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End of Year Gift Idea… Fun, yet Academic!

May 11, 2017 by Jessica Kings - A Turn to Learn

Students want to enjoy their summer, but we want them to continue practicing their skills so that they don’t lose progress… Seems impossible, but this end of year gift gives them the best of both worlds! Here is my end of year gift idea… fun, yet academic!

Fill a beach bucket with toys and books and trick students into using them for academic purposes!

Teach Junkie: End of Year Gift Idea... Fun, yet Academic!

I’ve included a letter to send home that tells students how to use the toys to reinforce learning, and find an amazing trick to get books for dirt cheap ($5/bag)… Perfect for gift giving!

Ideal for kindergarten with the letter to download, but you can adapt this end of year gift idea to any primary grade level…

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