10 End of the Year Ideas

Is the end of the school year really near? Finally, this year is over! Which one can you relate to?

How do you spend the last few school days at the end of the year? My days are jam-packed with fun activities. We begin the year with fun stuff and end with fun stuff. So, what are some of these fun activities? I've compiled a list that you can hopefully grab a few ideas

1. Write a letter to next year's students

Before releasing students to write their letter, brainstorm things that they might want to share with your future students. Here are a handful of writing stems that keep students focused on the purpose:

What did we do this year that you thought was fun...
What advice would you give to someone entering our class next year...
What should you do to keep the teacher happy...
What really upsets the teacher...
What will you learn in math, science, or social studies...

2. Create a video for next year's students

Instead of writing a letter, have students create a video.

3. Adjective for every student

Have each student in the classroom write an adjective to describe each of their classmates. Collect the words for each student and create a word cloud. This is one of my favorite word cloud generators.

4. Make a classroom memory book

Have each student write and illustrate their favorite memory from the school year. Collect all the memories to create a classroom book of memories, and make a copy for each student.

5. T-shirts

Have each student bring in a T-shirt (parent approved) and have students sign each other's shirt. Also, allow them to ask other teachers!

6. Last Day ~ Task Cards

Get your students reminiscing about the school year and looking towards the next with these Last Day Task Cards. These free task cards are provided in both digital and printable format! You can grab these task cards for FREE by clicking HERE.

7. End of the year choice board

Give your students a choice on activities that they can complete with this FREE choice board.

8. End of the year memory book

Have students create a memory book that they will want to keep! Allow students to pick their choice of items they want to include with this End of the Year Memory book with 252 possible combinations, or you can choose the items that you want to include for students to complete. You can find the memory book HERE.