End of the Year Activities

Hey Hey! I am finally sitting down to write this post full of fun End of the Year activities I do in my classroom! To be honest, I wanted to write it 2 weeks ago! But let's be real… the end of the year crazy is no joke!!

End of the Year activities and freebies for your students!

Here are a few of my favorite things to do with my students before summer break!

How do you celebrate the end of the year? Check out these fun and engaging activities for students at the end of the year!

First I get my students started on their memory books! They absolutely love these! This year was my first year to bind them. I printed the cover page on astrobrights cardstock and then added a blank piece to the back. Then I bound them at school using our binding machine! Stay tuned for me to go on Facebook Live to show you how I did this! Grab this memory book activity HERE!

Make the end of the year fun with these balloon countdown activities for free!

The last 10 days in my classroom are always so fun! I start a balloon countdown with my students. We pop a balloon each morning. In the balloon are fun activities and things for them to do!

The activities I included in my balloons are:

pen all day
popsicle party
extra recess
pencil and eraser
switch desks (I do this the last week, and they sit where they want for the entire week!)
bubble gum day
snowball fight (crumpled up paper)
no shoes
bring a stuffed animal
end of the year gift (last day)

I have the balloon numbers and activities for free with the sign below!!

Chain Countdown

How do you celebrate the end of the year? Make the end of the year fun wth this adorable countdown sign for free!

We also love having a chain countdown. I changed it up this year and added a student name to each chain. This way, it isn't just a countdown but a classroom management strategy too! 😉 Each day, we cut a link off our chain, and that person gets to pick a prize. We decided as a class what our prizes would be. We chose: teacher's chair, exercise ball, or switch desks. Grab this countdown sign for free!!

Gift tags for your student End of the Year gifts perfect for the Target Dollar Spot!

Lastly, I love spoiling my students at the end of the year! I like to give them gifts from the dollar spot at Target. This year I am giving them chalk! You can easily buy a few of these chalk containers and split them up among your students. I have gift tags for all Target Spot related student gifts!