Thursday, May 2, 2013


Memory Shirt – Have children bring in an old t-shirt from home.  (White works best.)  Provide them with fabric pens and let them have friends write their names and draw pictures on their shirts.
Hint!  Plan several days for this project.  It’s “no fun” if you have to do it all at once.  A parent volunteer would be very helpful!

Sweet Dreams Pillowcase -  Let children bring in a pillowcase and have their friends decorate them with their names and pictures.   They will have “sweet dreams” all summer!

Time Capsule – Create a memento of the year with a time capsule.  Ask each child to bring in Pringle’s can.  Have them draw a picture of themselves and put it in the can.  Let them write or dictate what they want to be when they grow up and illustrate it.  Challenge them to collect a wrapper from their favorite food, something their favorite color, friends’ signatures, and other small, meaningful objects to add to their bottles.  After gluing on the lid and decorating the outside, send the time capsules home with a note to the parents asking them to save them until their child graduates from high school.

Now I Can!  Brainstorm all the things your students have learned during the school year.  Give each child a sheet of paper and have them draw something they couldn’t do at the beginning of the year that they can do now.  Complete this sentence:  “I couldn’t _______, but now I can _______.”   Make a cover that says “Now I Can!” and bind to make a book.

Time Line – Give each child a long strip of paper.  Draw a line down the middle.  Have children draw what they looked like when they started the school year on the left and what they look like now on the right.  They can fill in the middle of the time line with special memories.  (You might need to brainstorm or show photos to spark their memories.)