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A blog to give teachers ideas and tools that make teaching easier

May 16, 2024

End of Year Awards for Elementary Students

An elementary classroom with an Awards Ceremony Set Up. A red carpet leads to the stage and awards slide on the screen.

Hands down, my favorite Last Day of School tradition is our End of Year Awards Ceremony. I lay out the red (butcher paper) carpet, turn on the disco lights, cue the Hollywood Award Show music, and grab my microphone for announcing each student’s name. It’s a massive hit. And it just feels right as a way to end and celebrate our year together. Below I’ll tell you more about this precious tradition so you can bring it to life in your own classroom!

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April 22, 2022

Effortless Ideas for End the Year with a Bang

End the year with a bang balloon countdown.

Summer is on its way, and everyone in the classroom can feel it. Help those last days fly by with this fun countdown to end the school year! It’s time to end the year with a bang!

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Hi teacher friend! My name is Melody Munch. I taught 2nd grade for 8 years and am currently serving teachers through full time resource creation. Here you'll find ideas to help you create classroom memories and teach with ease. Enjoy looking around, I’m so happy you're here!

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Summer is on its way, and everyone in the classroom can feel it. Help those last days fly by with this fun countdown to end the school year! It’s time to end the year with a bang!

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End of Year Awards for Elementary Students

Hands down, my favorite Last Day of School tradition is our End of Year Awards Ceremony. I lay out the red (butcher paper) carpet, turn on the disco lights, cue the Hollywood Award Show music, and grab my microphone for announcing each student’s name. It’s a massive hit. And it just feels right as a […]

Make a Memorable Café Classroom Transformation Day!

Ready for the most memorable day of the year?! Transform your classroom into a café for the day with the Learning Café resource and watch your student excitement and engagement abound! Below I’m telling you all the details and resources I use to make this day a success.

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When your board matches the season 🎃💜🍂 Co When your board matches the season 🎃💜🍂 Comment “slides” if you’d like the link! 🔗

Obsessed with how these look in @teach_reach_grow ‘s room! 👏🏽🧡 Thank you, Sydney, for these photos! 

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Comment COSTUME to snag this FREEBIE! 🎃👏🏽 Comment COSTUME to snag this FREEBIE! 🎃👏🏽🤎 This is such a fun way to let students use their creativity! 

If you want to go the extra mile—you could even make this a “costume competition” and select a “winning” costume. I’ve even seen some teachers recreate their winner’s costume and ACTUALLY WEAR IT to school 🤣🤣👏🏽👏🏽

Either way this makes the best hallway display. 🧡🫶🏼 Students will have so much fun with this! Per your request I’ve added templates suitable for the littlest of learners (with no writing on the side) Enjoy! 

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These slides are made in Google Slides and can be imported into Canva (or downloaded into PowerPoint) for those who prefer that platform :) 

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