5 Ways to Make the End of Year Exciting for Online Distance Learning
Hey, you! I’m so happy you’re here. 😊 Just wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU! Thank you for being the best teacher your kiddos could have ever asked for. I can assure you that each and every one of them is so grateful for your dedication, resilience and passion. Your love for them is what sets you apart and they have had an amazing school year, thanks to YOU! 💕
So, how can you keep the fun going now during the end of the school year? I’ve got a couple of ways you can make the EOY exciting, even during distance/virtual learning. Here we go!
Awards Ceremony/Slideshow
You can host a virtual awards ceremony and present awards for:
Most Improved
Best Conduct
Honor Roll
Content Area Awards
Attendance
Character Education (kindness, compassion, empathy, etc.)
Silly Awards (likely to…, future …, most known for…)
You can also create a slideshow with pictures of all the events throughout the school year such as field trips, school events, classroom activities, family photos, and much more.
Themed Class Party
Pick a theme for each day of the week and throw a week-long class party with:
Ice cream
Pizza
Fun activities
Going Down Memory Lane of the School Year Day
In the Future, I Will Day
Make it fun and exciting by dressing up with silly clothes or make one of these a PJ party. The kiddos will LOVE it! 🎉
Class Jeopardy
See how well your class knows each other by creating a digital jeopardy game! Have them answer questions like:
Characteristics in behavior
Fave sports, food, places, etc.
Class clown
Field trip places/events
Teacher’s faves
Add some excitement to the game by creating individual certificates the students can print out at home and giving it to them at the end! 😍
TikTok Challenge
Create a virtual dance-off together with TikTok and challenge the students to be a part of it! 🕺💃🏻
End of Year Memory Book
Lastly, do an End of Year Memory Book that includes:
My Year In _____ (EDITABLE grade level) Cover
This Is Me
My School
My Teacher
My Class Yearbook (2 pages)
My Classroom
My Faves
Best Field Trip
Our Class Pet
How I Get To School
This Year, I Learned
I Was Kind
When I Grow Up
A Message From Your Teacher
Autographs
Like what you see? Don't miss our Editable End of Year Memory Book unit which includes all the above mentioned components and more with step-by-step directions on how to implement this fun activity. It also contains b/w options for all of the components and editable grade level covers!
I’m currently working on converting this PDF memory book into a digital one with that can be used with Google Classroom so stay tuned for that! 😍
Questions about this unit? Please feel free to comment below or email me at chanty@chantymacias.com.
Stay tuned for more classroom activity ideas coming soon! 👏