Seasons and holidays
Fall Leaf Portrait
Find a real fall leaf, look closely and draw its portrait: the veins, the edges and every color.
Thinking sheet · Seasons and holidays
End-of-Year Memory Page
Look back on the school year: your best day, the funniest moment and what you learned.
- Grades
- K–5
- Time
- about 25 minutes
- Topic
- Seasons and holidays
- Kids practice
- reflection, memory, goal setting
What kids do
“What a year! Fill in your favorite memories.”
- My best day
- The funniest moment
- Looking back
How to run it
- Brainstorm favorite class moments together first.
- Compare with the First Day Snapshot if you did it.
- Send it home as a keepsake.
Talk about it
- What was your favorite day?
- What was hard that got easier?
- What advice would you give next year’s class?
Take it further
Write a letter to a student who will be in this class next year.
Pairs well with
Free for home and classroom use. Print as many copies as you need.
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Scarecrow Makeover
The crows aren’t scared of this scarecrow at all. Give it a makeover that works (or makes them laugh).
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