Teach the Teacher Activity

This is a fun end of the school year idea for older kids who have some good reading and writing skills.

Editors note: The original link from More than a Worksheet has now expired as the domain is no longer there. However the free printable was still available via the linked resource and we have updated the link below with this copy.

The teach the teacher printable from More than a Worksheet asks kids to come up with something they can teach their teacher how to do and write about how to do it.

She says she usually gives kids a couple of weeks to plan and prepare their lessons (which gives them an idea of how tough it is for their teachers to plan lessons every day!) but you could also let kids team up to come up with a quick lesson like how to tie your shoes, how to do a yoga pose or a gymnastics move.

Of course this would be more meaningful if the kids choose something they know how to do that not everyone else already knows.

There’s even an evaluation for so the teacher or other students can grade the presentation and the lesson plan. It’s such a fun idea for those kids who love doing reports and presentations.

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Fun End of the School Year Activities for the Classroom

I’m in deep denial about the fact that new year is almost upon us again! It’s been the fastest and the longest year at the same time, and I can look back and see some good things as well as some things I wish had gone differently.

Doing a year in review with your kids — whether in the classroom or at home — is a good way to capture some of their memories and the things they really liked about the year gone by.

There are a lot of different printable year in review worksheets you can use if you want to make this super easy. Here are links to a few (often part of larger posts about NYE celebrations with kids that are worth a read, too):

Teach Beside Me has lots of fun printables fro the end of the year, including a year in review that covers favorite memory, funniest memory and the best book they read, among other topics.
NurtureStore‘s version has space for a self-portrait and prompts like favorite toy, best day out this year and future dream job.
Remember favorites, their “best idea” of the year and have room for setting goals for next year with this one from The Keele Deal.
The year in review from Yes We Made This has room for drawing or writing and includes things like something they learned, a memory they made and a place they visited.

Of course you could pretty easily make your own year in review for the whole family to do that asks questions based on what you most want to remember. (Favorite video game? Best friend? Favorite family memory?)

And if after the year in review you’re ready to look ahead a bit, Mrs. Merry has new year’s resolution printables to inspired kids to look ahead and set goals for things they want to try. You can totally fill this one out as a grownup, too.

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