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As attention spans shrink and excitement for summer grows, keep students engaged with these top 10 end of the year theme days for kindergarten and first grade! These end of year theme days include Glow Day, Beach Day, Pool Party Day, and more! Your students will love these classroom transformations as they review important math and literacy skills and have some fun with some science experiments. These end of the year activities are great for centers or use throughout the entire day!

Top 10 Epic End of the Year Theme Days

The end of the school year is near, and your little learners are buzzing with energy! As attention spans shrink…

Did you know that you can bounce bubbles on your hand?! All you need is the right homemade bubble solution recipe to make bouncing bubbles that are unpoppable! As you plan your end of the year activities, your preschool, kindergarten and 1st grade students are sure to think this bubble recipe and bouncing bubbles experiment are just like magic! Be sure to add this homemade bouncing bubbles recipe and these Bubble Day activities to your end of the year countdown activities or ABC countdown!

The #1 Bubble Recipe Solution for Bouncing Bubbles

Did you know that you can โ€œbopโ€ bubbles on your hand?! Itโ€™s true! All you need is the right bubble…

Countdown to summer with these quick and easy end of the year crafts! From end of the year memory books to summer bucket lists, these end of year crafts will make the end of the year countdown even more special! Students can create a memory book backpack craft, a graduate craft, and end of the year crowns. These end of the year activities and summer crafts are the perfect keepsake for a preschool graduation, kindergarten graduation, end of the year awards ceremony or ABC countdown!

5 Memorable End of the Year Crafts for Little Learners

As the school year comes to an end, itโ€™s the perfect time to celebrate all the learning, growth, and friendships…

There are many benefits of crafts for kids! In this post, I'm revealing my top 10 benefits of crafts for kindergarten. Kindergarten crafts and back to school crafts are great for strengthening fine motor skills, improving scissor skills, supporting hand-eye coordination and more! Learn how kids crafts foster language development and vocabulary development. Use these preschool crafts to teach shapes and colors. I also share some easy to assemble crafts for kids to use with your thematic units!

Top 10 Benefits of Crafts for Kindergarten

Engaging children in crafts offers a wide range of benefits! From fostering creativity to strengthening fine motor control, the impact…

Beat the summer boredom bug and keep your students busy with this easy to assemble DIY slime kit and end of the year student gifts! Make the end of the year countdown to summer more entertaining with these slime gifts for students! Discover my no mess DIY slime recipe and grab the FREE slime gift tags for these end of the year gifts for students. Gift these summer slime kits during your end of the year party. Plus, use these slime student gifts for the end of the year over summer vacation!

Free Slime Gift Tags for End of the Year Student Gifts

Make summer vacation a little more entertaining with these simple slime gifts for students! What better way to beat the…

Celebrate your studentsโ€™ characteristics, talents and growth with these editable end of the year student awards! These end of the year awards for students will help make your end of the year countdown memorable! Plus, discover simple end of the year award ceremony ideas. Students can wear their end of the year crowns during their end of the year party. No candy or gifts are needed for these end of year student awards! Just print these no prep student awards for your end of the year activities!

3 Simple Ideas for End of the Year Student Awards

The end of the year is a monumental milestone for our little learners! It means another year of school has…

Kick off the end of the year countdown to summer with this summer bucket list craft for students! These end of the year activities are perfect for incorporating writing right up to the last day of school! Use this summer craft for kids during writing centers, as students brainstorm summer bucket list ideas. Add these end of the year crafts to your end of the year bulletin board. Plus, pair these summer bucket list activities with any end of the year books or summer books for kids!

The Best Summer Bucket List Craft for Kids

Before saying goodbye to school and hello to summer break, kick off the end of the year countdown to summer…

Commemorate the school year with this end of the year craft for preschool graduation or kindergarten graduation! Perfect for little hands, this graduation craft adds a personal touch to their special day during the end of the year countdown! This end of the year craft is a great alternative to the traditional end of the year memory book. Use these end of the year crafts for your end of the year bulletin board and end of the year activities. Plus, this graduate craft makes the perfect keepsake!

An Adorable End of the Year Graduate Craft for Preschool and Kindergarten

Commemorate the school year with this end of the year craft for preschool graduation or kindergarten graduation! Perfect for little…

Reflect on the many memories of the school year with this easy-to-assemble end of the year memory book craft! This memory book for the end of the year is a great way to capture all the memories made! With 25 pages, students can work on these end of the year activities up to the last day of school. This memory book end of the year craft involves drawing and writing, keeping students engaged during your end of the year countdown. Use this backpack craft as your end of the year bulletin board!

Easy to Assemble End of the Year Memory Book Backpack Craft

The end of the year is always bittersweet for students, teachers, and families! It is sad to say goodbye to…

Easily host a Circus Day in the classroom, as you celebrate the end of the year with these simple Circus Day activities! A Circus Day at school is the perfect addition to your end of the year theme days during your end of the year countdown. Your students will love this circus classroom escape room as they complete 16 literacy centers and math centers. Use these circus activities in kindergarten as end of the year activities during your ABC countdown or at your end of the year party!

8 Simple Circus Activities for the End of the Year

As the school year draws to a close, your students are probably eagerly anticipating the arrival of summer vacation! What…

Easily host a Camping Day in the classroom, as you celebrate the end of the year "under the stars," with these simple Camping Day activities! A Camping Day at school is the perfect addition to your end of the year theme days. Your students will love this Camping Day classroom escape room as they complete 16 literacy centers and math centers that target CVC words, sight words, addition and more. Use this Camping Day in kindergarten for the end of the year activities at your end of the year party!

8 Easy Camping Day Activities for the End of the Year

As the end of the school year approaches and the dreaded summer itch sets in, embark on an adventure of…

Celebrate the end of the year with these ABC countdown ideas! Use the FREE ABC countdown calendar to help plan the last 26 days of school! Your students will love these alphabet countdown ideas as they gear up for summer. These end of the year activities are fun but also allow students to continue learning all the way up until the last day of school. The ABC countdown to summer activities include classroom theme days, reading end of the year books, end of the year crafts, silly days and more!

Simple End of the Year ABC Countdown to Summer Ideas

With summer vacation on the horizon, it’s time to celebrate the end of the year with an ABC Countdown to…

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One of my favorite books for the end of the year i One of my favorite books for the end of the year is โ€œThe Invisible String!โ€

It tells how we all have an invisible string, and even when we are apart, we are still connected by our invisible string.

Whatโ€™s your favorite book for the end of the year? Type the title in the comments, so I can fill my Amazon cart!

Drop the word BOOKS in the comments to see more end of the year books!

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On the first day of school, I always have the stud On the first day of school, I always have the students draw a self-portrait. I put a sticky note on the right side to block it off, so the students donโ€™t draw on that side. I simply ask them to draw a picture of themselvesโ€ฆ. No prompting or modeling. They also write their name along the bottom.

Then, on the last day of schoolโ€ฆ okay, sometime during the last week, because we all know the last day is already too crazy ๐Ÿคชโ€ฆ I ask them to draw another self-portrait.

The growth from the beginning of the year to the end of the year always amazes me! Just look at the detail in this end of the year picture and that basketball on his shirt! I also have the kiddos write their name at the bottom. Huge growth there too!

I send these home on the last day as a keepsake for the parents.

Show of hands โœ‹โ€ฆ whose last day was last week? If not, how many more days do you have left?

Drop the word PORTRAIT in the comments for the link to this printable!

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Itโ€™s almost summer SLIME! You know I love me a g Itโ€™s almost summer SLIME! You know I love me a good pun! Plus, these slime kits make the perfect end of the year student gifts! They are the prefect summer boredom buster!

To make the kitsโ€ฆ I placed a bottle of glue, plastic spoon, small baggie of baking soda and foam beads, as well as a tiny bottle of contact solution, inside a plastic cup. The kiddos could mix up a batch of ooey gooey slime right inside the cup!

Drop the word SLIME for the FREE gift tags and labels!

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You all know I love a good party day, and Glow Day You all know I love a good party day, and Glow Day is no exception!

Organized chaos is my favorite! Learning is meant to be messy and fun! Drop me a โค๏ธ if you agree!

Drop a ๐Ÿ’ก or the word GLOW in the comments for the direct link to my favorite Glow Day activities!

And, hands up if you get out this week or next!

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Before saying goodbye to school and hello to summe Before saying goodbye to school and hello to summer break, kick off the end of the year countdown to summer with this summer bucket list craft for kids! This end of the year craft is the perfect way to harness the excitement for summer, as students brainstorm summer bucket list ideas and plan the ultimate summer vacation!

Drop the word BUCKET in the comments if youโ€™d like a direct link!

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These pool noodle sentence spinners are similar to These pool noodle sentence spinners are similar to the pool noodle word spinners we used at our end of the year party. The kiddos will spin the beginning, middle, and end to create a silly sentence!

Check my post from earlier in the week for a peek at all the Pool Party math and literacy centers.

Drop the word POOL in the comments for the direct link to these new and discounted Pool Party activities!

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โ€œMrs. Spitzerโ€™s Gardenโ€ is another great rea โ€œMrs. Spitzerโ€™s Gardenโ€ is another great read aloud for the end of the year! ๐ŸŒป

Just as you would lovingly tend to a garden, Mrs. Spitzer carefully nurtures her garden of students, helping them grow over the course of a school year.

โ€œSome of the plants grow quickly, pushing upward, eager, impatient. Some grow more slowly, unfolding themselves bit by bit. Some plants sprout thin and tall. Some are bushy and wide spreading. Some are bold, showy. Some are silvery and quiet, the color of the earth.โ€

And when the year is over, her job is done, โ€œbut the plants will keep growing!โ€

Drop the word BOOKS in the comments for the link to all of my favorite end of the year books!

Let me know one of your favorites!

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Save time by simplifying your end of the year awar Save time by simplifying your end of the year awards ceremony with these no prep, student-created awards!

Just print your student awards on regular copy paper! Thatโ€™s it!

No card stock, colored ink, or gifts needed! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฝ

Drop a ๐Ÿ‘‘ or the word CROWNS for the direct link to the crowns!

Also, when is your last day of school? We donโ€™t get out around here until mid June!

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