End of the Year Ideas

The end of the school year is near. I have some graduation/end of the year ideas to share with you so that you can start preparing for the big day. These are ideas and resources that I have used in the past. I hope that you are able to use them too.

Caps and Gowns

I like to order our graduation caps and gowns from Capsngowns4less.com. If you order 50 or more units, you usually get a really good discount. I think that it’s about 12.95 per unit. In the past, this price has included the cap, gown, tassel and diploma! Not a bad deal at all. Here is the link to their Pdf price list if you are looking for ideas: http://www.capsngowns4less.com/kindergowns.pdf Make sure not to wait until the last minute. Rush deliveries always include an extra fee. However, if you are unable to order caps and gowns from capsngowns4less.com due to some unforeseen reasons, then you could always do with an alternative like Jostens, who are known to sell finely stitched graduation attires. Moreover, they often offer these attires at a discounted rate. You can click over here to check out their graduation apparel collection.

 

Songs and Poem for graduation program:

I have included some videos that I found on youtube just to give you an idea.

I am a promise

The world is a rainbow: This is a beautiful song, especially when you use the hand motions that go along with it.

Parent letter and more:

At the end of our graduation ceremony, I read a Good-Bye Letter to the parents. This is a poem that I found a long time ago on a teacher site. (If you know the author of this poem, please let me know so that I can credit them:) Parents love, love, love this poem. I also print it and place a copy in their graduation gift bags.

Here is that poem and other end of the year poems and songs that I have compiled for you. I have an old version of the Good-Bye Letter on TPT, this one is much better.

Download this FREE collection of end of the year poems and songs HERE.

Celebration time

After the ceremony, we have a big celebration in our classrooms. Parents go all out. We have a parent meeting early in May to organize the party. They all pitch in to bring appetizers, food, dessert, drinks, piñata, and much more:)

Teacher gift for students

We usually buy scholastic books in advance. We give our students about two to three picture books inside a colorful party bag. It also includes their diploma with a student picture, the good-bye letter, report card and a memory book.

Editable Diplomas

I just made some editable diplomas. Just add your information on the lines to personalize them. Remember to print on card stock and laminate for durability. The packet includes Preschool, Pre-Kinder and Kindergarten in two versions (one with two graduating kids and another with multicultural kids). Find the English diplomas here.
Find the Spanish diplomas here.

 

Memory Book

In English:

In Spanish: