Over the past few years, I’ve posted a good many ideas for the end of the school year and summer.  Always, a favorite time of year!  So this time, I thought I’d look over what I have so far.  If you are looking for ideas for ending the year, summer practice, or summer planning, here’s my list for you to browse.

Summer Word List

This seems like a good place to start, since word lists are such useful tools for language arts teachers.  Here’s my summer word list.

Memorial Day Poetry Template

Here are two free templates to download for a Memorial Day Lesson.

Summer Review Activities

This post describes the send-home summer review activities in my TPT store .

Summer Projects

Summer Projects, my guest post for Minds in Bloom, has fun ideas for summer projects for teachers and their own kids.  

How-to Reading Lesson with Bracelet Crafts

How-to Reading with Bracelet Crafts describes a fun idea for a summer school or end-of-the-year lesson.

Favorite Novel Activities for the End of the Year

Find ideas for last-weeks-of-school activities for a reading or language arts classroom in Favorite Novel Activities for the End of the Year. 

Six Fun Activities for the Last Days of School

When that last week finally comes, you’ll be ready with Six Fun Activities for the Last Days of School.

Take a Virtual Vacation

See samples from my collection of vacation-themed picture prompts for writing.

Summer Slide

What to Do about the Summer Slide  is a blog post that talks more about summer review activities to avoid the drop in basic skills that often happens over the summer months.

Hope everyone has a happy and relaxing summer!