End-of-the-Year Activities & Printables
It’s getting close to the end of the school year and the countdown is on for summer. These end-of-the-year resources are a great way to keep your students engaged in educational activities through to the last day of school.
From math games to word puzzles to holiday resources, we have fun end-of-year activities for all grade levels. Help students reflect on the past school year by creating memory books to share their favorite memories - a great activity for the last week of school.
You'll find helpful assessment advice for wording report cards and completing portfolio evaluations. There’s also a handy end-of-the-school-year awards kit, perfect if you want to celebrate students’ achievements with an awards ceremony.
Help keep learning going over the summer break with our summer activities. Choose from book lists and related activities to keep them interested in reading, summer writing prompts and printables, or educational games they can download and enjoy all summer long!
End-of-the-School-Year Activities & Printables
Choose from worksheets and fun activities to help students practice their reading, writing, and math skills in those final weeks, on the last day of school, and during the summer break. If you’d like students to reflect on the past school year, try our end-of-the-year memory activities. Students can get hands-on creating memory books and keepsakes, or choose from cross-curricular reflection activities.
- End of the School Year Memories Project
- End Of Year Moments And Memories Activity
- Moving On Memory Book For Back To School Or End Of Year
- End of Year Reflection Choice Board for Elementary Students
- How Well Do You Know Me? End-of-Year Activity for Middle School and High School Students
- End of the Year Activities: Summer Camping Adventure for Grade 3
- Summer Fun Worksheets
- Katie Kazoo Book Group: End of the Year Discussion
- Summer Math
- Last Day Blues Stationery for Teachers
- Last Day Blues Student Poem for Teacher
- Reading Carnival
- MoreEnd-of-Year ActivitiesReading Carnival
End-of-the-School-Year Games & Puzzles
For some easy last-day-of-school activities, try these fun printable puzzles and downloadable games. They are great activities for keeping students engaged and learning in those final weeks before the end of the school year.
- Henry & Mudge Summer Splash Word Puzzles
- Math Puzzles & Fun Printable Book (K-4)
- Funbrain to Go
- Coolmath Games
- More Games & Puzzles
Assessment Resources
Make final grading and assessment easier with these report card comments and phrases, and support for completing portfolio evaluations.
- Portfolio Final Evaluation: Teacher Rating
- Portfolio Final Self-Evaluation
- Report Card Comments & PhrasesâEnd of Year
- More Assessment Advice & Forms
Summer Writing Prompts
Browse these writing activities to help students continue to build their writing skills over the summer break.
- 5 Ws & 1 H: My Day at the Beach
- Five Senses: A Day at the Beach
- Sensory Writing from an Object's Perspective: If I Were a Pair of Flip Flops...
- Elementary Summer Reading And Writing Enrichment Activity Packet
- Secondary Summer Reading And Writing Enrichment Activity Packet
Summer Reading Slideshows
Use these lists for reading inspiration over the summer break. Organized by grade levels, you can choose the best lists to share with your students - or get inspired for your own summer reading!
End-of-the-Year Awards & Certificates
Celebrate your students' achievements this past school year, or congratulate students on graduating to the next grade or finishing high school with these editable and printable awards. Choose from the specific awards below, or for elementary students, try our mega-pack of end-of-year awards for an awards ceremony to remember!
- End of Year Awards for Students Classroom Kit
- Graduation Certificate
- Star Performance Award
- Graduation Note: "Owl" Always Remember You
- Perfect Attendance Award
- Certificate of Outstanding Performance
- Reading Award
- More Awards and Certificates
End-of-the-Year Gifts
- Top 10 End-of-Year Gifts for Students
Teachers, find the perfect end-of-year gift for your students! These ten creative gift ideas are low-cost and easy to make. Each slide links to a free printable or gift instructions.
- Flower and Leaf Press
Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use the pressed flowers to decorate note cards, which they can give as gifts to family and friends.
Holiday Resources
Browse teaching resources for the upcoming holidays this summer for fun and interesting ideas for integrating holidays into learning.
Additional Resources
- Summer - Teacher Resources
Summer brings heat, extended daylight, and fun. The topic of summer leads students to study biomes, habitats, weather, and more.
- Extension & Enrichment Activities
These enrichment activities are perfect for teachers and supervisors working with an extended-day program. A variety of cross-curricular arts & crafts, games, and puzzles will help you extend any topic.
- Report Cards: Advice & Suggested Comments
You'll find a collection of report card comments and phrases created to save you time at the end of each quarter. There are also advice handouts for parents on dealing with report cards.
Recommended End-of-the-Year Activities & Printables Resources
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CLASSROOM TOOLS
Graduation Note: "Owl" Always Remember You
Celebrate your students as they graduate from one grade to the next. With a message of "Congratulations Graduate! 'Ow... -
ACTIVITIES
Make Your Progress Visible
Use this end-of-the-year activity to support students to reflect on the progress that they have made this school year. F... -
ACTIVITIES
End of the School Year Memories Project
Create an end-of-the-school-year memory book with this ten-page project for elementary. With the last day of school ... -
CHOICE BOARDS
End of Year Reflection Questions & Activities Choice Board
Encourage student reflection and celebrate success at the end of the school year with this choice board of fun end-of-ye... -
ACTIVITIES
How Well Do You Know Me? End of Year Activity
Have fun with your students using this end of year activity which includes How Well Do You Know Me Questions to test how... -
ACTIVITIES
End of the Year Activities: Summer Camping Adventure - Grade 3
Find fun ways to keep your students learning at the end of the year with this fun mini-project, combining math, writing,... -
ACTIVITIES
End of Year Moments and Memories Activity
Help students to reflect and celebrate the school year with this end of year moments and memories activity for elementar... -
CLASSROOM TOOLS
End of Year Awards for Students Classroom Kit
100 editable end of year awards for students - academics, personality, achievement, and fun! Celebrate your students' y... -
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Report Card Comments—Academic Achievement & Improvement
Creative and applicable academic achievement/improvement comments and phrases to use while completing the report card pr... -
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Report Card Comments & Phrases—End of Year
This collection of comments and phrases is perfect for end of the year report cards. Customize and tailor them as necess... -
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Report Card Comments & Phrases—Work and Study Habits
Make the grading process faster and easier with this set of report card comments and phrases for describing student work... -
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Report Card Comments & Phrases—Science
Save time and speed up your report card writing process using these suggested comments and phrases for science. Appropri... -
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Report Card Comments & Phrases—General and Handwriting
Use these general and handwriting comments and phrases to ease the report card crunch. Easy to modify and tailor to indi... -
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Report Card Comments & Phrases—Social Studies
Make the most of your report card writing time using these suggested comments and phrases for social studies. Appropriat... -
WORKSHEETS
Sensory Writing from an Object's Perspective: If I Were a Pair of Flip Flops...
This creative writing assignment challenges students to write from the perspective of an inanimate object. They will use... -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Summer Reading (Grades 6-8)
Variety of genres and interesting activities for all reading levels Help your students retain the reading skills the wo... -
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Report Card Comments & Phrases—Citizenship
Excellent citizenship report card comments and phrases that will save hours at the end of each marking period and help p... -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Summer Reading (Grades 3-5)
Summer reading for grades 3-5, with activities! Pick any book from this list of the best kids' books and your students ... -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Summer Reading (Grades 9-12)
Secondary students will enjoy the vast array of literature presented. The diversity of genres, authors, and time periods... -
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
Summer Reading (Grades K-2)
Classic kids' books for summer reading - with activities for family learning! Pick any book from this list of the best ... -
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Graduation Certificate
Congratulate your classroom of graduates with certificates that celebrate their achievements! This customizable and p... -
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Star Performance Award
Recognize a student's accomplishments in a specific subject or their year-long success with this star performance award.... -
TEACHING RESOURCE
Reading Carnival
Host a reading carnival at your school -- it will give your students a chance to demonstrate the reading skills they've ... -
CLASSROOM TOOLS
Perfect Attendance Award
Reward perfect attendance by printing out this certificate for the appropriate student. This printable is customizable. ...