Both you and your students will most likely be feeling the pressure of the final testing period, strong emotions as you come to the end of your year together, and the pull of warm summer days to come. Make the most of this last month by breaking routine and encouraging your students on to new challenges. Instructor talked with a group of teachers about how to channel spring fever into learning excitement. Here is a roundup of some of their favorite ideas. Then, ask students to work in pairs on a single concept, inventing a novel way to present it.
Students take charge of the event, making signs, selling tickets, and setting up the scoreboard.
On the big day, children gather on the playground, surrounding the volleyball court. It's an afternoon of friendly fun. The Seven Treasure Hunts, by Betsy Byars, to get the students excited. We mix up the clue sheets and then hand them out randomly. Each child follows clues to find a treasure.