Less than $5 End of Year Projects

Looking for the perfect one-day project? This rock crystals project is highly engaging for students, has cross-curricular connections, and includes National Art Standards for 2nd-5th grade.

This art project is simple to teach and students love it - perfect for any time of the year or when you typically have schedule disruptions. It can be completed as a one-day lesson or extended - multiple options are included in this resource.

This resource is in a PDF file with 8 pages and includes:

• 2 rock crystal lessons with detailed step-by-step instructions with photos
• cross-curricular and literacy connections
• facts about rock crystals and suggested additional resources
• multiple lesson variations with examples
• suggested project variations

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Celebrate the End of the Year with This Fun and Creative Biography Activity!

Biography on a Beach Ball is the perfect end-of-year, spring break, or summer activity to keep students engaged while celebrating historical figures or personal heroes. This exciting, hands-on project lets students combine research with creativity by designing a biography beach ball that highlights the life, achievements, and impact of notable individuals.

This activity is great for wrapping up the school year with a fun, relaxed approach to biographical research, all while promoting teamwork and classroom interaction. It works just as well for a spring break or summer project to keep students’ research skills sharp!

What's Included:

• Beach Ball Design Templates: Structured sections for students to organize key information about their chosen historical figure or personal hero, including life events, major accomplishments, and fun facts.
• Research Guide: Helps students conduct meaningful research to fill out each section of their beach ball.
• Creative Presentation Ideas: Tips and ideas for students to share their beach ball biographies in a fun and interactive way, such as classroom presentations or games.
• Versatile Use: Perfect for individual projects, group activities, or as a fun wrap-up to the school year.

Key Benefits:

• Interactive and Creative: Combines biographical research with hands-on creativity, allowing students to design their own beach ball filled with interesting facts.
• End of Year Engagement: Keeps students motivated and excited during those last weeks of school, when attention can start to wane.
• Flexible Application: Ideal for history, English, or general classroom use during end-of-year wrap-ups, spring break, or even as a summer project.

This fun and engaging resource is perfect for middle school and high school history, social studies, or ELA classrooms, providing a creative twist on traditional research projects. Your students will love researching and presenting their biographies on a beach ball!

Are you looking for engaging Grandparents Day or Father's Day Trophy Craft Activities for your students? If anyone wants to get a special gift for their students, this Trophy Craft writing pack is perfect for them.

Students can use it to create a heartfelt gift for their moms, regardless of their grade—whether they're in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. It's truly wonderful; you can see a preview of it.

INCLUDED:

• 3 Trophy (2 color & BW Version)
• 3 Templates (DAD, Uncle and Grandpa)

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Celebrate the end of the school year in style with this Last Day of School Crown Craft! This fun and easy DIY printable is perfect for classrooms, homeschool celebrations, or end-of-year parties. Students will love coloring, decorating, and assembling their own crowns to wear proudly on their special day!

What’s Included:

• 1 Printable Crown Template (Black & White)
• "Last Day of School" text with fun decorative elements (stars, bows, music notes, and more!)
• Instructions for easy use

How to Use:

• Color and decorate the crown.
• Carefully cut along the lines.
• Tape or glue the ends together to form a wearable crown.
• Wear it proudly to celebrate the Last Day of School!

Perfect For:

Pre-K, Kindergarten, and Elementary students

End-of-year classroom activities

Keepsake crafts and photo ops

Add a touch of creativity and excitement to your last school day with this adorable crown craft!

Engage your students in meaningful reflection with these comprehensive end of year Activities! This resource is packed with a variety of different ways for students to reflect on their school year while also setting goals for the future! Ending with an end of year activities project, your students will have a marvellous end to the school year!

These end of year activities have been designed to focus on independence, reflection and creativity! Students will explore their achievements, challenges and future aspirations and be able to represent their year and future goals in different ways.

Highlights of this resource include:

• End of year activities project: Featuring a variety of different ways for students to represent their year or set goals for the future.
• Perfect for years 3-6: Aimed at year 3-6 students who can independently complete the activities and use independence and creativity with the project.
• Graphic organisers for reflection: Your students have a variety of organisers to do end of year activities.
• Simply print, staple and send your students on their way! This pack is great to be able to send home to parents at the end of the year to see their child’s journey.

Whether you're seeking end of year activities that are effortless to execute, foster creativity, or infuse fun into the classroom, this resource ticks all the boxes. It's an ideal solution for educators aiming to culminate the academic year on a high note while instilling valuable reflection and goal setting skills in their students. Perfect if you are looking for end of year activities that are easy, creative and fun for your students!

Tips:

• Each students could present one of their end of year activities from the project to the class by a certain date.
• Have an 'end of year' showcase where you invite parents and leadership to view and celebrate students projects.
• Have a showcase set up for future students to come and visit.

Congratulations on making it to the end of year!!!! Enjoy these end of year activities and then put your feet up. You deserve it!

Integrated research and project based learning for Middle and High School

Your students will love forming a question and seeing where it takes them. This is SUPER FUN LEARNING that will keep engagement high for the middle or end of the semester.

You will love that that everything is set up for you to monitor students while they research and create.

Celebrate Learning & Laughter: Create Your Own End-of-Year School Memory Capsule!Unleash Your Inner Storyteller & Reflect on a Spectacular School Year!
This isn't your average school project! This year, capture the magic with a personalized School Memory Capsule. It's a blast from the past in the making, guaranteed to spark joy and remind you of all the incredible moments you shared with friends and teachers.
But wait, there's more! Here's why this activity rocks:

• Lights, Camera, Memories! Become a memory maestro and create snapshots showcasing your favorite school moments. Did you ace a tough test? Win the big game? Celebrate those victories and everything in between!
• Reflect & Recharge: Take a step back and appreciate all you've accomplished this year. This activity isn't just about fun, it's about recognizing your growth and celebrating your achievements.
• A Treasure to Keep: This personalized capsule isn't just for now, it's a keepsake for the future! Years down the line, you can revisit these memories and reminisce about the amazing times you had in school.

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Looking for activities for the last day or week of school? Need a fun, End of the Year activity to keep your early finishers engaged and on task after testing when the only thing they can think about is summer break? This End of Year Survival Guide for any grade will allow students to reflect on their year by giving tips and advice to new students! Pull these brochures out during Back to School season to get your new batch of kiddos better acquainted with you and your classroom! This resource requires NO PREP - simply print double-sided.

Students will get a kick out of the hidden messages included on each brochure...one reads "GOOD LUCK!" and the other reads "YOU'LL LOVE THIS YEAR!" Or check out the bundle which includes this resource and an End of Year Memory Book here.

Stay strong teachers...you need a resource like this to make it to the finish line :)

**For personal and single classroom use only. If using with multiple classrooms, please purchase additional licenses at the discounted rate.**

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End of the Year Activity Packet SET 1 -10 themed activities

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End of Year Puzzle Pack (18-page packet) which includes:

• 8 challenging mazes
• 4 difficult word searches, 48 words each!
• 4 Word Escape Puzzles - 4 levels of increasing difficulty and answer keys (based off the popular app!)

***Bonus*** End of the Year Escape the Impossible Maze

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Memories from the Year (video project) gives students an opportunity to share their memories from the school year as a culminating activity to the year. It uses the Web 2.0 tool, WeVideo, which is convenient for teachers and students since it does not require download. Students use existing pictures and videos or shoot additional ones and then combine those with WeVideo’s built in music to create a video retrospective of the year. The project was created for 7th and 8th graders but could easily be adapted to use with upper elementary through early high school.

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Files Included with this Lesson

• Teacher & Student Notes and Resources

• Video Project Instructions, Expectations & Grading Rubric

• Video Planning Worksheet

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Celebrate the end of the school year with this fun and engaging Sign & Shine Yearbook! This engaging activity book is designed to help your students capture their favorite memories, dreams and friendships in a keepsake they will cherish forever. This yearbook is perfect for classroom activities during the last week of school, providing your students with a meaningful and enjoyable way to celebrate their year. It’s a great keepsake that they will love looking back on in the years to come.

This product includes:

• Cover Page Options: Choose from a variety of cover pages to personalize each student's yearbook.
• Messages from Friends: Dedicated pages for friends to write special messages and well wishes.
• Goals and Dreams: A section for your students to write down their goals and dreams for the next school year.
• Bucket List: A fun space for your students to list the things they want to do or achieve.
• Summer Plans: Pages to share their exciting summer plans.
• Advice for Next Year: Collect and write advice for the upcoming school year.
• Favorite Memories: Reflect on and jot down the best memories from this school year.
• Favorite Jokes: Share favorite jokes or funny moments to remember.
• Best Books or Activities: List the best books read or activities enjoyed throughout the year.
• Teacher Notes: Pages for teachers to write encouraging notes or signatures.
• Autographs and Doodles: Fun space for classmates to sign and doodle.

How to Use:

1. Choose a Cover Page: Start by selecting your favorite cover page.
2. Fill In the Pages: Follow the prompts to fill in messages, memories and plans.
3. Gather Signatures: Ask friends, teachers, and classmates to sign and doodle in your book.
4. Reflect and Enjoy: Use the yearbook as a fun way to reflect on the school year and look forward to the next.

How to put together:

• Print all 8 pages and then stick the following pages back to back:

  • Cover and page 1&14
  • 3&12 and 13&2
  • 5&10 and 11&4
  • 9&6 and 7&8

• Or print back to back for an easier option. (Use back to back templates provided in product)

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This product features a creative and contemporary assignment in which students create their own music playlist for a novel by analyzing the lyrics of their favorite songs and synthesizing them with literary elements of their chosen book. This is a great activity that encourages students to think beyond the traditional 5 paragraph essay and consider literary elements in a deeper and more creative way. Your students will thank you for giving them a chance to have fun as they apply higher-order thinking skills!

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• Assignment with Concise Directions
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• Comprehensive Rubric
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Are you looking for a meaningful activity for your students to end the school year? I designed this brochure because I could not find a meaningful way to end the year with my High School students. These reflective brochures are designed to inspire students to think about their school year and offer valuable advice to the next students. This resource includes four unique brochures—one for each grade level from 9th through 12th grade—available in both black-and-white and color printing options.

Each brochure includes thought-provoking questions that help students reflect on their experiences and share advice and wisdom with incoming students. This resource is perfect as an end-of-year activity, to start a classroom discussion, or as part of a student mentorship program. It's also a great way to build a sense of community and foster connections among students in different grade levels.

Key Features:

• Grade-Level Specific Content: Each brochure is tailored to the specific experiences of students in grades 9 through 12, offering personalized reflection and mentoring guidance.
• Reflection Prompts: The brochures contain a variety of questions and prompts designed to inspire meaningful reflection and thoughtful advice.
• Mentoring Focus: Encourage your students to become mentors by sharing their experiences and insights with incoming students.
• Versatile Use: Use these brochures for individual or group activities, classroom discussions, or end-of-year projects.

How This Resource Can Benefit Your Classroom:

• Promotes Reflection: Help students reflect on their achievements, challenges, and personal growth throughout the school year.
• Encourages Mentorship: Foster a mentoring culture by inviting students to offer advice and tips to the next group of high schoolers.
• Builds Community: Create a supportive environment where students feel valued and connected.

Easy, No Prep, End of Year Activity:

Running out of things to do the last week of school? This is the perfect no prep activity that empowers students to give advice and encouragement to the upcoming grade level. Your current students will love sharing their thoughts and experiences, while your future students will be thrilled to learn what awaits them, straight from their peers.

What's Included:

• Grade Specific Brochures: Seven different brochures each labeled with the grade level you teach (K-6).
• Kindergarten: The kindergarten brochure includes mainly drawing prompts and a few fill in the blanks.
• 1st - 2nd: The 1st-2nd brochures include space for both drawing and writing.
• 3rd - 6th: The 3rd-6th brochures focus mainly on writing with a few drawing prompts.
• Blank Grade Levels: Two blank brochures (one with drawing prompts and one with writing prompts) are provided for differentiation within your classroom.

Wrap up this school year with a heartfelt, engaging activity, and be even more prepared for the beginning of next year!

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Ignite your students' imaginations and writing skills with our engaging astronaut writing craft, a creative resource that combines art and writing to take your students on an out-of-this-world adventure! This craft project allows students to visualize themselves as astronauts by creating a personalized astronaut figure. Using the program Canva, teachers can easily insert each student's photo into the astronaut's helmet, making the experience even more exciting and relatable.

Included are three different sentence starters to inspire student writing about what they would do if they were astronauts. These prompts encourage creativity and help students organize their thoughts, making the writing process enjoyable and accessible for all learners.

Perfect for space-themed units, writing centers, or as a standalone project, this craft not only enhances students' writing skills but also sparks their curiosity about space exploration. Bring the wonders of the universe into your classroom and watch your students' creativity soar!

**This resource can be used without Canva for the craft and writing prompt activity. If you would like to add student photos to the astronaut, you will need to sign up for a free educator account on Canva. With a valid teacher email, you will be able to enjoy full access to this resource.

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This Precalculus and Calculus Derivative Project includes 48 questions to Solve the Mystery of the Missing Math Manuscripts! Students will complete 4 Clue Sheets that cover the power, product, quotient and chain rules ! After they solve all 4 sheets they will discover that one person, time and location was not used. They will decode the letters with a corresponding number and discover the code to get the objects back!

This code is a great way to quickly check students work & an answer key is included!

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What is included:

- 4 Clue Sheets (with 12 questions each)

- an unlock code decoder worksheet

- student work booklet

- Answer Key

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- Derivatives Review

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- AP Calculus Test Prep for the Derivative Rules (in an engaging way)

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Welcome to our Happy Father's Day Crowns Headband Craft Activity.

This activity is perfect for classrooms, morning work, homeschooling, or simply a fun family activity at home. It's a fantastic way to celebrate Father's Day and add extra fun to your classroom.

In this download you will receive:

• A PDF File Includes 8 Crowns.
• Crown extenders to staple around students heads.

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Are you looking for engaging Mother's Day Questionnaire Craft Activities for your students? If anyone wants to get a special gift for their students, this writing BUNDLE is perfect for them.

Students can use it to create a heartfelt gift for their moms, regardless of their grade—whether they're in 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. It's truly wonderful; you can see a preview of it.

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• 12 writing prompts (Questionnaire)
• 1 Flower Bouquet (color & BW Version)
• 3 Templates (MOM, MUM and MAMA)
• 7 writing prompts
• 1 Flower Pot
• 5 Flowers

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Relive the Magic: Celebrate Your Year with Our Epic Yearbook!

Search "School Memories" & Find Your Perfect Keepsake!

More than just a book, our yearbook is a portal back to a year filled with laughter, learning, and lasting friendships. It's a treasure chest of memories capturing everything from:

• Hilarious self-portraits: See how your classmates drew themselves (and maybe get a good laugh!)
• Academic triumphs: Relive your favorite subjects, learned lessons, and the books that sparked your passion.
• Unforgettable adventures: Remember the excitement of field trips and all the amazing places you explored together.
• Heartfelt connections: Leave a mark on the classmate autograph page and cherish messages from your friends.

But that's not all! Inside, you'll discover:

• Captivating photos: Relive the year's biggest events, from pep rallies to graduation.
• Funny quotes: Remember those hilarious moments that had everyone in stitches?
• Teacher shout-outs: Thank your favorite educators who made a difference.
• And much more!

This yearbook is more than just a collection of memories; it's a celebration of your growth as a student and the unique bond you share with your classmates.

Don't miss out! Get your copy today and cherish the year's highlights for years to come!

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Need a fun, End of the Year activity to keep your early finishers engaged and on task after testing when the only thing they can think about is summer break? This End of Year 7th grade Survival Guide will allow students to reflect on their year! Pull these brochures out during Back to School season to get your new batch of kiddos better acquainted with you and your classroom!

Students will get a kick out of the hidden messages included on each brochure...one reads "GOOD LUCK!" and the other reads "YOU'LL LOVE 7TH GRADE!"

Or check out the bundle which includes this resource and an End of Year Memory Book here.

Stay strong teachers...you need a resource like this to make it to the finish line :)

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The Bundle comes with 3 gorgeous color and 1 B&W cover option to make it easy to turn it into an independent work packet! Simply print, staple, and go! I typically make one for each student so I can focus on ALL the things I need to do during the last weeks of school!

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“I’ll Always Remember” PowerPoint end-of-the-year project gives students an opportunity to creatively express their memories from each of their classes for the year. In this project, they combine pictures with a short paragraph about a specific memory they will “always remember” from each of their classes. The project was created for 8th graders but could easily be adapted to use with high school students.

This lesson is great for distance learning/remote learning. You can upload it to your school's learning management system (Google Classroom, Edmodo, Canvas, etc.) or share with students via Google Drive.

Files Included with this Lesson

• Teacher & Student Notes and Resources

• “I’ll Always Remember” PowerPoint Student Instructions, Expectations & Grading Rubric

• Photo release form

• Sample Slide (.pdf)

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