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Wrapping Up the School Year: Everything You Need
From summer book lists — your students and your own — to celebrations that acknowledge a year's worth of hard work, here are resources, ideas, and checklists for getting your class and your classroom ready for summer.
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End-of-the-Year TipsGrades: Early Childhood, PreK–K End-of-the-year tips for makign a successful transition from school to summer. |
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Articles Successful End-Of-The-Year TransitionsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Planning and organization strategies to help ease end-of-the-year transitions for teachers, children, and parents. |
Articles & Collections, Articles Physical Development: End-of-the-Year CelebrationsGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Hold a festive get-together where children, family, staff, and community members can enjoy one another and have fun outdoors in this end-of-the-... |
Teaching Tip: End of Year Memory BooksGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5 Idea for saying good-bye to young students. |
Articles "Been There, Done That" Tips & Ideas: Making the Most of Summer Prep and PlanningGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Whether you have two days, two weeks, or two months during the summer to prepare for the first day of school, the time goes by too fast. Discover... |
What You Need at Each Stage of Your CareerGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Gain new insights on what lies ahead at critical points in your teaching career. |
Articles Book Activities for the End of the School YearGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 The end of the school year is a perfect time to reflect on all the great literature you and your students have shared over the course of the year... |
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Articles, Book Resources Saying Good-bye at Year's EndGrades: Early Childhood, Infant, PreK–K, 1–2 End-of-the year good-byes can be difficult! Here's how to help children make and maintain lasting friendships! |
Articles Ensuring a Tremendous End to a Memorable School YearGrades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Eight great ideas, fully described, for activities to celebrate the end of a successful school year. |
Idea Swap: Celebrate the End of the YearGrades: Teachers share activities for wrapping up the school year and more. |
Articles Teacher Tips: Tips For Ending the YearGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 Plan activities that help bring closure to the year and celebrate the achievements of the children in your program. Ten Teacher Tips by Susan A.... |
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Book Resources Books for End-of-Year ReflectionGrades: PreK–K, 1–2 This teacher created book list includes tips for classroom use. |
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Book Resources, Lesson Plans Mark the Close of the School Year with StudentsGrades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Teacher recommendations for ways to mark the close of the school year. |
Lesson Plans End-of-the-Year Celebration ProgramGrades: PreK–K Offers a lesson plan for first year teachers to use on the last day of school. Through reading, discussion, and music, first year teachers have... |








