When testing is over and summer break is on the horizon, it can be a challenge to keep students engaged and learning. One way to use this time is to review literacy skills that always seem to need a review AND are engaging for students. Idioms (and other figurative language) are always a great skill to incorporate into end of year activities. This post will share a free ... Read More
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Free End of Year Activity – Graduation Reading Activity
Are your students graduating or being promoted to another school? Engage your students with this free end of year reading activity that pairs interesting graduation ceremonies and traditions with reading comprehension. In other words, keep your students engaged and reading the last week(s) of school with this free end of year activity with a graduation ... Read More
Free Graduation Activities for 5th Graders
Graduation seems to always be a big deal to fifth graders. Graduation ceremonies are a great way to celebrate their final year in elementary school and send them off with a bang. These free graduation activities are perfect to use at the end of year to get students excited and help them prepare for the graduation ceremony. About the Free Graduation Activities This ... Read More
Free Digital End of Year Activity – Student Message Exchange
Are you looking for a way to have your students exchange digital end of year messages and well wishes for a fun summer ahead? As we close out this school year, some students are still fully virtual or following social distance regulations. This means that not everyone will have a chance to sign each other's yearbooks/t-shirts/memory books. This post will share a free ... Read More
Digital End of Year Activity – A Collaborative Class Book
Are you looking for a meaningful collaborative digital end of year activity for your students? The end of year activity shared on this post is one of my favorites to do with my students each year. We usually do it with pieces of paper only because the copies for each student can get ridiculous. However, this is the perfect activity to use in a digital format! The ... Read More
Free Digital ABC Memory Booklet
Are you needing digital end of the year activities to wrap up the school year with your students? I have shared my printable ABC memory booklet several times on the blog (click here to see it and a few other printable End of the Year freebies). It is always a favorite collaborative class project for the end of the year. And now, I have a digital version to share with ... Read More
End of Year Reflection for Teachers
One of the best parts about teaching is that each year you start over with a new group of students, new challenges, and new opportunities to make a difference. Each year, you have the chance to grow and perfect your craft as a teacher. Each year when state testing is over, benchmarks are complete, permanent records are filed away, and the sun is shining, I start ... Read More
End of Year Gifts for Students (Practical and Affordable Ideas for Upper Elementary)
End-of-year time is always such a busy time. Teachers are packing up classrooms, finishing up paperwork, and still teaching and engaging their students. Because of all of this on our plates, the end of the year really sneaks up on me. In this post, I want to share some simple, affordable, student-approved ideas for end-of-year gifts for students. These end-of-year ... Read More
