The weeks leading up to summer break can be long and drag out. If your students are graduating, they might experience “senoritis” or anxiety about the big change in their routine. To help you finish the year with a bang, I’ve compiled a handful of end-of-year resources. Each of these resources can be found here on my website shop, or on Teachers Pay Teachers.
SOCIAL STORIES FOR SUCCESS
Don’t wait until last minute, start prepping for your students’ graduation earlier in the school year! This is a simple story with the visuals and language you need to talk to students about an emotional event in their lives: GRADUATION! Graduating is a big event that leads to a huge change. The uncertainty of what happens during or after graduation can create anxiety and behaviors.
Help ease the uncertainty and prepare your students with direct social skills instruction that is beneficial to students with special needs. This book can be used before the event or read regularly in preparation of the big day.
SCRAPBOOK / STUDENT GIFT
MOVIE & BOOK REVIEWS
Reward your students for all of their hard work by putting on a movie! If you think playing a movie in school isn’t educational, think again. CLICK HERE to read a blog on how to make watching a movie functional then incorporate this visual symbol-supported Worksheet to reflect and review a movie. Whether you go to the movies on a community outing (CBI), watch a movie in class on fun Friday, or send home as an assignment.
ICE CREAM THEMED ACTIVITIES
Summer is almost here, make math fun with this ice cream themed worksheet set! Simplified Functional & differentiated life skills subtraction problems using priced menus. Students are given a bill amount for how much money they have to make a purchase ($1.00, $5.00, $10.00, $20.00, $50.00, and $100.00), then subtract the item they will be purchasing to figure out how much change they get back.
CINCO DE MAYO THEMED LESSONS
Cinco De Mayo is May 5th. Below is an adapted, differentiated and age-appropriate art lessons – easy to follow step by step how to draw activities for all levels! I do one a day with my students and they really look forward to this activity each day! Check out some other Mexican/Taco themed resources!
LAST WEEK/DAY OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
End of Year Life Skills & Vocational Awards for Special Education Classroom. 24 awards focused in life skills, social, and vocational areas and 1 blank award. Comes in 4 different designs!
Visual end-of-school-year activity for students to drag and drop a circle over the visuals, and an option to type additional information. Students have the opportunity to share Great for last week or day of school activity whether its group or individual!
TRAVEL THEMED ACTIVITIES
Many students will be traveling this summer, prepare them with some functional activities that help them with safety, etiquette, reading schedules, and budgeting with these activities!
Thanks for reading!
