230. Our FAVORITE End of the Year Activities to Do With Students

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🗓️ 23 May 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Are you in decision fatigue with planning activities that will keep your students engaged? Well, this episode arrived in perfect time because we are sharing our FAVORITE end of the year activities to do with students so that you can keep your hair and sanity. Michelle and Bridget each give you 3 activities that they have used in the past. These activities come in a variety of prep and energy levels so that you can find the perfect fit to fill that space on your planner. If you use any of these activities we would love for you to share pictures over on Instagram by tagging us at @pocketfulofprimary and @bridging.literacy. In this episode you will learn about the following activities: Minute-to-Win-It Games Shark Week (ooh ha-ha) Homeroom Games (May the odds be ever in your favor) Themed hands on projects (let’s get messy) Movie and Ice Cream Social Breakout to Summer! Don’t forget to check out the NEW 2024-2025 Digital Planners that are in our store! You can visit our store www.teachingonthedouble.com/store to grab your planner now and try out these new strategies. LINKS: Michelles breakouts SUBMIT YOUR TIME SUCKING HURDLE! We want to know what is sucking up all of your time either as a teacher or just a person. Head over to our website and submit your TSH so that you can have a chance to be featured on the podcast! SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe to iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra loving, We would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they’re also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

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0:00.0	Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your host, Michelle Emerson. And Bridget Spackman, and we are here to make
0:06.6	your life easier by helping you master your time, organization, and productivity as a teacher.
0:12.2	Summer is right around the corner, we promise. But first, you have to tackle the end of the school year.
0:18.9	Bridget and I have you covered in this episode with some of
0:21.8	our favorite end-of-the-year activities to do with students that are engaging, easy, and we'll
0:28.2	keep both you and your students sane until that final school bell rings. But first, we're going to
0:33.6	hear a TSA from Brandy. Brandy says, trying to keep my chatty kids on task.
0:40.3	They like to talk and wander around the room and I spend half of my lesson redirecting,
0:45.9	giving and giving rewards and incentives. I am stuck and exhausted by the end of the day.
0:52.5	Brandy, first of all, you're not alone.
0:54.5	Okay, some classes, just be like that, all right?
0:57.3	Especially this time of year.
0:59.7	I think we're all just ready for a break for summer.
1:03.3	We feel like our brains have just been filled to the brim and like are overflowing.
1:08.8	That being said, I would suggest as much as possible toward the end of
1:13.2	the school year, try to incorporate some movement into your lessons and just some novelty in very
1:19.1	simple ways that will keep your students engaged. Because a lot of times these misbehaviors are a
1:25.4	result of boredom. And if we can keep students engaged in the content, and I know it's hard, especially
1:31.7	as you're preparing for like assessments and you're like, but we just have to get this review
1:35.6	in, try to do some new things to change it up.
1:38.7	So for example, something as simple as teaching from the back of your classroom instead
1:44.0	of the front. And you can either
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