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Our Kindergarten teachers approached me with a request for an art project for the back cover of their memory books. The kids have filled out pages in their memory books all year and they wanted a colorful back cover. I found a fun and easy way to make fingerprint art on the Frogs Snails and Puppy Dog Tails blog. Then, we used a great end of year poem by Helen H. Moore. We started by dripping water in pans of … Read more... →

Welp, the end of the school year is approaching and teachers all across the nation find themselves thinking things like, "It feels like it was just August." or "Is it summer yet?" I know this because…

I have loved looking back at some of my writing pieces when I was in elementary school and always thought it would be cool to be able to know what I was thinking at a certain age. I've done this activity with 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders and they all LOVE it! I hope that they will keep it and read it in the future. I know that my school district collected work from each year and added it to a file that was given out to seniors before graduation. It ended up being a bit of a time capsule where you could see different things from each grade. This would be a great item to add to a file if your district does something similar. You could also give it to parents to hold on to. If you have something you would like me to add, please let me know! 6 Activity Pages Included: 1. Cover (you can write in what date/age they can read it) 2. Fill in the blank page (Information about them from their current age) 3. A blank letter to their future self (Dear older me,...) 4. A blank letter to their future self (same as above, but on lined paper) 5. A blank letter telling their future self what it's like to be them (kids always write the funniest stuff in this section!) 6. An advice page Enjoy!

Once again, the end of the homeschool year is upon us! Whether you are celebrating the end of one year, or already planning for next year, the end of the year is a great time to make a few assessments of the current year which will make planning for the next year even easier. >>Read ... Read More about End of Homeschool Year Evaluation

As the school year comes to a close, you might be looking at your calendar thinking, what on earth am I going to do with these random extra days? Or maybe you have room on your calendar for a final unit, but no idea what to do with your students. I’ve got your solution right he

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Item description This No Prep Math & Literacy packet is perfect for the end of the year! It is a review of skills learned with fun beginning of summer/end of school graphics. All of the worksheets in this packet come in two forms: full page or 2 per page. This saves you ink and paper when you print the two per page option!   This packet can be used for distance learning classroom needs!   Includes: •Color by number •Writing numbers •Number order •Number Words •Counting •Ten Frames •Addition •Subtraction •Graphing •One to One Correspondence •Measurement •Handwriting practice •Beginning Sounds •Middle Sounds •Color Words •CVC Words •Rhyme •Life-Cycle of a Ladybug •Writing Prompts

The winner of the End-of-Yea Extravaganza ELA pack is Across the Hall! Here's the random number generator to prove it : ) An e-mail is coming your way! If you're sad that you didn't win, don't be because I have logged many hours on my couch the past few days and the End-of-Year Extravaganza Math pack is done and posted! This one took forever to post because it was so large but it is FULL of fun games, centers and activities! Leave a comment below and I'd be happy to give away a FREE copy! I also updated our 2nd grade Pacing Guide that we have been using this school year. I know many states/districts are making the switch to Common Core next year and seeing examples of how other schools pace the standards helped us tremendously! If you missed our pacing guide the first time around, here's the updated version! If those look too blurry to you, you can download a copy from google docs, HERE! You will also see a phonics pattern for each week under the Reading column. We planned out a year of phonics instruction but have since moved to using Words Their Way (WTW). With WTW the students take a spelling test to determine which pattern their instruction should begin with, so we don't use these but I figured I'd leave them just in case others might want a plan to get an idea of what you could use.

It's that time again - the end of the school year! I've come up with a list of 37 end of the year activities that you can use in your own classroom to make those last days of school special and fun for you and your students. Click through to read all of the ideas - lots of links are included to more resources!

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Bubbles GIFT TAG - FREE tag for end of the year bubble gifts!This is an ADOBE editable file. You can change the word LOVE and the TEACHER NAME. You can change font type, size, and color of these items, too. It contains tags that say "I've" as well as "We've". ✨Please follow my store for updates on p...

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Free Printable End-of-School Gift Tags for teachers and graduates!

This End of the Day Reflection activity makes it super easy to end your students' school day in a calm and reflective way.   It requires ZERO prep!

Looking for a colorful tool to help motivate your students towards a growth mindset this year? These free printable classroom posters are the perfect place to start! Great for back to school, the middle of year slump, or that last end of the year push; these posters will provide your students with helpful and encouraging […]

We Had a Watermelon Day! {An End of Year Theme} 5 comments End of Year, End of Year Theme, Freebies, Watermelon Day Today was a special day in my class. It was Watermelon Day!! Theme days are my favorite way to finish out the school year. Each day is new, exciting, and different than the norm, yet still rooted in learning. This is just what the kids need this time of year. Some years, I host one theme day per week during the last month of school. And, other years, I host a different theme on a daily basis during the last week of school. When I do my theme days, I like to tell the students that I have something fun planned, but I like to keep it a surprise until the day of. So, when the kids entered the room today, they found this at their desk. How cute are those place mats, right? I found them on clearance at Walmart last summer and quickly snatched up the last few sets they had. I hope they sell them again! But, it would be fun to let your students make their own watermelon place mat too! We didn't waste any time. We dived right into our watermelon theme. The students colored the watermelon template on their desk, and we turned it into a hat (headband hat, that is). As the students finished up their hats, they worked on this making words activity. They made new words from the letters in the words "watermelon seeds." I always love how the students work with the letters to make some really great new words. A few that I can recall from today include "needle," "Elsa," and "lemons." After Art, it was time to eat some watermelon! But, I didn't stop there. We actually had a fruit tasting! Each student got a slice of watermelon, a strawberry, some banana (not shown on the plate below), and two apple slices. In years past, I have had the students sample a variety of watermelon flavored foods, but this year, I opted for a healthy alternative. Like any sneaky teacher, I had an ulterior motive in mind this whole time. After tasting the fruit, the students polled their classmates to find out their favorite fruit and then used that data to create a bar graph. That's right, the tasting was really just math in disguise. Hehe. The watermelon was definitely the class favorite! It was seriously super yummmmmmy! Then, the students completed this organizer with the help of their teaching buddy. Since they had just tasted the watermelon, they were able to come up with some really great ideas. Later in the day, we brainstormed adjectives to describe watermelon. My hope was that the students might use some of the words in the writing activity that followed our brainstorming. I projected this organizer onto our whiteboard and we worked together to fill in the adjectives. Grab the adjective freebie HERE. Then, it was time to write. On to the BEST part of the day.....our seed spitting contest! I dangled this "super secret" activity over their heads all day long and they were dying to know what I had up my sleeve. When I finally told them, they thought it was pretty crazy cool that their teacher was going to let them spit stuff. Ha! So, we headed outside to see how far we could spit our watermelon seeds. Now, a quick word about that. I don't know about where you live, but where I live, it is darn near impossible to find watermelons with actual seeds in them. So, instead of using seeds, we used black beans. I rinsed them off first, of course. I used a yardstick and some sidewalk chalk to make measuring a bit easier. Or, so I thought. In years past, I have never had a student spit more than 10 feet, so I measured up to 10 feet and stopped. The first student to spit, spit his seed 18 feet! Yikes! While my markings didn't go quite high enough in some cases, they still proved to be helpful when trying to measure quickly. Here is a (crummy) picture of my chalk numbers. Before we began, I reminded the students that the beans were to be used for spitting only. They got their bean once they were in position and were ready to take their turn. We used the painted four square courts on our playground as our spitting line. The students stood behind the painted line, I handed them a bean, and they spit their hearts out. When it was all said and done, the farthest that any student was able to spit his/her seed, was 21 feet! Whoa! This student was awarded this super spiffy award. And, all of the students got this fun reward tag that I made for them to remember the day that their teacher let them spit stuff at school. Ha! You can grab this reward tag freebie HERE. I typically use reward tags to recognize student effort, behavior, and attitude, but on occasion, I give my students special tags, like this one, to remember holidays and special events. You can read more about reward tags HERE. Now, you didn't think I stopped at the contest, did you? Of course not! After our contest, we used all that measurement data to create a line plot. As I mentioned, I've never had any students spit more than 10 feet, so we had to modify the line plot on our activity page to meet our needs (and then, I went home and immediately added more line plot options to my Watermelon Day unit so that I could avoid this from happening again next year). I usually have time for a few more activities, like this watermelon life cycle project, and I had it all prepped and ready to go, but we ran out of time! Such is life in the classroom, right? Our Watermelon Day was a huge success. The students were on task and engaged in meaningful learning all day long, but also had lots of fun at the same time. This is why I love hosting theme days like this at the end of the year. We still have structure in our school day, even though the end is in sight, and the kids are having fun while participating in meaningful activities. These activities can be found in my Let's Have a Watermelon Day unit on TPT. Do you have a favorite end of year theme? DON'T FORGET IT, PIN IT! Share It:

Before you set your goals or make resolutions, be sure to complete a personal end of year reflection with these thoughtful reflection questions.

I can't believe this school year is almost over! I have only 5 days of school left, Friday is our last day. I will miss my kiddos dearly but am super excited to start my summer vacation. Next school year will bring so many changes for me~~new partner teacher (SUPER excited!!), best friend coming back to teach at my school (YAHOO!!), my baby girl is starting 8th grade at another school (BOO HOO!), and 3rd grade will switch classes next year (SCARED!!)!! I will need the summer to get ready for my 27+ new students next year. I love planning over the summer and will need this summer to prepare for switching classes. Switching won't be so bad, I will teach religion to 2 classes. I am really happy about not teaching science and social studies too!! I always have a hard time fitting these 2 subjects in on a daily basis. My students have been really busy these last 2 weeks doing my favorite all-time writing assignment~~~My Favorite Summer Vacation! I just love this writing and really LOVE how the finished essays turn out. Check them out below. You can click (HERE) to download the sunglasses template. You need to make 2 copies and tape them together. See below!! This year I decided to give out Candy Awards. I literally ran all over town looking for each type of candy. I even had my honey helping me (He was so cute going from store to store!)! I had the hardest time finding Lifesavers (Who would believe that?!). You can download your own set of Candy Awards from Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits. I found these awards during the summer and have been saving them all year. Check them out below! I can't wait to share them with my students tomorrow!!! Here is just a taste of what the awards look like! They are precious!!!! Here is a fun project I did with my class last week. I found this idea on Pinterest and just HAD to try it with my class! Look at the pictures below and try to see the shape! I am in LOVE with this!!

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

Hi all! Happy Monday! It's Amber from Mrs. Masters Kinder Love and I'm so happy to be sharing with you today! I can't believe that I'm already planning for the end of the school year! My head has been spinning with all the amazing ideas I see on blogs, Pinterest and instagram! Today I am sharing 5 ideas with you that I think are AMAZINGLY, AWESOME and they DO NOT break the bank!! Enjoy!! Class Pic Collage I love this idea from Jo's PhotoMojo! A lot of us have done this individually with students and sent it home for each child's family at the end of the school year. BUT this would be such a memorable piece for students to look back on when they are older and remember each of their classmates! Slideshow If you are anything like me, you take a million pictures of your kids throughout the year, and then don't really know what to do with all of them at the end of the year. Then you end up with thousands of pics on your computer that are slightly (or majorly) unorganized and just a bit of a mess. By creating a slideshow, you pick out the most memorable pictures of the year. Then you don't have to feel bad about getting rid of the 500 that you probably don't need. This idea from The Littlest Scholars is a thoughtful gift for students and families! QR Code Gift Cards! Can I just say GENIUS!! This idea from FlapJack is an easy twist on making video slideshows for your kids! You can create cards with QR codes to the videos that you've created throughout the school year! It's easier and much cheaper than buying cd's for every student in class! You can give each student a few cards to share with their families! Name Frames I am absolutely in love with these name frames from Mrs. MeGown's 2nd Grade Safari! I love the process that she used by having her students write down a word to describe each person in the class! She even included it as a freebie! You can grab her freebie and read all about this gift here! You can find frames for a dollar a piece at the Dollar Tree! Such a meaningful gift that students will be able to enjoy for years to come! Beach Balls! I've seen a couple different things you can do with beach balls for the end of the school year. The first is just using it as a fabulous/inexpensive summer gift! Check out Read Write Sing A Kindergarten Story blog post and pick up the free tags!! I have also seen this idea floating around Pinterest and think it's such a cute take on the memory book. Mrs. Patton's Patch explains it all here!! Each student gets a beach ball. You can write "We had a ball in ____ grade!" in Sharpie. Students can sign their names to the beach balls! This idea goes perfect with the popular "Beach Party" theme on the last day! Here's the great news....you can get 12 pack of beach balls for about $7.00 on Amazon!! I hope you were able to find a few fabulous ideas to get you thinking about the end of the year! Have a wonderful week!

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Your students’ topic is, “KINDNESS.” It’s important for educators to create a kindness culture in the classroom. After discussing kindness, random acts of kindness, compliments, respect, anti-bullying, decision making, tolerance, caring, helping others, and including others – guide your students in the brainstorming process. I love when students take inspiration from their own lives and include […]

The BEST end of the year activities for the classroom and teachers. Plan the final days with arts & crafts, themed days, countdowns, gift and party ideas, games and outdoor activities, and more!

IF you are like me, you are looking for FUN, yet simple projects for the end of the school year!! I got this idea from this fabulous blog called The Lost Sock I found these great videos to show the students before they get started! Bubbles from baris parildar on Vimeo. First we talked about the properties of bubbles. I blew some bubbles for the kids to look at (with their hands in their laps...pure torture) but I really wanted them to use their eyes. What shape is the shiney? Where is the light source? For example a window will make a window shaped shiney! What color are the bubbles and why do they start as a clear liquid and then turn rainbowy? 1 First students traced as many different circle shaped objects I could fine!! 2 They added at least two shineys to each bubble 3 Then colored the bubbles using oil pastels, and making sure to leave at least part of the bubble black to make it look transparent So, first the students started drawing bubbles individually... Then, one student suggested that they put their papers together and connect their bubbles. Within a few minutes, I had an entire class on the floor connecting EVERY one of their papers to make a huge bubble mural! They were SO excited and I loved the conversations I heard as they ALL worked together as one giant group!! The end product was a masterpiece and the kids were SO excited!! Some classes drew bubbles together to form words. You can see the words " Pie is Good" at the top of this class' Art! The great thing about this project is that its fun for ALL ages! My four year old (below) drew her own bubble artwork (all by herself) and included herself blowing the bubbles in the bottom corner! She had fun searching for circles in the kitchen. There are Tabasco bottle circles, and salt shaker circles, coffee can lid circles, a soda can circle! So get out your oil pastels and go create some Bubble ART to kick off the SUMMER!!!! The great thing about bubbles is that they are inexpensive and fun no matter what age you are! My daughter got a bubble blower last summer that blew small bubbles inside large bubbles! We took this picture last August!

As the end of the school year approaches it's time to make a simple keepsake - like end of year memory book! Just think how fun it will be to look back at this one