I created a short and sweet way to announce my pregnancy to the students.

My Teacher Secret

To begin, I gathered my students near our classroom calendar and told them that I had a secret to share with them. As you might imagine, those 5 and 6 year old students perked right up at the sound of the word “secret!” I told them that in order for them to know my news, they would have to use a secret code to solve the mystery. At this point, their eyes were as big as saucers and bursting with excitement.

I showed the class the sweet little worksheet I had created for my teacher pregnancy reveal and demonstrated how to use the secret code. I only showed them how to solve the first four letters and the class quickly figured out that the first two words on the page were “Mrs. Gavin.”

Once I was confident that everyone knew what to do, I gave each child their own “What’s the Secret?” worksheet and watched them go to town.

You could have heard a pin drop while the class worked to crack the code and every single child in the class was able to successfully identify the correct letters to complete the activity.

student holding a pencil while working on a sheet of paper with a teacher pregnancy reveal secret code

Reading the Secret Message

As you would probably guess, some students completed the page very quickly and others needed extra time. The quick finishers just stared at their freshly decoded papers and tried to figure out what it said. I knew the message was too difficult for many students to read, but I figured I could count on a few the higher-level readers to solve the puzzle and blurt out what it said (thus, making the announcement for me).

After seeing a perplexed look on every student’s face, I decided to jump in and help out.

I asked the class, “So what do you think it says?”

Almost everyone chimed in with “Mrs. Gavin is …” and then they came to an abrupt stop.

Apparently having was a really difficult word for the class to read. I asked if anyone had a guess what that hard word might be. Someone guessed “have” and I said “it’s a lot like the word have”. This was followed by more silence. We’ve been discussing reading strategies so I let the students  know that it’s ok to skip a hard word and come back to it.

Which was fine, except everyone proceeded to get stuck on the word baby.

Again I asked out loud, “What do you think it says?”

At this point, I’m pretty sure that one of the girls in the class had a good guess about the message. I swear she gave me a funny look and checked out my belly. I met her gaze, leaned down and whispered, “What do you think it says?” The question was met with yet another “I don’t know.”

At this point, the entire class had been stumped for a few minutes. They wanted to know the secret so badly, so I once again asked if anyone had any idea what that hard word that started with an h might be. After a few incorrect guesses, one student finally called out “having!”

YES!

Within a few seconds the class was able to finally read the rest of the secret message that Mrs. Gavin is Having a Baby!

Praise the Lord, they figured it out!

student in classroom holding up a completed secret code worksheet that says "My Teacher is Having a Baby" for a teacher pregnancy reveal

As you might expect, my students had a few questions about when the baby will be coming and why I don’t have a big belly. They also wanted to know if it would be a boy or a girl. I told them that the baby would arrive this summer and that my belly will start growing soon and get bigger as the baby grows. I also explained that we won’t know if it’s a boy or a girl until the baby is born (Rob and I want to be surprised), but that I did have a photo on my phone.

I walked around the classroom and showed each student my most recent ultrasound picture, pointing out the head, body and legs as I traveled around the room. One student told his mom that he thinks I’m having a boy, which is undoubtedly the first of many student predictions.

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Free Secret Code Teacher Pregnancy Reveal Worksheet

If you are a classroom teacher looking for a sweet way to announce your own pregnancy, I’m thrilled to share this simple secret code worksheet with you. It’s the perfect way to tell your own students that you’re expecting. The free download includes a general “My Teacher is Having a Baby!” pdf as well as an editable PowerPoint file that you can use to personalize the activity with your with your own name. Click the image below to download your free Secret Code Pregnancy Announcement!

If you know of any other creative ways to tell your students that you are expecting (or recently engaged), please share your ideas in the comments. Elementary teachers always have the cutest ideas!

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Maria Gavin

Maria is a former kindergarten and first grade teacher, with 13 years of teaching experience. Her love and passion for all things early childhood is now fulfilled as a mom to two amazing kids. She loves sharing practical and creative tips and ideas that are perfect for young learners – in the classroom or at home!

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  1. Congratulations! I teach pre-k and waited until I was showing to tell the kids so it was a little more concrete for them. I also showed them my ultrasound picture on the smart board and we pointed to the different body parts on the baby. The kids were so sweet all year, giving my belly pats and kisses. They drew pictures and made cards for the baby. The funniest comment I got was from a little boy who whispered to me at lunch “did you eat a baby? Is that how she got in your belly?”

  2. I teach 7th grade and when I was pregnant with my first back in 2001, I did something similar with a game of Hangman. Of course I only had to do that with first period and then they took care of spreading the news to my other classes!

  3. I announced my pregnancy (2008) to my third graders after our Christmas party. One of my students piped up and said, “Well how did that happen?” The parents who were helping got a good laugh out of that.

  4. Congratulations! When I announced my pregnancies with my classes, I read a book called Our Teacher’s Having a Baby by Eve Bunting. I wish I could find it. I also had them make predictions about the length and weight of the babies, and boy and girl name suggestions, and put them in my baby books. One student said, “I know what you did…”

    1. I have heard about the book “Our Teacher is Having a Baby” and I did a search online, only to discover it is now out of print, and not available at my local library. Perhaps one day they will decide to republish the book!

      I hope that you never did hear that student’s story about “what you did!”

  5. Last year, I announced my pregnancy to my third graders by playing hangman and having a little party complete with cupcakes and punch. It was very special.

  6. How wonderful for you! I remember so well how much fun it was to be finishing off the year with my second graders when I was 7 months pregnant with my 2nd child (nearly 24 years ago!!!). They just loved watching my belly move while I was reading to them. Now I’m waiting for a grandchild to be born in May!

  7. Oh my goodness, what great memories! Thank you so much for sharing and congrats on the upcoming birth of your grandchild 🙂

  8. Congratulations! Being pregnant around kindergarteners is so much fun! I have 2 summer babies so my classes definitely got excited watching my belly go from flat to very round. They loved to pat it and asked lots of questions. Once a month we would predict how much my belly had grown, measured it with links, and graphed our results. The class got to practice math skills and I got fun keepsakes for baby books.

  9. Congrats! I did a very similar activity for my class last year. It was so fun to watch them jump up and down as they got a new letter. Then when they realized what it said, the excitement was even greater. Love it! Enjoy the next few months, and then having that baby in your arms this summer 🙂

  10. Thanks for sharing! I just found out that I am due in August with my second child and was wondering how I was going to tell my kinders. I look forward to seeing if they can figure it out without me telling them. Congrats to you and your husband!

  11. Congratulations!!! I did this with my third graders a few years ago to announce, but with double-digit addition problems. It was so funny to see the reaction of those who finished first (I told the kiddos they couldn’t say anything aloud until everyone was done). So cute!! 🙂

  12. I’m due in May and have been looking for the perfect way to announce my pregnancy. This is so adorable, I can’t wait to see how my students react. Thank you so much for sharing and CONGRATS to you! 🙂

  13. Hello and Congrats! I am loving this announcement and would like to do it with my class. I have entered two different emails and neither has gotten the document for me to edit.

    1. nevermind! my desktop computer was blocking it- was able to get it to send from my phone. thank you!

  14. I love this idea and hope to “borrow” it from you! I tried to get the free announcement and I put my name and email, but haven’t received the digital download yet. Hopefully it will come!!! Thanks so much!

  15. I would love to use the secret code but I am having issues opening the file. 🙁 Please help me 🙂

  16. Hi! Is there a way you could email this to me? I would love to use with my kids. Thank you so much!!! 🙂
    Kristin

    1. Hi Kristen, just click the image in the post and fill out your email address. Then it will be sent right to your inbox (be sure to check your spam folder if you don’t see it right away)

    1. I waited until I was 14 weeks and then I told the whole world. All in the same day. My parents, siblings, and best friends found out the news early. Important family members got a phone call, coworkers found out via text, I told my kinders at school and announced it on social media later that same day.

  17. I filled out my information to get this freebie, it sent me a subscribing confirmation but did not receive the email with the download.

  18. Thank you so much for the personalized freebie! I can’t wait to do this with my Kinder kiddos right before Thanksgiving! 🙂

  19. I would really like to use this but it won’t send to me. I put my info in and it sent me a confirmation email, but it has not sent over the resource yet. Any ideas why that might be?

      1. I know i’m late but I just wanted to tell you congratulations and I hope you’re doing well. Also, can you tell me the gender of you’re baby. Just wondering….Hope you and you’re baby are doing well!!

        1. Hi Bella, what a sweet comment! I had a little girl who is now a year and a half. We are very blessed ❤️

          1. Congratulations!! That is wonderful. I can’t wait for my baby to be born. I hope you and your family are doing well!

  20. When I was in third grade my teacher started to show and I kind of thought she might be pregnant because at that time another third grade teacher was pregnant as well. She told us with hangman. It read, I’m expecting. Then my sixth grade teacher told us she was pregant with a riddle. I just found out i’m 5 1/2 weeks pregant and I don’t know how to tell my sixth grade students. I thought of copycatting my own teachers but I think I want to do something else….? Any ideas???

  21. I found out a couple days ago that I am 7 weeks pregnant. I decided to write on my classroom board, ” In 33 weeks!!” And under that I wrote Nov. 8! Then I wrote out Pink in the color pink and underlined it and Blue in the color blue and underlined it. I told the students they had to solve it when they came in the classroom from morning announcement. I also told them to write their names under whichever color they like best. Then I took some guesses and a friend was in the room. I told him to guess and he told the class the news. Then I had my students re-write their updated answers. I then took a picture of all my students standing on either the blue side or pink side, depending on what they picked. I printed that picture and one of just me standing beside it. I then showed them to my husband when I got home. He was so excited and happy! I know a lot of ladies prefer to tell their husband first and honestly, I always thought I would but then I came up with that idea and everything worked out okay!

  22. Hello! This is my second and I did it with my first! I can’t seem to find the original and when I went to download, it just sent me the subscription email, no freebie ?. Could you email it to me please?

  23. Hi, For some reason I can’t move the numbers over? I have to add spaces as my last name is longer than yours. Which program do you recommend editing in?

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Hi, I'm Maria.

I’m a former kindergarten teacher turned work-from-home mom. I still love sharing ideas and resources to make teaching easier, so you can focus on what really matters in the classroom. When I’m not working on the blog, you’ll find me chasing kids around the house with a cold cup of coffee in my hand (some things never change even once you’re out of the classroom!)

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