Ready for a great end of year activity to implement in your classroom? Well this countdown to summer activity is exactly it! Regardless of whether you teach first grade or fifth grade, this end of year countdown is a hit in any grade level. Student's love to have a connection to a countdown day, rather than just writing down how many days are left on the whiteboard.
Depending on how many students are in your class, there are 34 blank surfboards included. I printed one out for each of my students a couple days ago and gave them time to decorate their surfboard. Then, after getting my approval, the students were able to write one way they wanted to celebrate the end of the year. While the students were designing their surfboards, I went ahead and cut out the letters for the bulletin board display. I used Primary Blends Coffee Cake Font in size 413. After printing them out, I hand cut each letter out. You can use any font you want, or you can use a machine at your school to cut out the letters. Then I hung everything up!
