End of the School Year

Okay, so this summer has definitely flown by way too fast. I know it is already the end of July, but I am just now completing my post about the end of the school year! Sorry this is so late! I hope that all of you teacher readers have had a wonderful summer off so far! I had a week off before I started summer school. I am now on my last week of summer school, and I can't believe that it is already almost over. Then I will have about three weeks off before starting school again.

I wanted to share this end of the year gift idea. I think I got this idea off of Pinterest, but let me tell you, it was such a cheap and easy end of the year gifts for my students. They loved it!!!! I bought the bubbles at the Dollar Tree, so those were super inexpensive, and then I created the cute little tag that went with them.

These next pictures show one of my favorite activities that I do with my students. This activity takes place on the last day of school. My students are filling them out to give to my future students. I put these on their desks on the first day of school. 

I think that you can probably figure out the kinds of things that students wrote on each flap. We brainstormed a little together before each flap to get ideas flowing. On the first flap, for "Something I learned", I had the students show an example of what they had learned. It is really funny to read "Something you should know about Mrs. Berga". I got things from, "She is really funny and pretty," to, "She really likes to drink coffee." On the last flap, students wrote a friendly letter, wishing the future second grader luck with their year. It was a great way to encourage my future students, but also to review our year together in second grade before they move on.

Well, I highly recommend these activities to you next year, if you so choose to do them. I am already excited to put these out on the first day of school, which is coming quickly!

Oh, and really quickly, I made a few new items for my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Here is one of them:

How cute does that look hung up in my classroom? I printed these out on cardstock, and then used some thick twine to string them all together. The directions are included! I would like to also get these made for other grade levels, so be on the lookout! If you are interested in purchasing, you can visit my store: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Engaging-Second-Grade. I will be posting some other new items in the next week or so.

Happy relaxing!