Since summer camps are right around the corner. Many camps have themed days or if it is sleep away you get to deck out your cabin. Because of this, we compiled a list of ideas for themes! Hawaiin Harry Potter Disney Football Army Alice in Wonderland Animal planet Girl Power Going Green Game shows Hollywood Holidays Lov
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Let's Have a Lemonade Tasting (A Fun End of Year Experience) 8 comments End of Year, Freebies, Lemonade Day, Lemonade Tasting Today we had a Lemonade Tasting, and it was so much fun! I typically do several themed days at the end of the year. We've run out of curriculum, the kids are in summer mode, and it's an easy way to keep them engaged with meaningful learning up until the end. So, what goes into a lemonade tasting? Let's find out! As the students walked in to the room today, they were greeted with these pink and yellow ribbon streamers. To attach them to the door frame, I simply taped them with Scotch tape. Nothing fancy, I promise. Then, I taped a few lemon slice cut outs to the ends of a few pieces of the ribbon. You can grab the lemon cut outs HERE. We started the day by making new words from the words "cold lemonade." Some really great words they came up with include "noodle," "candle," and "melon." This got them ready for the next thing: the lemonade tasting! We headed outside to our courtyard where I served the students small portions of pink and yellow lemonade. Small, as in, those are bathroom sized cups. ;) To add a bit of novelty to this experience, I made drink tickets for the students to cash in when they grabbed their lemonade. This actually helped make sure the process remained orderly. As a student approached the table, he/she dropped his/her ticket in the provided bucket and then grabbed the matching drink. They loved their little tickets! After the tasting, we came inside and conducted a whole group poll to find out which flavor of lemonade was most popular. The students graphed the results and then answered some questions about their graph. I gave each student a wristband (card stock cut into strips and labeled "Team Pink" and "Team Yellow") to represent their favorite drink. This helped them to be consistent during the poll. Second graders sometimes forget their choice when participating in activities like this. Hehe. Plus, they thought it was pretty cool to sport their paper bracelet for the day. You can grab the drink tickets and bracelet templates HERE. After graphing our favorite picks, the students brainstormed words to describe their favorite lemonade and then wrote opinion pieces about which lemonade they liked best. The opinion pieces were written in these super fun shape books. After all that sitting and writing, it was time to get up and move a bit! We played a game of I Spy. We used these lemonade themed money word problem task cards to review our problem solving (and money counting) skills. Finally, we practiced our parts of speech skills by completing this lemonade themed word sort. Some of the words really got them thinking and it was fun to hear them talk it out with their teaching buddies. The question of the day was whether they should put "drink" in the noun or verb category. It was so great to hear them think it out. Ultimately, they decided it went with the verbs so that each category would have an equal number of words. So logical! (But, for the record, I would have accepted its placement in either category). Our Lemonade Tasting was lots of fun! The kids absolutely loved it! Best of all, they were engaged in all of the activities and didn't even realize that they were still learning! All of these activities, plus more can be found in my Let's Have a Lemonade Tasting! pack on TPT. What are your favorite end of year themes? DON'T FORGET IT, PIN IT! Share It:
During the last weeks or days of school, I am looking for fun ways to celebrate with my students. We have become such great friends, and I want to end the year with a bang! Having end of year theme days during that last week can be so much fun. You can sneak in academics
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A fun theme for a meeting is to have a backwards event. It’s fun for kids and adults alike. Did you know? There is actually a national Backwards Day. It falls on January 31st every year. The day where the world gets turned upside down and inside becomes out and madness becomes sanity and day becomes night, at least in concept. There’s just too much seriousness in the air, and sometimes you really just have to bend all the rules and let it all hang out. The ideas to make this event fun and memorable are endless. Here are a few ideas to help get you started. Before jumping in if you have Brownie girls these two badges are all about playing games you could add some of these activities in with your badge earning activities. Ideas to earn the Fair Play badge including a complete activity booklet Ideas to earn the making games badge including a complete activity booklet Dress Backwards Wear uniform, pants, shirt, dress, sash, dress, hat, coat backwards. You wear glasses or sunglasses on the back of your head. If you have an old pair of shoes you can cut the toe of the shoe off and duct tape or glue it to the back of your heel. Meeting Arrival When girls and adults arrive say “hi” to everyone using their last name instead of their first name. Instead of girls writing their first names on a Hello my name is name tag, have them put their name on the tag backwards. Timed Obstacle Course Have the girls take turns walking around an obstacle course backward. Time and keep track of each girls time. The girl with the slowest time wins. *Don’t tell your girl’s the slowest time wins until the end. Scavenger Hunt Hide items or pictures and have the girls find the objects using clue cards with all the letters backwards. Pin the tail on the Donkey Blindfold the girls and have each one pin the tail on the donkey. The tail that is farthest away wins. *Don’t tell the girls ahead of time that the farthest tail wins. Backward Names Another fun activity is to have the girls sit in a circle and take a turn saying their name backwards without laughing. Picture Opportunity Before everyone leaves take a group picture with everyone’s back to the camera and of course you can take a forward facing picture too. evaH a taerg emit htiw ruoy sdrawkcab tneve! How about you, do you have any additional ideas that would be great for this type of event? Share in the comments below…. Party Planning Kit Printables I am so excited to present Strawjenberry’s Ultimate Party Kit! Almost everything you need to plan your troop celebration is included in this kit and can be printed at home or through your local office supply store or printer. It all starts with a personalized troop banner (two options to choose from) that includes your troop number. From there you have many different supplies to create the labels, stickers and decorations that you need. The full color party kit includes: One personalized banner Personalized party invitation Four (4) styles of placecards/treat labels, including one (1) secret bonus design “I Love Girl Scouts” flower graphic Fifteen (15) unique and colorful “badges” to use as stickers, cupcake toppers, or decorative elements on any number of party items A sheet of personalized gift tags Two (2) square backgrounds to create labels for lollipops. chocolate bars or giftboxes A set of personalized badges with your girls’ names on them (you can also opt for a troop number instead) Printable 8 1/2 x 11 Promise and Law pages–perfect for framing! One sheet of twelve (12) blank badges One sheet of twelve (12) level letters with heart (d, b, j, c, s, a, v) The sky is the limit for how you can use all of these DIY elements to create the ultimate party. All items are included and have the bright and cheerful design color scheme. Get now for any party, ceremony or event you are planning for your troop. Organize Your Troop Parties This Year with a 25+ page Leader Planner This Leader Planner is from another amazing blogger named Jen her blog is called “I am StrawjenBerry” With the help of Jen I wrote a blog post explaining everything you will get in this planner. It has everything you need to plan your troop year. The planner contains your calendar, meeting planners, rosters and badge trackers in one safe place for when you need it. Read more Enjoy every minute being a leader and continue to inspire your girls!
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So I heard from a little birdie that lots of you are either approaching your last week or are days away from your last day. Lucky y’all!!! HA!!! For those of you with a little more time on your hands, I’m going to be posting about different theme days for the next few days. This …
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