Love it~Roll out the red carpet (paper) and give the class their candy bar awards on the last day of school. HOW fun! Invite parents, dress nice, so many possibilities!
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The Summer ountdown is ON!
Countdown to last day of school. Pop one balloon each day. Inside is a special surprise for the day. Ex. No homework, read outside, work with no shoes on, chew gum in the morning, etc.
The school year is officially coming to an end. Summer is so close you can taste it (the morning coffee you can drink while still hot, that is). There are only so many days you have left with your students to be sure you have set them up for success, so you must use it wisely! The last month before saying goodbye teachers around the world will be gearing up to review. Constant review can become pretty monotonous for both teachers and students, so we are here with ideas on how to make end of the year review fun for all!
FLUENCY AND FITNESS+
For quick and easy review, Fluency and Fitness+ has games made specifically for end of the year review. These games include every concept you could possibly need for Pre-K – Second Grade.
FLUENCY FIND IT
Use teamwork to review with Fluency Find It! Students simply work together to see what’s on the screen and hunt for the answer on the worksheet. These games work on essential reading and math skills that students should be fluent in by the end of the year, while giving them a chance to get out of their seats and move a little bit.
DIGITAL TASK CARDS
Want data so that you know EXACTLY what each student needs to review for the end of the year? Assign Digital Task Cards and gather data as students work independently to answer each question. This is amazing for pinpointing the needs for each individual student and catering to them before they leave your classroom.
SUMMER LITERACY & MATH CENTERS
Use your classroom stations to make end of the year review fun! Throw in activities to review multiple concepts you have learned throughout the school year and watch as students complete the activities
Lower Elementary teachers – if you want summer themed stations without the hassle of having to prepare them yourself, check out this Summer Literacy and Math Centers blog post from Tickled Pink in Primary.
SUMMER PACKET
At the end of the year, I always loved to send my students home with a Summer learning packet to complete throughout the summer months. This was not required, but would certainly be helpful for retaining information over the summer months.
MEMORY BOOKS
Make a fun keepsake and review at the same time! Creating an end of the year memory book is a great way for students to document their year while putting what they have learned to use! Use writing prompts such as “What was your favorite subject?”, “What was your favorite field trip?” or “Write a letter of advice to new students” so students can practice their writing!
As the school year winds down, there's one item that's sure to be on your weekly lesson plans: review. You may be feeling the overwhelm of reviewing all of the skills learned throughout the year in just a few weeks. Let's ditch the stress! These end of year review strategies will help you seamlessly incorporate review and fun into your day.
Morning Work and Early Finishers
Some of the best times of day to incorporate end of year review is during your morning work time and early finisher time. These are two times of day that you can easily squeeze in review without having to make changes to your classroom schedule.
Morning work and early finisher time is perfect for reviewing because you don't have to explicitly teach any new skills. Simply go over the directions with students and give them time to practice material they have previously learned.
When students work independently, you can differentiate to meet students needs and meet students where they are. If you have students who need more support on certain skills, you can work with them 1:1 or in a group while other students work independently.
One of my favorite review activities for morning work and early finisher activities is the Kindergarten Summer Packet. This resource reviews the essential literacy and math skills students learned this year. It has over 100 print-and-go activities, covering topics like CVC words, writing, addition, shapes, and more.
If you're students need an extra challenge, give them the First Grade Summer Packet to push their skills even further. You can also send these packets how during the summer, so students can keep their skills fresh.
Calendar Time
Calendar time isn't just useful for saying the date and determining the weather. It's also an awesome opportunity to sneak in a little spiral review. Some of the ways you can add spiral review to your calendar time are:
- Count the days of school
- Count the number of days until the next student's birthday or school event
- Show the number of the day on a 100s chart or by writing it on a whiteboard
- Model the number of the day with straws or base ten blocks
- Choose a number and count on to 100
- Sing the ABC's song
- Practice rhyming words by saying a word and having students recite rhyming words (can use CVC or CVCe words)
- Write word family words on whiteboards (can use CVC or CVCe words)
- Play a sight word review game, such as Sight Word Clues
- Dance and sing to an educational brain break or video
If you want more direct review of CVC words, try these No Prep CVC Worksheets. It's the perfect activity to squeeze in a bit of extra practice with students, with no-prep from you! You'll have 35 different activities to choose from.
Mini Lessons
At the end of the year, you may want to reteach and review concepts more in depth, but you don't have time to devote an entire math or literacy lesson to the concept. A great way to reteach and review is by using mini lessons.
Mini lessons allow you to focus on one skill or concept, making it effective for end of year review. Your students will stay on task as the lessons are only about 10-15 minutes long.
Following the mini lesson, have students engage in hands-on practice, so they have an opportunity to apply their learning. Here are a few ways to incorporate hands-on practice after your mini lesson.
Center Rotations
Centers a perfect way to review at the end of the year because you can cover several different skills.
You can also differentiate your centers depending on the skills your students need to practice most. You can split your students into groups and assign them centers to address the skills in need of additional practice. You can even give certain groups more challenging material if they are showing mastery of a skill.
However, I know that preparing several centers, especially when you begin differentiating, can be a challenge. To make things simply, I created May and June Literacy and Math Worksheets to make reviewing skills from the end of the year a breeze.
This resource includes 80 worksheets that review skills like addition to 10, counting on, ordinal numbers, nouns, verbs, reading comprehension, and more. These activities don't require any prep beyond hitting “print”, which make them a great grab-and-go to make center set-up easy.
Games and Play
By the end of the year, your students may be a little antsy. Let's face it, you might be feeling that way, too. Using games in your end of year review is a simple way to get students engaged and add fun to learning.
For example, you can turn a task card set into a scavenger hunt or use white boards to allow students to answer with a group. By adding an interactive element to your review (or anything that gets students up and moving), you'll be doubling the excitement.
One of my favorite ways to review is with math games. This Addition and Subtraction Math Bundle includes nine different games, including solve the code, mystery math, and color by number.
Students will be reviewing their addition and subtraction skills in a hands-on and engaging way with these games. Plus, the prep is simple. Simple print the games and gather the supplies, like colors and manipulatives. Then, you're ready to play!
Emergency Plans
During the last weeks of school, the days are always a bit unusual. With award ceremonies, special celebrations, and shortened schedules, you might find yourself wondering what to plan for students.
Not to mention, as the seasons begin to transition, it seems like everyone is sick. Inevitably, you might have to take a day off in the middle of peek review season.
Luckily, putting together plans is simple with Plans in a Pinch. These no-prep worksheets cover math, literacy, science, and social studies skills! These are great for last minute planning, whether you are out sick or need something quick and easy after a class party.
I recommend printing some of the activities out ahead of time, so if you're ever in need of a quick activity or emergency sub plans, they can be quickly utilized.
I hope these ideas for end of year review leave you feeling more equipped to cover key skills with your students heading into the last few weeks of school.
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