Daily 5 for the end of the year,

1-2-3 Come Make A T-Shirt With Me

end of the year activities, end of the year crafts, end of the year writing prompts, memory books, school memory books, free memory books, memory book templates, fathers day activities, grandparents day activities, end of they year writing prompts, daily 5 for the end of the year, end of the year crafts, back to school activities, back to school writing prompts, writing prompts for june, writing prompts for summer, writing prompts for back to school, bucket filler activities, fill a bucket activitiesBecause it's very versatile, I'm especially excited to post this latest FREEBIE for some end-of-the-year fun.

As I was designing the "T"-'rrific Memory Book packet, I thought, with a few tweaks this can also be used as a self-esteem builder, for your "fill a bucket" activites too. 

end of the year activities, end of the year crafts, end of the year writing prompts, memory books, school memory books, free memory books, memory book templates, fathers day activities, grandparents day activities, end of they year writing prompts, daily 5 for the end of the year, end of the year crafts, back to school activities, back to school writing prompts, writing prompts for june, writing prompts for summer, writing prompts for back to school, bucket filler activities, fil a bucket activitiesStudents choose a T-shirt and matching cover, sign their name at the top and glue their photo to the pocket. 

Children pass their booklet to another child, who writes a compliment (why that person is terrific) and continue passing, 'til everyone has signed everybody's booklet. 

If you're looking for a Father's Day activity, or you have grandparent's come visit at the end or beginning of the year, you can fill the blank in with My Dad is "T"-'rrific or use the other blank template for My Grandparents are "T"-'rrific.  Students write why they think so on the blank pages.

end of the year activities, end of the year crafts, end of the year writing prompts, memory books, school memory books, free memory books, memory book templates, fathers day activities, grandparents day activities, end of they year writing prompts, daily 5 for the end of the year, end of the year crafts, back to school activities, back to school writing prompts, writing prompts for june, writing prompts for summer, writing prompts for back to school, bucket filler activities, fil a bucket activitiesIf you like to have lots of interesting writing practice for back-to-school week, as icebreakers to get to know your new students, use the My Summer was "T"-'rrific template.   These would be cute displayed on a clothesline, along a wall and hung up with clothespins!

end of the year activities, end of the year crafts, end of the year writing prompts, memory books, school memory books, free memory books, memory book templates, fathers day activities, grandparents day activities, end of they year writing prompts, daily 5 for the end of the year, end of the year crafts, back to school activities, back to school writing prompts, writing prompts for june, writing prompts for summer, writing prompts for back to school, bucket filler activities, fil a bucket activitiesAny option you choose is pretty easy-breezy. Run the T-shirt pattern and covers off on a variety of colors of construction paper. (Make sure the cover matches the T-shirt so they blend.)

For even more pizzazz, use scrapbook paper! You can also buy a 50-sheet pack of printed paper (they have lots of options like tie dye, rainbow and animal prints, which would also be cool).

end of the year activities, end of the year crafts, end of the year writing prompts, memory books, school memory books, free memory books, memory book templates, fathers day activities, grandparents day activities, end of they year writing prompts, daily 5 for the end of the year, end of the year crafts, back to school activities, back to school writing prompts, writing prompts for june, writing prompts for summer, writing prompts for back to school, bucket filler activities, fil a bucket activitiesStudents choose one, trim their pages, collate and staple their booklet to the front of their T-shirt so that it flips open.  Adding a school photo gives it that finishing touch.  

I'd take a few days to make the memory book.  To ensure quality, students can work on 1 or 2 pages each day.  (Great for Daily 5)

end of the year activities, end of the year crafts, end of the year writing prompts, memory books, school memory books, free memory books, memory book templates, fathers day activities, grandparents day activities, end of they year writing prompts, daily 5 for the end of the year, end of the year crafts, back to school activities, back to school writing prompts, writing prompts for june, writing prompts for summer, writing prompts for back to school, bucket filler activities, fil a bucket activitiesI've included color templates as well as black and white to save ink, but also because I think it's even more of a keepsake if kiddos do the coloring.

There's a blank template for you to write a note to your students.  You can print the templates and write a personal note to each one, or if you're pressed for time, write a generic note to everyone, sign and run off.  To make it more personal, write the student's name at the top. 

end of the year activities, end of the year crafts, end of the year writing prompts, memory books, school memory books, free memory books, memory book templates, fathers day activities, grandparents day activities, end of they year writing prompts, daily 5 for the end of the year, end of the year crafts, back to school activities, back to school writing prompts, writing prompts for june, writing prompts for summer, writing prompts for back to school, bucket filler activities, fil a bucket activitiesTo help you out, I searched for some sweet teacher comments and found a variety of poems by unknown authors.  I revamped them a bit and included two options for you to include if you want. 

end of the year activities, end of the year crafts, end of the year writing prompts, memory books, school memory books, free memory books, memory book templates, fathers day activities, grandparents day activities, end of they year writing prompts, daily 5 for the end of the year, end of the year crafts, back to school activities, back to school writing prompts, writing prompts for june, writing prompts for summer, writing prompts for back to school, bucket filler activities, fil a bucket activitiesClick on the link to view/download the versatile "T"-'rrific Writing Prompt Craftivity Packet.  Thanks for visiting today.  Feel free to PIN away. 

end of the year activities, end of the year crafts, end of the year writing prompts, memory books, school memory books, free memory books, memory book templates, fathers day activities, grandparents day activities, end of they year writing prompts, daily 5 for the end of the year, end of the year crafts, back to school activities, back to school writing prompts, writing prompts for june, writing prompts for summer, writing prompts for back to school, bucket filler activities, fill a bucket activitiesIf you're a frequent visitor to the TeachWithMe blog, you know I like to end with some sort of quote that pertains to the topic. 

While surfing I found this sweet one from Winnie The Pooh.  Hope you enjoy it too!

6 pages.

Have students write what they'd like to see and do during summer vacation on the lens-shaped pages. For more pizzazz, run the sunglasses off on scrapbook paper.  Take a photo of each student wearing goofy sunglasses; cut into oval shapes and have them glue theirs to the right lens.

16 pages.

The packet includes stationery for the writing prompt: "I had a blast in  _________ grade!" with templates for preschool through 8th grade.  Add a toilet paper tube "firecracker" for 3D pizzazz, plus a school photo to turn this "craftivity" into an interesting bulletin board. 

1-2-3 Come Write About Summer With Me!

If you visit often, you know I enjoy dreaming up things with an interesting "play on words."  orange you glad activities, orange slices activities, orange slice craftivities, summer writing prompts, end of the year writing prompts, june writing prompts, daily 5 for summer, daily 5 for the end of the year, summer vacation activities, summer vacation writing prompts, summer bulletin boards, end of the year bulletin boards"Orange you glad it's almost summer?" "I am because..." seemed a perfect fit for a fun writing prompt that I think your students will enjoy.

Make your own sample, so that you can share it with your students.  Mine always enjoyed hearing a bit about me and my life, and the example was a quick and easy way to explain what I wanted them to do. 

Afterwards, brainstorm with them about all of the things that they are looking forward to doing during summer vacation. 

During our brainstorming sessions, I jotted their ideas on the board to help my kiddos with spelling.

Here's What To Do:

Run off the orange slices on orange construction paper. Rough cut them so that each student gets a "topper" to trim.

To add a bit more pizzazz, students can color the outside edges with a dark orange crayon, or add some sparkle with orange glitter glue.

Students glue the oranges to the top of their writing prompt paper and write about what special things they can do during the summer.  Completed projects make a nice end-of-the-year bulletin board, especially if you add a school picture. 

They also look nice hung back-to-back from the ceiling. orange you glad activities, orange slices activities, orange slice craftivities, summer writing prompts, end of the year writing prompts, june writing prompts, daily 5 for summer, daily 5 for the end of the year, summer vacation activities, summer vacation writing prompts, summer bulletin boards, end of the year bulletin boardsClick on the link to view/download the "Orange you glad?" summer writing prompt.

Looking for more summer writing prompts and summer bulletin boards? Click on the link to view/download a very popular packet.  Thanks for visiting today.  Feel free to PIN anything you think others might find helpful.  My "Pin it" button is at the top of the page.

While diddling with the "orange you glad" idea, I thought it would also make an easy and rather inexpensive end of the year gift for your students.  To see what I did, scroll down to the next blog article. 

"The purpose of life, is a life of purpose." -Robert Byrne

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