Countdown to Easter this season with the best Easter STEM activities for kids or junior scientists! So many fun ideas!
I know many of you are so close to the end of the school year, but here in NY, we are just starting our countdown! Today was our first day of our ABC Countdown to the End of the Year...aka Summer Vacation! I had some fun Alphabet Clips from Dancing Crayon Designs that were screaming to be used and they worked out PERFECT for our countdown door- they look like they are 'in lights!' I originally went to school for Art Therapy and had wanted to be an art teacher, so 'art' is near and dear to my heart. Today was all about creative juices...and boy were they flowing! Through the year I have a scrap bucket- it gets picked at, but never has it seen the LOVE it got today! The kids were SHOCKED that I literally DUMPED it in our meeting area- and then told them to make WHATEVER they wanted! At first it was a MAD DASH for the bits of gold, neon and other 'specialty' scraps, but that quickly faded and the real creating came into play! Look at some of these creations: Each were as unique as the next! As much as I would have LOVED to keep them and hang them, I never let them take projects home the day we create them, so I knew it was only fair to say 'and don't put them out in the hall- leave them at your seat because you are taking them home today!' WHAT? WHAT did she just say? We can REALLY take them home?! YES! I wanted them to share their art with their families for A is for Art Day! At the end of the day we put a 'check' on 'A' to show it was done (I SOOO love crossing things off a list- checks are just as good!) I had thought about ripping each letter off, but thought it would be more meaningful for them to see what we had done and how much more we have to go. I know you may be WELL past your '26 day countdown' but I did put my template (copy of what I used and a blank editable copy) as well as the fun countdown letters (and a clip art 'check' [I had made mine from construction paper] into a FREE download! You may not be able to use it this year, but simply pin this image to remind you for next year: and it will bring you right back to this post where you can find the download! I'd like to credit and thank the following clip artists and font creators that I used in the free download: Dancing Crayon Designs (ABC Clipart) Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Designs (Summer Border) Educlips (Check Clipart) KG Fonts (KG Miss Kindergarten and KG Red Hands Fonts) Tomorrow we are ready for a fun BINGO day for 'B'! I am hoping to take pictures and post our most 'glorious' days to share with you all! Enjoy your last few days, weeks or month with your students! Until next post,
Yes, it is that time of year where teachers are beginning the countdown to summer. For me it is 26 days of FUN!!! When we begin, we are in celebration mode. It is about making the last few weeks of school memorable, exciting and educational. For me, the countdown begins April 30th. I have created an editable document that you can use. the activities are already designed all you need to do is add your own dates. Please note that this is to be printed on legal 8.5x14 paper. To make the last few weeks not be another huge expense, I post a donation wish list for parents. I ask for things like bubbles, donut holes, cookies, popcorn, and whatever else we will be needing. I have a parent message board outside of my classroom. This is where I post any important information or requests. On our last day, we do not have a kindergarten graduation or promotion. We found that with 5 classes it is just too chaotic and the parents are truly disrespectful. The last time we did it we kept having to stop and ask our audience to be quiet so they could hear the names being called. We asked them not to bring presents and balloons, but that fell on deaf ears. Then we had the kids who didn't have anyone in the audience. The look on their faces as they scanned the audience hoping to see someone there to congratulate them broke my heart. So last year we had a special movie day. We did not tell the parents what we would be doing. Instead we surprised our students with movie passes and coupons for popcorn and a drink. We set up our multi-use room as if it were a theater and showed our students a movie. We made a big production out of it and tried to make it a special event. I'm not sure if we will do it again this year. We have a team meeting Monday to discuss the end of the year activities. It is sometimes difficult to get 5 people to agree without making anyone feel as if they have been pressured into just going along. This week will be a super busy week for me. Tuesday, my family will be coming over to celebrate my birthday. Luckily my husband offered to cook and host the occasion rather than trying to go out to dinner with my family. Thursday is Open House so Wednesday will be a late night getting the last minute details finished and doing a room clean-up. I have a gazillion things to do this week. Is it Friday yet? This time of year just seems so busy and this beautiful Spring weather has given me Spring Fever.
It’s been a while since I’ve shared my week, so here I am! :o) Fingers and Toes Day was today!! For those of you that have no clue what that means, we can officially count down to the last day of school on our fingers and toes! :o) We are in full swing of our […]
The end of the school year is a time that is very busy for most classrooms. Here are some end of the school year project ideas, end of the year gift solutions, celebration tips, and diplomas.
Use these Alphabet Countdown Ideas to count down the last days of school. Each day you plan a fun activity to match a letter and record it in a book.
Christmas is my FAVORITE time of year! I have been planning this for several months now, and I couldn't be more excited to share it with you all!! I have been creating learning activities for my boys since my oldest was one! I miss being in the classroom, and this lets me connect with so many amazing mommas and teachers, while still fulfilling my love of teaching. I never imagined so many classrooms and homes would be using my activities. It is so humbling. As a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you who have followed along with us, I created this FREE Christmas ABC Countdown!!! When I was in the classroom, we always did a end of the year ABC countdown. Each day of school, for the last 26 days, we did a letter based activity (Letter U- read UNDER a tree). It was a lot of fun for both the teachers and kids, during a crazy time of year. I thought it would be fun to do the same type of thing for the 26 days leading up to Christmas! Feel free to make this work for your kids!! Do one activity a day, pick and choose, or in ABC order for the 26 days leading up to Christmas! If you do decide to try some of these activities with your classroom or children, I would LOVE to see them in action! Tag me on Instagram @michele_dillon It makes my teacher heart so happy that I can still have an influence in education, even from home. Here is a sneak peek inside the Christmas Pack! U is for UNWRAP- Unwrap the letters X is for boX- Beginning Sound Match \ J is for Jingle Bells- Jingle Bell Addition N is for Naughty or Nice- Santa's Nice List D is for Decorate- Decorate the Ornament T is for Tree- Decorate the Play Dough Trees C is for Cookies- Cookie Number Sense M is for Music- Shape Dancing G is for Gingerbread- Letter Writing ABC Christmas Countdown Preschool Pack To you and your family, have a very Merry Christmas!!! xoxo Michele Need more Christmas themed learning? Check out these Christmas themed products. Christmas Circle Time Christmas Addition Games Christmas Alphabet Mats Christmas Number Mats December Fine Motor Gingerbread Preschool Pack December Worksheets for Preschool December Fine Motor Poke Pin Christmas Pattern Block Mats December Literary Journal December Math Journal December Count and Clip Christmas Color by Code - Preschool Christmas Color by Code- Kindergarten Christmas Alphabet Sensory Bin Christmas Number Bin For more ideas, follow us on Instagram @michele_dillon
Countdown to Easter this season with the best Easter STEM activities for kids or junior scientists! So many fun ideas!
Community Helpers activities and centers for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Plus FREE community signs & fire finger painting printable.
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Doing an Alphabet Countdown was my favourite way to end the school year. Find out how I easily planned 26 days of fun in my kindergarten classroom.
Countdown to the last day of school! Use this free, editable ABC countdown calendar to plan fun events for the last 26 days of the school year.
I know many of you are so close to the end of the school year, but here in NY, we are just starting our countdown! Today was our first day of our ABC Countdown to the End of the Year...aka Summer Vacation! I had some fun Alphabet Clips from Dancing Crayon Designs that were screaming to be used and they worked out PERFECT for our countdown door- they look like they are 'in lights!' I originally went to school for Art Therapy and had wanted to be an art teacher, so 'art' is near and dear to my heart. Today was all about creative juices...and boy were they flowing! Through the year I have a scrap bucket- it gets picked at, but never has it seen the LOVE it got today! The kids were SHOCKED that I literally DUMPED it in our meeting area- and then told them to make WHATEVER they wanted! At first it was a MAD DASH for the bits of gold, neon and other 'specialty' scraps, but that quickly faded and the real creating came into play! Look at some of these creations: Each were as unique as the next! As much as I would have LOVED to keep them and hang them, I never let them take projects home the day we create them, so I knew it was only fair to say 'and don't put them out in the hall- leave them at your seat because you are taking them home today!' WHAT? WHAT did she just say? We can REALLY take them home?! YES! I wanted them to share their art with their families for A is for Art Day! At the end of the day we put a 'check' on 'A' to show it was done (I SOOO love crossing things off a list- checks are just as good!) I had thought about ripping each letter off, but thought it would be more meaningful for them to see what we had done and how much more we have to go. I know you may be WELL past your '26 day countdown' but I did put my template (copy of what I used and a blank editable copy) as well as the fun countdown letters (and a clip art 'check' [I had made mine from construction paper] into a FREE download! You may not be able to use it this year, but simply pin this image to remind you for next year: and it will bring you right back to this post where you can find the download! I'd like to credit and thank the following clip artists and font creators that I used in the free download: Dancing Crayon Designs (ABC Clipart) Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Designs (Summer Border) Educlips (Check Clipart) KG Fonts (KG Miss Kindergarten and KG Red Hands Fonts) Tomorrow we are ready for a fun BINGO day for 'B'! I am hoping to take pictures and post our most 'glorious' days to share with you all! Enjoy your last few days, weeks or month with your students! Until next post,
Enjoy hands on St Patrick's Day science with St Patrick's Day science experiments and STEM activities. Rainbows, leprechauns, gold and more.
Ya’ll know how much I believe in making the most of every day in the classroom. And how much I detest the “days left in the year” countdowns or the negative Monday posts on socia…
Learn important Kindergarten skills while exploring the wild with these camping-themed worksheets from our Camping Preschool Fun Pack! And best of all, you can get it for FREE!
Get those kiddos up and moving with these alphabet scavenger hunts! They are a fun way to help introduce the alphabet or countdown to the end of the school year.
Countdown to Valentine's Day with over 14 Valentine's STEM Activities for elementary. Science, Tech, Engineering and Math that inspires!
Hi there! Remember me? My name is Halle. I teach 2nd Grade. AndIamsobusywhenwillsummerbeheresoIcanfinallycatchabreath? Seriously. I have been so absent. It’s mostly because we are house hunting. Still. Still! We found a house. It was the perfect house for us. The papers were printed. All we had to do was go to work, then come to sign the papers. I made sure to bring home my favorite work pen. Then we got outbid. And we couldn't bid any higher. I’m not exaggerating when I say it was tragic. That was almost 3 weeks ago and I still get sick if I really think about it. I know, I know everything happens for a reason, but the little house that almost was seemed like it was built just for us. Well, it was built before we were born, but that doesn’t count. It was still built with us in mind. Then a few days ago we thought we found a pretty decent runner-upper. Until we found out this morning that it’s under contract. This is hard people! What happened to the buyer’s market?!!!! We come home from work {which, as you know, is exhausting the last few weeks} and then we either go out looking at houses with our realtor, or I waste hours upon hours on Trulia and Zillow, then Trulia, then Zillow, then Trulia… I am so ready to find a house, and I hope it happens SOON, and that is the end of that story… Now, on to other important news. We have 15 days left. Yes 15. Our last day is on a Monday. I know, right?!?!? Luckily, this week should go by pretty quickly. We’re off today, and we have our field trip tomorrow {I know, poor planning on our part}. Last year, I was inspired by The Teacher Wife to do a balloon countdown the last week or so of school. We had such fun with it, that I am so excited to do it again this year,only bigger and better! Click the pictures to grab them if you’d like, or check out The Teacher Wife’s here. Most of these are pretty self-explanatory, but let me elaborate on a few, will you? For Lemonade Day, we’ll be doing activities from my friend Aimee’s packet. I am so excited to do the activities from this packet with my kiddos. Read all about the activities included in this unit here. For Bubble Day, we’ll be using a few activities from Abby’s packet: This looks so stinkin’ adorable. I might be more excited than my second graders will be. For Silly Seating Day the kids will be able to put their desks wherever they want in the room! I’m sure that will be very interesting and not at all a fire hazard. {I kid, I wouldn’t let that happen!} For RACK Day, we’ll be committing some “random acts of classroom kindness” which we did a lot of around Christmas. I plan on doing some baking and letting the kids write notes to various staff members and deliver our goodies. You know smiles and fuzzy feelings all around! I think you can figure out the rest. If you’re still in school like I am, I strongly suggest some sort of countdown. If not for the kids, for your own sanity. As much as I love my kiddos, these last few weeks can DRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG. And now to my announcement: I am going to be hosting a weekly summer linky party!!! {I hope you weren’t expecting something more exciting…because I think this is pretty exciting!} I really, really…really, really… hope you’ll join up from week to week to share your favorite things! There’s really no rules, just let us know your favorite things in each category so we can all find new favorite things. Yay!!! I created a schedule of sorts for those of you who like to plan ahead: It starts NEXT Thursday! I hope to see you there! Enjoy your Memorial Day and remember to take time to thank those who defend our country and remember those who lost their lives fighting for our freedom. God Bless America! ~Halle
Introducing the ultimate countdown to summer excitement for elementary school students - the Editable ABC Countdown to Summer Calendar! Say goodbye to boring days and hello to daily adventures with this fun and customizable calendar. With 26 days of activities, each corresponding to a letter of the alphabet, the Editable ABC Countdown to Summer Calendar guarantees non-stop fun and learning. From "A" for Art Day to "Z" for Zoom into Summer, every day offers a new and exciting activity to keep young minds engaged and entertained. But the best part? This calendar is fully editable, allowing teachers, parents, or students themselves to tailor the activities to suit their preferences and needs. Whether you want to incorporate educational games, outdoor adventures, or creative projects, the possibilities are endless. This product includes: •Editable and Autofill PDF Calendar •Color or Black and White Version •Directions on how to use •Suggestions for Days •Editable Calendar in Google Slides •Daily Slides in Google Slides or PowerPoint •Daily Writing Pages for each letter (3 versions) Designed specifically for elementary school students, the Editable ABC Countdown to Summer Calendar fosters creativity, encourages exploration, and promotes a sense of anticipation as summer vacation approaches. It's the perfect way to make the days leading up to summer break unforgettable for children of all ages. Daily Writing Practice included! Add in some writing practice with these writing pages that go along with your daily ABC Countdown activity! Each day, students will write what the letter activity is, draw a picture, and write a sentence to go with it. The ABC Countdown to Summer Writing Prompts includes 3 versions of writing pages for each letter •Option 1: Big drawing space with one line to write activity •Option 2: Drawing space with dotted lines to write 1-2 sentences about activity •Option 3: Drawing space with regular lines to write 1-2 sentences about activity •2 Options for Writing Cover in both Color or Black and White Ideas on how to use these writing pages: •Use these writing pages to create an ABC Countdown writing journal or book •Have students pick their favorite countdown day and write about it to display on an end-of-year bulletin board •Ready-to-go daily morning journal activity •Simple daily writing lesson activity for the end of the year. Add some fun into your end of year plans with the ABC Countdown! The last 26 days of school are fun and exciting, but we all need that extra classroom incentive to get us through the end. This countdown is perfect to make sure your students stay on task, make good choices, and have fun! My students love to guess what activity they will get to do for each letter! Check out this blog post with more information on how to implement it in your classroom! Celebrate the end of the year with an ABC Countdown to Summer TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I love doing an ABC countdown every year with my students. I loved that this resource had an editable calendar & also a page describing what each activity was. It made communicating our ABC countdown with the students' families so much easier!" -Courtney T. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "This was the perfect way to add so much excitement and engagement to the end of the year! I loved this as a way for families to be able to keep track of what was happening each day!" -Angela F. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I used this to end out the school year. The students loved looking at each day for what was next on our countdown to summer. I don't know if they were more excited about summer or this amazing countdown! " -TKS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I will definitely be using this every year! The end of the year can get tough on us all, and this was the perfect thing to push through for over 20 days of something to look forward to! The parents were so happy I did this special thing, thank you!" -Jessica S. NOTE: Please read the file labeled "READ ME FIRST" if you are not familiar with using Adobe or editable resources. It will walk you through step by step how to edit it properly or how you can add it to Google Classroom. Please try all suggestions listed before emailing me [email protected]. You may also like: •Kindergarten Math and Literacy Summer Review Packet •Editable Summer Bingo Game Template •EDITABLE End of the Year Candy Bar Awards •End of the Year Sunglasses Craft and Bulletin Board ___________________________________ Copyright © Sweet for Kindergarten Permission to copy for single classroom use only. Please purchase additional licenses if you intend to share this product.
Doing an Alphabet Countdown was my favourite way to end the school year. Find out how I easily planned 26 days of fun in my kindergarten classroom.
Get those kiddos up and moving with these scavenger hunts! We have over 100 scavenger hunts that we've shared now! From holidays to math, we have it all!
I know technically it's not a countdown, but this is something fun our whole Kindergarten team does to countdown to the end of the school ye...
The end of the school year is approaching. Everyone is talking about being “done.” The students, the teachers, the parents. But when there is still a month of more of school left, being done is not an option! But there are many things you can do to keep your students engaged, motivated, and excited about coming to school. End of Year Countdowns– These are becoming more and more popular each year. Just pick a theme or format, and you and the students do one fun activity each day during the
Fun and engaging End of the Year activities and freebies perfect for your students! Use some or all of them to help finish out the year strong!
Based on the story The Gingerbread Man, this activity encourages kids to think about action words (verbs) and move; for preschool, pre-k, or kindergarten.
The end of the school year is such a special time. It is a time to reflect on the fun things that you've done as a classroom "family" and to enjoy one another
Christmas is my FAVORITE time of year! I have been planning this for several months now, and I couldn't be more excited to share it with you all!! I have been creating learning activities for my boys since my oldest was one! I miss being in the classroom, and this lets me connect with so many amazing mommas and teachers, while still fulfilling my love of teaching. I never imagined so many classrooms and homes would be using my activities. It is so humbling. As a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you who have followed along with us, I created this FREE Christmas ABC Countdown!!! When I was in the classroom, we always did a end of the year ABC countdown. Each day of school, for the last 26 days, we did a letter based activity (Letter U- read UNDER a tree). It was a lot of fun for both the teachers and kids, during a crazy time of year. I thought it would be fun to do the same type of thing for the 26 days leading up to Christmas! Feel free to make this work for your kids!! Do one activity a day, pick and choose, or in ABC order for the 26 days leading up to Christmas! If you do decide to try some of these activities with your classroom or children, I would LOVE to see them in action! Tag me on Instagram @michele_dillon It makes my teacher heart so happy that I can still have an influence in education, even from home. Here is a sneak peek inside the Christmas Pack! U is for UNWRAP- Unwrap the letters X is for boX- Beginning Sound Match \ J is for Jingle Bells- Jingle Bell Addition N is for Naughty or Nice- Santa's Nice List D is for Decorate- Decorate the Ornament T is for Tree- Decorate the Play Dough Trees C is for Cookies- Cookie Number Sense M is for Music- Shape Dancing G is for Gingerbread- Letter Writing ABC Christmas Countdown Preschool Pack To you and your family, have a very Merry Christmas!!! xoxo Michele Need more Christmas themed learning? Check out these Christmas themed products. Christmas Circle Time Christmas Addition Games Christmas Alphabet Mats Christmas Number Mats December Fine Motor Gingerbread Preschool Pack December Worksheets for Preschool December Fine Motor Poke Pin Christmas Pattern Block Mats December Literary Journal December Math Journal December Count and Clip Christmas Color by Code - Preschool Christmas Color by Code- Kindergarten Christmas Alphabet Sensory Bin Christmas Number Bin For more ideas, follow us on Instagram @michele_dillon
Want a fun way for your kids to countdown to Halloween? Make a paper chain for your children to tear off a link each day to count down the days.
FREE Editable Name MATS perfect to use all over the classroom to help preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten kiddos learn their names.
Editable Alphabet Countdown to Summer, Memory Book, Countdown Last Day ❤️ Countdown to the end of the year with this editable & interactive set of activities for each letter of the alphabet! Perfect for preschool, kindergarten, and first grade for the Alphabet Countdown! Get this in a BUNDLE and SAVE BIG: End of Year Activities for […]
Get those kiddos up and moving with these alphabet scavenger hunts! They are a fun way to help introduce the alphabet or countdown to the end of the school year.
Use this End of the Year Countdown for Preschool to make the last 10 days fun and exciting!
Community Helpers activities and centers for preschool, pre-k, and kindergarten. Plus FREE community signs & fire finger painting printable.
