The challenge for most teachers during that last week of school is the same for everyone no matter what grade level or subject you teach. How do you keep your students learning up until the last day of school?
I always found that I had to plan some engaging activities for my students during that last week of school. I had to find things that we normally wouldn't do during the rest of the year. This was a great time to bring in a group project that would last a couple of days or a creative project that students could work on individually and then share with the class. Here are some tried and true end-of-the year activities that I have used in the past:
•Reader's Theater: Break your class into small groups and give each group their own script. Have them spend a few days creating props and simple costumes from the art supplies you have left. Let them rehearse their play and then have them preform it for the class or for a younger grade level. There are some really great reader's theater scripts that you can download for free at Education World. Just click on this link and scroll towards the middle of the page:
Click Here To Visit Education World
•Take A Virtual Field Trip: Use your classroom computer to sail around the world with the modern day explorers at Reach the World. This sailing crew takes several journeys throughout the year, and they bring all the details to your students through their website. You can map out their journey with the latitude and longitude clues that they give in their logbook. You can read their field notes which give a ton of information about the places they have visited. You can also read each crew member's travel journal. Visit this website by clicking the link below:
Click Here To Visit Reach the World
•Make a Fun Review Game: Create a game to review all of the skills your students have learned over the past year. Here's a terrific website that has tons of Power Point game templates. Just type in your own questions and answers, and you're ready to go! Play Jeopardy, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Deal or No Deal, and many more. This website also provides sound clips from each of the shows so you can play the theme song and sound effects. Just click the link below:
Click Here To Visit Game Templates
Have fun during these last days of school!
I always found that I had to plan some engaging activities for my students during that last week of school. I had to find things that we normally wouldn't do during the rest of the year. This was a great time to bring in a group project that would last a couple of days or a creative project that students could work on individually and then share with the class. Here are some tried and true end-of-the year activities that I have used in the past:
•Reader's Theater: Break your class into small groups and give each group their own script. Have them spend a few days creating props and simple costumes from the art supplies you have left. Let them rehearse their play and then have them preform it for the class or for a younger grade level. There are some really great reader's theater scripts that you can download for free at Education World. Just click on this link and scroll towards the middle of the page:
Click Here To Visit Education World
•Take A Virtual Field Trip: Use your classroom computer to sail around the world with the modern day explorers at Reach the World. This sailing crew takes several journeys throughout the year, and they bring all the details to your students through their website. You can map out their journey with the latitude and longitude clues that they give in their logbook. You can read their field notes which give a ton of information about the places they have visited. You can also read each crew member's travel journal. Visit this website by clicking the link below:
Click Here To Visit Reach the World
•Make a Fun Review Game: Create a game to review all of the skills your students have learned over the past year. Here's a terrific website that has tons of Power Point game templates. Just type in your own questions and answers, and you're ready to go! Play Jeopardy, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, Deal or No Deal, and many more. This website also provides sound clips from each of the shows so you can play the theme song and sound effects. Just click the link below:
Click Here To Visit Game Templates
Have fun during these last days of school!
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