that allows the students to earn “money” or tickets to spend at the year-end sale. Give tickets for turning in homework on time, helping another student, walking quietly in the hallway, running errands or any other activity that is fitting in your classroom. At...
Inside is a special privilege or activity to do together, such as having a scavenger hunt, dance party, ice cream or treat day, or another type of end-of-the-year pre-summer fun.End of the Year Arts and Crafts7. Create an end of the year memory book keepsake together. This is a ...
As the school year draws to a close, it’s important to plan end-of-year activities that finish the year on a positive, reflective note. You’ve all put a lot of work in to get to this point, so use these activities to reflect, engage in gratitude, and set students up for summer ...
It’s finally here—the last day of school. While most kids are going to be super excited, others may have mixed emotions about the end of the school year. Make your last hours together extra special with some of these fun last-day-of-school activities, and send your students into summe...
Use theHow to Spread Kindnessactivity for grades K-2 to draw or write one way they can spread kindness. Encourage random acts of kindness to spread positivity throughout the day. Watch theMantrasJust a Minute video for grades 3-8 to teach students how to be confident. ...
ofschool,providestudentswithan11-inchby17-inchpieceofdrawingpaper.Challengestudentstodrawamapoftheworldandlabelasmanycountriesandbodiesofwaterastheycan.Collectthemapsandputthemaway.Attheendoftheschoolyear,repeattheactivity.Hasayearoflessonsfocusedonworldgeographyandcurrenteventsincreasedyourstudents'knowledgeof...
“Welcome to the first meeting of the Writing Club!” she said. “During the school year, we will meet here to work on story writing. At the end of the year, I will put all of your stories together in a book.” Miss Margaret gave a pencil and two pieces of paper to each student...
Year 8’s compete as a team against another team made up of different year levels. For the past few lessons, my team has been focusing on coding the robot to accomplish high point missions, and whomever gets the most points in the end from completed missions wins. This has been both cha...
STEM Sports is a winner! Science, engineering, and math are part of these sports-themed team challenges for the end of the year.
By the end of the school year, students and teachers are often burned out. They need a break and look forward to leaving the classroom for a few months. Unfortunately, not everyone has this luxury. Some students are required to attend summer school, and some teachers need to accept summer...