Wrap up the end of the year with social emotional learning activities for kids in your kindergarten, first grade, or second grade classroom! The mini-lessons, memory book, end of year bulletin board, and party activities are perfect for your last weeks of school lesson plans and additional summer activities.
The mind+heart SEL end of the year resource and activities will encourage discussions amongst your kids about kindness, memories they’ve had throughout the year, friendships they’ve built, and goals that they have for their future.
⭐What is the scope and sequence?
- 4 weeks of SEL lessons and activities in 4 themes for the end of school.
- There are 2-7 lessons and activities for each theme.
❤️Weekly themes include:
- reflecting on our year
- my memories
- looking forward - goal setting for the future
- friendships (party week)
✏️Theme #1: reflecting on our year
End the year by discussing classroom community with these lessons and activities. They encourage students to identify how they have respected one another, formed connections, and learned to show appreciation for others and their differences.
Lessons & Activities:
- Our great school year writing prompt
- “Last Day Blues” book companion & graphing activity
- Quote posters
- Last day comparison book & activity
- Classroom scavenger hunt
- Kindness board game
- Things I learned writing
✏️Theme #2: My Memories
Reflect on memories throughout the year by discussing favorites, accomplishments and stories.
Lessons & Activities:
- Memory book - digital & print
- Memory jar activity
- Memory bag project
✏️Theme #3: Looking forward
Begin to set goals that are attainable and realistic for the future months and upcoming school year. Reflect on past accomplishments and how that can help drive you forward.
Lessons & Activities:
- “I Wish You Happiness” book companion & writing activity
- Scenario cards
- Letter to new students
- Kindness challenge
- Summer journal
- Summer bucket list craftivity
- "We grow when we glow" anchor chart & writing activity
✏️Theme #4: Friendships
Reflect on the friendships built and how to maintain them throughout the summer and into the next grade.
Lessons & Activities:
- Paperchain countdown activities & special day cards
- Kindness craft-activity
- Summer bingo
- Goodbye stars
- Student award crowns
- Hello summer banner and student pennant
DIGITAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: Many of the activities from the printable version have been created in a digital version. These are ready in Google Slides for use in Google Classroom. The digital pages are great for use when teaching online or whole group!
✅Check out the preview for a closer look at what this resource provides: the types of mini-lessons, topics, activities, digital activities, and more.
⭐I suggest teaching one lesson/activity per day. They can be easily integrated into your morning meeting, read aloud time, writing block, or during brain breaks and transitions. This resource was made with the K-2 classroom teacher in mind, but work well with any childhood educator, homeschool parent, or school counselors working with groups of children.
❤️Why end the year with social-emotional learning
The end of the school year is such an important time to reflect on the social and emotional skills that were used throughout the year. Reflecting on these skills helps end the year on a positive note. Kids will leave the classroom feeling like an important part of the classroom community and feel better prepared to handle the challenges that they may face as they approach a new grade.
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TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Kyla D. says, "I love this resource! It includes many activities to reflect about the school year and overall fun ways to finish out the year. Definitely recommend!"
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ashley J. says, "What a perfect way to wrap up the year! This was so great for the last few weeks of school to help us reflect on the year and look forward to what was to come over the summer. Both my students and I loved it!"
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