End of the Year Engagement Help
Depending on your district’s calendar, you may be getting close to the end of the year (or REALLY close or… not quite as close as you might like!).
This time of year, the challenge becomes keeping kids engaged and learning, even when they are starting to think about summer vacation.
(Honestly - there might be a bit of this on the teacher’s side as well! We don’t blame you.)
To keep those brains buzzing, here are some resources that can help keep kids engaged these last few weeks of school. By using puzzles, challenges, and other hands-on activities, we can keep kids in the game all the way to that last day of school.
Secret Codes
Have a little detective on your hands? Give these fun worksheets a try! Each time kids crack the code, they learn a fun fact. There are 101 pages in all!
The topics included are:
Shifted alphabet
Numbers
Morse code
Braille
ASL (sign language)
Greek alphabet
Pigpen cipher
Binary code
Analog clocks
Summer (fun things to do)
And a special bonus: make your own secret code!
These are designed to help students build critical thinking and logic skills, along with attention to detail. These are great for gifted and talented students, classroom seatwork, homeschoolers, or any time when kids are bored - a great alternative to screentime. Answer keys are included.
These are printable worksheets. After your order, you will receive a zip file with eleven files. Right click on the zip drive and select “extract all” to open the folder. Just print and enjoy!
Symmetry Worksheets
Are your students learning about lines of symmetry? Or learning to contrast bilateral and radial symmetry? This bundle of worksheets will give your kids a ton of practice! There are 157 pages in total of symmetry fun for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders.
Kids will draw the other half of insects, create a symmetry garden, cut and fold shapes to determine if they have lines of symmetry, cut and paste beautiful snowflakes, and much more!
The resources included are:
Shapes
Letters
Numbers and Symbols
Insects
Flowers
Architecture
Drawing
Cut and Fold Shapes
Color in (pixel art)
Snowflakes
Includes so many options for a symmetry unit. These are great for seatwork, math centers, fast finishers, homeschool, and engaging homework worksheets. Answer keys are included.
This product is a downloadable group of printables. After you order, you will receive a zip file of pdf files. Right click on the zipped folder and select “extract all” to open the folder and use the resources.
Finish the Pattern
Engineering Challenges
Plan, try, fail, try something new - that is the essence of engineering design! Get your students going with ten fun engineering challenges. Kids will build fun contraptions and try different recipes, draw out their designs, and improve them - all while discussing what worked and what didn’t work.
This bundle includes the following projects:
Spaghetti structures
Play dough recipes
Snack grabber
Water filters
Suspension bridges
Bubbles and wands
Mini basketball games
Wind chimes
Minigolf course
D.I.Y. Arcade
These projects are great for project-based learning, teamwork, small groups, and after-school clubs.
Each lesson has a similar format, so students can get the hang of doing these projects - making it easier to focus on the engineering task at hand. These projects use materials that are readily available (cardboard tubes, tape, string, etc.).
Each project includes:
A comprehensive lesson plan
Student instructions
A student response sheet
Extension activity ideas
Resources for the topics
These projects are designed to help kids learn how to work collaboratively and gain a growth mindset. May these projects inspire some future engineers and creators!
This product is a digital download. After you order, you will receive a zip file with ten resources inside. Right click and select “extract all” to access the resources.