End of the School Year Ideas
What do you do, when the testing is done? Relax and keep teaching. Don't let thoughts of summer vacation steal away valuable instructional time. First, encourage students to think about how they can continue to learn during the summer. Perhaps their parents have enrolled them in summer camp, swimming lessons, Vacation Bible School, Summer Arts Programs, or some childcare program that involves learning new concepts for part of the day. Second, challenge students to start a hobby that involves learning. Starting a collection of some type might just be the answer. As a child, I enjoyed collecting leaves, rocks, and minerals, etc. and labeling them. Perhaps taking pictures of butterflies, animals, or flowers and labeling the pictures would be the hobby that interests them. Finally, encourage students to share what they have learned. We all learn a lot, when we share!