Hello lovely friends! This is our FIRST linky party! We hope you join us! Link up your favorite end of the year activities! It can be simple activities or elaborate celebrations! All ideas are welcome! In my third grade classroom, we have "Camp Week." On the last week of school, we set up tents inside the classroom and complete Camp Theme activities. This is a memorable way to end our year and keep the kiddos engaged in their learning! We all know they (and we) are checked out by the last week , so this is a great way to pull them in. Before my district went to a no food policy, we used to make smores, trailmix, and hot dogs (in the micro). Each day was something different. We created a letter for parents to donate items. Kiddos get a letter from their parents for each day of camp and they also get a care package with goodies. We set up a "camp fire" made out of construction paper and rocks in the middle of the room. I am including my plans for each day for FREE. Please note: A lot of my activities are taken from mailbox magazine or other Internet resources that are camp themed. The plans are just an outline for you and do not include all the resources as they are copyrighted. It is super easy to type in Camp Theme activities into Google to find cool worksheets. I just wanted you to see what each day was like. Click the pic. Also check out Tales from Outside the Classroom. So what do you do for the end of the year in your room? Link up with us! Simply fill out the little form below and link to your end of the year blog post! Don't forget blogging etiquette. Copy and past out Linky Party Picture and write about our Linky Party with a link back to THIS post. We want as many people as possible to link up so we can all have LOTS of ideas!!! Thanks friends! Amy
Hello! Hope you guys are all doing well! As for me I am doing fantabulous. My husbands schedule switched back and now he is off on weekends again. You do not know how happy this makes me. Dealing with both boys on the weekend, plus making sure the house is clean (or at least presentable. Ha! Lets keep it real) and then doing all the other million things teachers take home was driving me craaaaazy!!! My hats off to any single moms out there. You guys are amazing! Well anywho! In the classroom we are learning about plants. Let me tell you when I planted them last week I was really worried about these little plants. I literally prayed for them over the weekend. I plan to do this project for mothers day that I found on Pinterest. Source: houseofhepworths.com via Angie on Pinterest So as you can see there is a little pressure on this little grass to grow. Well when I left my little cups last week this is what they looked like. Just dirt in a cup. When I came back from the weekend this is what they looked like. Yay! We have grass. Hopefully we get more grass but at least its a start. I will keep praying things will turn out. I have a backup just in case but I really thought this was cute and different. My kiddos love logging in their observations. Just take a look at them. They can't see a camera or they go crazy. I love these kiddos! We are starting testing this week also and let me tell you I am not a happy camper. I just want to skip this month and get to the fun end of the year stuff. One week before school ends I always do a fun week at camp learned-a-lot. I bring in a tent and have a makeshift campfire, we decorate our classroom, we sing camp songs, and even tell scary stories. It truly feels like a week at camp. I made this unit filled with fun camp activities. Here is a little peek, just click on the pics to check out the whole unit. We write in our journal everyday summarizing the events of the day. My students love this time because so much is going on at camp they have a lot to write about. This cover is a freebie along with another activity if you download the preview. So just click on the pic to head on over to my TPT store and enjoy! This is one of the parent letters offered. There is also a blank one so you can fill out what you need for your classroom or one that just asks for money donations. We recite this everyday in our classroom just like we were in camp. The kids love it! There is more songs offered in the unit but this is my kids favorite song. They literally beg to sing this song. So as you can see I am looking towards the light at the end of the tunnel. I can't wait to go to camp! Cindy
This free printable Camping I Spy game is the perfect activity for your kids to do the next time you go camping!
Hello Darlings! We all find ourselves getting excited about the end of the school year as it approaches! Yet, as that last week rolls around, we find ourselves dreading it a bit. You’ve likely run out of curriculum, your kids are mentally on vacation already, the kids that desire the routine of school are struggling ... Read More about Combat the End of the Year Slump With CAMP SKEETER!
Gently swinging back and forth in a hammock is a wonderful way to spend an afternoon. You could take a nice long nap in the shade of the two trees your hammock is tied to, and wake up feeling refreshed. That is definitely time well-spent in my opinion. Unless of course, you wake up with hundreds of mosquito bites. Keeping away the bugs when you’re outdoors is almost an impossible mission if you don’t have some sort of netting around...
Hello Darlings! We all find ourselves getting excited about the end of the school year as it approaches! Yet, as that last week rolls around, we find ourselves dreading it a bit. You’ve likely run out of curriculum, your kids are mentally on vacation already, the kids that desire the routine of school are struggling ... Read More about Combat the End of the Year Slump With CAMP SKEETER!
How to Avoid the Summer Slide! Summer is right around the corner! We all LOVE our summer vacation, but not the "Summer Slide!" According to Oxford
Hello Darlings! We all find ourselves getting excited about the end of the school year as it approaches! Yet, as that last week rolls around, we find ourselves dreading it a bit. You’ve likely run out of curriculum, your kids are mentally on vacation already, the kids that desire the routine of school are struggling ... Read More about Combat the End of the Year Slump With CAMP SKEETER!
Over the next few weeks families will gather together to share stories and laugh over memories. It reminds me a little of an old fashioned campfire. But
From northern Canada. Whatever captures my attention.....all very random...inability to focus.
Take a peek into how previous generations roughed it in the great outdoors.
I ran across these vintage photos in a stack I bought a while back. I broke a few rules when I bought them, as I had vowed to buy only those with the place and people identified, and to buy only t…
our camping themed BINGO game with 12 unique cards featuring words and pictures of camping gear. This is a great rainy day Girl Scout camp activity for any level or a pre-camp progression activity as Juniors begin to earn their Camping Badge.…
I Can Read It All by Myself Beginner Book Series
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You may not have had a French coffee press when you were going to the cottage as a kid, but you can’t live without yours now. Ditto for your foldable
Before you head out for the summer nights under the stars, consider the gear and be certain to “Be Prepared.” What should you ensure is in the trunk?
With warmer temperatures, kids are bound to spend more and more time outdoors. Many kids dream of going camping. Whether your camping trip is in the great outdoors, in a backyard tent, or an indoor fort, there are bound to be memories made. Not only do I have a fun camping craft to share, but I also have some great camping books for kids that you can pair with it!
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Thanks for downloading my FREE Roll-the-dice games. My students enjoy math games and this is the perfect way for your students to practice math facts and adding 3 numbers together. If you like this, please check out my CAMP OUT packet in my TPT store. Check out my blog at: www.firstgradefollies.com Get your camp on! Alisha Credits: Graphics: KPM Doodles Scrappin Doodles (License #83371) Ashley Hughes Fonts: Kevin & Amanda Lettering Delights
