End-of-Year Activities

Here is a great end of the year project for students! That way during the summer they can have things to do and learn about!

Interesting idea! Useful for at the end of the school year... left over crayons, maybe? :)

Great for helping kids have fun during the summer by planning out activities for themselves!

For additional end-of-year lesson ideas, see Making the Most of the Dreaded End-of-School Days and Great End-of-Year Lessons -- Volume #3. The last few days of the school year are upon you, and you're at a loss for what to do. Do you emphasize fun or attempt to squeeze in some last-minute learning?

Let the kids teach the class.

Split the class into groups and assign each a specific topic you studied this year. Give them time to go over their topic and invent a good review activity, which they have to grade. You assess them on whether they get their facts straight and how effective their review activity is.

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Ask your students to write themselves a letter, reviewing the year and making “resolutions” for the next school year. Give them some prompts to write about: one thing they are proud of from this year, one thing they would like to do differently next year, one thing they want to remember, and so on. You can either mail these letters to your students just before the start of the next school year, or make arrangements with their next teachers to distribute the letters at the start of school.

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Take this time to get involved with a cause that is meaningful to you or your students? Students can write letters to government leaders, organize fundraisers, or create pamphlets or flyers addressing a particular issue. You can build off world events, tackle an issue you read about during the year, or just ask students what issues matter to them.

Unsure of what your students can do? Why not have them research ways that people their age can make a difference? Create a binder or website that lists volunteer activities or causes that welcome the support of younger people – it can be a resource the entire community can benefit from.

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A memory for students to keep. Can use words to describe what they learned or did in class during the year!

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Making a sticky wall out of tape !

Making bubble snakes with the student for the summer break !!!