These bright colorful certificates are created in powerpoint, with directions on how to save them to a png file, this way you can email the certificates to parents. 31 different certificates-2 styles for each certificate, 1 blank and a record sheet ❤︎Name writing ❤︎Rhyming❤︎Super Scientist ❤︎Amazing Fri...
One of my favorite end of year traditions is passing out character rocks to my students. This school-wide tradition was started b...
Two End of the Year Poems to Students! Great for printing off and leaving with them the last day! Color copies and Black and White included! Please leave feedback and follow! :) Want to make it more personal? Check out my Editable End of the Year Poem! Social Media: Follow me on Instagram! Follow me on Facebook! Follow me on my Blog!
Here is an assessment form that I use for my pre-k class! They are not graded but goals for the end of the year! Thank you!
Looking for a super fun and unique way to end the school year year? Check this out! This engaging activity is a fabulous way to build community and provides students with positive affirmations.In this 75 page product, you will receive a book {in color or black and white} for kindergarten, grade 1 ...
Classroom Award Tips and Freebies! Most schools have some sort of award program at the end of the year to recognize students for achieving the Honor Roll, having perfect attendance, or excelling in other areas. Most of my students received an award, but there were always some who didn't receive anything at all. Typically these children were the very ones who had struggled all year and who were facing difficulties and a lack of parent support at home. I couldn't help but feel sorry for them. So I decided that our classroom would have its own awards program and that every student would get some type of award. I was not trying to diminish the importance of the schoolwide awards, but simply to acknowledge that all of my students were special in some way and deserving of some type of award.
So I don’t know about you, but I remember pretty much every single award ceremony I had as a child. A few times I even got the “Golden Eagle” award. […]
Well the countdown begins! So I’m going to take it easy in the run up to the end of the year. I still like to be prepared for those last few days though, I also want to keep those little ones…
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Hello darlings! It's Amy from That Teaching Spark and I am honored to be an author here at All About 3rd Grade! Keep coming back for more valuable posts specifically for 3rd grade teachers! I have 15 days left of school! How about you? These seem to be the most tiring and trying days of the year. Kiddos are getting rambunctious and we have tons of testing, grading, packing, and surviving to do! But I don't want to just survive the end of the year! I want to enjoy my last days with my kiddos! Every few days I try to throw in a fun and engaging STEM activity. FINALLY science is getting its due and districts are now pushing STEM, when it used to be the subject that wasn't paid much attention. I LOVE science and am so glad there is finally a push for it in elementary schools! STEM activities are meant to be inquiry based activities. Students must work together to solve a real world problem. These kinds of hands-on investigations are open ended and require students to work towards a solution or a product in their own way. And guess what? This kind of learning opens up all kinds of higher level questioning and thinking strategies. And the best part? The teacher is just an observer and occasional guide. That's right. Your kiddos are the ones taking charge of their own learning! So what can you do to keep your kiddo engaged the rest of the school year? All you have to do is... 1. Gather the following materials. 2. Give your kids the problem to solve. 3. Give them a time limit (20-25 mins. average) 4.Watch their little minds catch fire! Kite Construction Problem Construct a kite that will rise and stay up in the air the longest. Materials: (just ideas) different weight and sizes of paper tissue paper plastic bags Popsicle sticks string tape glue Smores Oven Problem Create an oven that will melt the chocolate to create Smores. Materials: zipped locked bag foil marshmallows graham crackers chocolate (outside location that can be monitored throughout the hour or day) Water Cycle Problem Create a water puddle that takes the longest to evaporate. Materials: (just ideas) cups water (same amount of water for each group) chalk to mark the start timer Parachutes Problem Construct a parachute that will stay in the air the longest. Materials: (just ideas) different weight and sizes of paper tissue paper plastic bags string tape glue hole puncher paper clips (for weight) Spaghetti Tower Problem Create the tallest structure. Materials: spaghetti marshmallows (make it a challenge with different sizes of marshmallows) Learning Happens in the MESS! There you have it folks! A few tried and true STEM activities to keep your little rascals learning right up until the very last second of school! All you have to do is gather the materials and watch their investigating minds. Don't freak out if things get a little messy. Learning happens in the mess. They can clean it up later! Do you have any tried and true STEM activities? We'd love for you to share in the comments!
Here’s another fun idea for the last week of school. Let the kids go on a class scavenger hunt! They will walk around the class, ask each other questions, and find out who can fit in each square. It’s a fun way for students to be active and engaged! Grab the free download HERE!
Teacher friends, As you know the end of the year is slowly but surely approaching. You and your students could not be MORE READY! Real learning does not have to go out the window just yet, you just have to mask it such a way where it doesn’t quite seem like learning to students… but it in fact, still
The end of the school year typically finds children (and teachers) growing restless and struggling to focus on lessons. Find plenty of year end activities for your middle school students here that combine fun memory-making and significant learning opportunities.
Does the end of the day chaos leave you with a giant case of the grumpies? Have you ever had an amazing day with your kids only to have it ruined by the madness that ensues during pack-up? Do you ever feel like you become a Miss Viola Swamp because you’re just trying to survive and get these kids out while they’re each still in one piece? There was
I used this template for students to write about why they are an important piece of our classroom and draw a picture of themselves in the puzzle piece. I read them the book "Pezzetino" by Leo Lionni and then we did the activity.For a cute year end memory folder, take a look at "What Popped" here!
Print this free kindergarten assessment pack to use as end of the year testing for your kindergarten students. This is a great way to see where your students are at, and find any areas for development.
Here is one more set of Would You Rather questions! Each of these questions focuses on the end of school or summertime. Perfect for discussions or writing prompts. Rachel Lynette Would you like to have your printables featured at Classroom Freebies? Become an author and join our team! Click HERE to see all the ... Read More about Would You Rather Questions for the End of the Year
Okay maybe not final but we're getting so close. It's nearly May. I can smell it in the air!!! I'm thinking of sending home a little check...
As the end of the school year approaches, students can often start to wind up. Think “senioritis” when you were a high school senior, but bottle up that same excitement in smaller humans. Every spring, come May or June, even a superstar teacher with the most effective classroom management system in place can still suffer the wrath of (dun dun DUN) chatty class syndrome, or as I like to call it, “June Bug.” Even if something has worked all year long, you may feel the need to reach into your bag of tricks for a little extra reinforcement.
Hello darlings! It's Amy from That Teaching Spark and I am honored to be an author here at All About 3rd Grade! Keep coming back for more valuable posts specifically for 3rd grade teachers! I have 15 days left of school! How about you? These seem to be the most tiring and trying days of the year. Kiddos are getting rambunctious and we have tons of testing, grading, packing, and surviving to do! But I don't want to just survive the end of the year! I want to enjoy my last days with my kiddos! Every few days I try to throw in a fun and engaging STEM activity. FINALLY science is getting its due and districts are now pushing STEM, when it used to be the subject that wasn't paid much attention. I LOVE science and am so glad there is finally a push for it in elementary schools! STEM activities are meant to be inquiry based activities. Students must work together to solve a real world problem. These kinds of hands-on investigations are open ended and require students to work towards a solution or a product in their own way. And guess what? This kind of learning opens up all kinds of higher level questioning and thinking strategies. And the best part? The teacher is just an observer and occasional guide. That's right. Your kiddos are the ones taking charge of their own learning! So what can you do to keep your kiddo engaged the rest of the school year? All you have to do is... 1. Gather the following materials. 2. Give your kids the problem to solve. 3. Give them a time limit (20-25 mins. average) 4.Watch their little minds catch fire! Kite Construction Problem Construct a kite that will rise and stay up in the air the longest. Materials: (just ideas) different weight and sizes of paper tissue paper plastic bags Popsicle sticks string tape glue Smores Oven Problem Create an oven that will melt the chocolate to create Smores. Materials: zipped locked bag foil marshmallows graham crackers chocolate (outside location that can be monitored throughout the hour or day) Water Cycle Problem Create a water puddle that takes the longest to evaporate. Materials: (just ideas) cups water (same amount of water for each group) chalk to mark the start timer Parachutes Problem Construct a parachute that will stay in the air the longest. Materials: (just ideas) different weight and sizes of paper tissue paper plastic bags string tape glue hole puncher paper clips (for weight) Spaghetti Tower Problem Create the tallest structure. Materials: spaghetti marshmallows (make it a challenge with different sizes of marshmallows) Learning Happens in the MESS! There you have it folks! A few tried and true STEM activities to keep your little rascals learning right up until the very last second of school! All you have to do is gather the materials and watch their investigating minds. Don't freak out if things get a little messy. Learning happens in the mess. They can clean it up later! Do you have any tried and true STEM activities? We'd love for you to share in the comments!
Here is a free doanloadable year in review activity page for kids. Focus on the good things, the memories and talk about the good things
Graphic organizers are a way for a student to visually represent information about what they are learning. They can also help to show relationships. There are a variety of different types of graphic organizers including: timelines, webs, flowcharts, charts, diagrams, venn diagrams and cycles. Here are a few examples of graphic organizers. Do you know of anymore? Let me know and I will add the link! Here is a fun hamburger shaped graphic organizer that helps your child to write a paragraph. Character Analysis Graphic Organizer Ice-cream cone Main Idea and Details Graphic Organizer Persuasive Research Graphic Organizer I'm noticing that the author graphic organizer Vocabulary Graphic Organizer Bubble Map Graphic Organizer Somebody Wanted But So Graphic Organizer Sequence Chart Graphic Organizer Main Idea Graphic Organizer Story Elements Graphic Organizer Notebook Notes Graphic Organizer Predict Problem and Solutions Graphic Organizer What are Mammals Graphic Organizer Research Round Up Graphic Organizer Venn Diagram Template
During the last week of school, I think it's important for students to reflect on what they've learned and how they've grown during the school year. I created this School Year Reflections printable as a convenient and fun way to have students think about the school year. It asks them to reflect on what they learned, tell what they thought was the best part of the year, describe an accomplishment that makes them proud, and so on.
Hi Freebie Fans? Mary here from Are you counting down the days of school like me? 10!!! And are you running on fumes trying to get it all done? Then grab this freebie using the book, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell so you will have one less thing on your plate! You can grab this freebie sequencing sheet from my There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell Literacy Unit by clicking here or on the picture below.
This set is a 4 page packet to use at the beginning of the year to assess prior knowledge, or at the end to assess what students learned this year! This is a very basic set and is easy to use for Pre-K to Grade 2 students. This is also a great addition to any student learning portfolios for the end ...
Because we are in the final weeks of school, I have woefully neglected this blog. I do have more Logs for Fractions that I am committed to finish, but as you know, the last month of school is so busy that to use any more thinking power after school or on weekends is futile. My […]
