Here are some great reflective writing questions for students.
What are some great ways you keep your students engaged and focused during the last month of school? Leave a comment with your favorite activity!
All teachers deal with it. Even as adults we feel spring fever and summer break distracting us from our work. With 4 weeks left of school, there is still a lot of material to cover and lots of time to manage our classes. So how do you not only survive but flourish? Find ways to make learning fun! Here are some great reflective writing questions for students. Lots of end of the year activities here, including this fun mystery person activity. 20 days of school left-do fun activities each day! I did this in my class each year and it was fun for both the kids and me:) I used brown paper bags that were numbered instead of balloons to avoid any issues with latex allergies! We did activities such as art day, read outside, sidewalk chalk day, write with a pen day, bubble gum blowing contest, etc. If you need more ideas, here is a great free resource! Send them off to summer with a smile. Have students praise one another and take a picture to send home with them. Here is a great idea for rewarding students for good behavior. It is a class game where you divide students into teams to track great days! Have your kids write letters or make a scavenger hunt for next year's class! Invite parents in and serve up a reading cafe! This idea looked so fun.
What are some great ways you keep your students engaged and focused during the last month of school? Leave a comment with your favorite activity!
10 Comments
Nikki Hendricks
5/7/2014 05:34:13 am
Cute ideas!
Katie Nikou
5/7/2014 05:37:38 am
I have done the balloon activity for the last 5-10 days and my kids absolutely love it!
Paula Butcher
5/7/2014 05:38:32 am
Has anyone read Last Day Blues"? We write letters to new second graders and each student writes a letter to their new third grade teacher.
Suanne Chastain
5/7/2014 05:39:34 am
Cute ideas! Thanks AMBER!
Heather Wooton
5/7/2014 05:45:15 am
I will try the balloon idea!
Martha Andersen
5/7/2014 05:53:49 am
Love the balloon idea. May also incorporate some ideas to get kids outside...ie. popcorn words with chalk, nature walk, etc.
Luann
5/7/2014 06:05:33 am
Thanks for all of the great ideas! I liked the suggestions for ways to get the students to reflect on the year!
Barb Sylvester
5/7/2014 06:07:31 am
Cute ideas! I have a few 5th graders come to my room to answer questions from my 4th graders on what to expect next year. Also, we write 3rd graders letter letting them know what to expect!!! I am interested in reading the "Last Day Blues". Thanks Amber!
Amber
5/7/2014 08:28:10 am
Definitely learned some new ideas that I will try this year. Thanks for finding these sites, Jessie! We discussed them and found out some people already do a few of these activities, but we also found some brand new ones.
Jodie Heydon
5/9/2014 05:25:13 am
Good ideas from the group! Loved the idea to make books for the next group coming in at the beginning of next year! Leave a Reply. |