Unit Plan

Wrapping Up the School Year

Students write letters to their new teachers and to the students replacing them. Plus, they preserve their favorite memories from the school year!

  • Grades: 3–5, 6–8

Overview

During this unit, students will write two letters: one to the person who will occupy their desk the following school year, and one to their next year's teacher. In Lesson Two, students use digital photos to create a personal classroom yearbook of their favorite events.

 

Objective

Students will:

  1. Write a friendly letter to the student who will sit in their desk next year, giving them advice on what to expect.
  2. Write a letter introducing themselves to their next teacher.
  3. Select 10 events from the school year that have been significant to them.
  4. Choose 8-10 images that match their favorite parts of the year.
  5. Arrange the year's significant events in chronological order.
  6. Write captions describing each event.
  7. Create their own yearbook of pictures and captions.

Lesson Plans for this Unit

Culminating Activity

Students will share their yearbooks with classmates during an End-of-the-Year Autograph party.

Supporting Books

Books for the End of the School Year

  • Subjects:
    Arts and Crafts, Letter Writing, Creativity and Imagination, Photography, Visual Arts, School Life, Understanding Self and Others
  • Skills:
    Timelines, Expository Writing
  • Duration:
    2 Weeks
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