Keta Turner from DeWitt
Elementary in Arkansas sent this end of the year activity. What a great idea for recalling the
year, and I know it’s something that children would wear and treasure. (I also spy some standards that relate
to recall and speaking!)
"Through the
Year" Necklace
Let children string the
following beads on a cord as you review the school year.
Yellow bead-August (for
the sun-it was summer when we started school)
Brown bead-September
(football started!)
Orange bead-October
(jack-o-lanterns)
Black bead-November (like
the Pilgrim hats we made)
Red bead-December (for
Santa's suit)
White bead-January (snow)
Pink bead-February
(Valentine's day)
Green bead-March (St.
Patrick's day)
Blue bead-April (April
showers...)
Purple bead-May (May
flowers)
P.S. We do not go to school in the month of
June, but I thought June could be a clear bead: "Clearly" you worked
hard this year.
Note! Some of you might not do holidays, but
you could tie this necklace in with seasons (orange for leaves turning colors
or pink for the blossoms on the trees) or units of study (red for the field
trip to the fire station or green for the seeds we planted).