It’s already May! This school year is almost over and you can take advantage of this month to do some fun and educational activities with your students.
Start strong with Mother’s Day and continue with Teacher Appreciation Week. Cinco de Mayo is around the corner as well. End with Memorial Day and get ready for the END of the YEAR!
At the end of this blog post, you will get a FREE challenge for your students to make May even more a-MAY-zing!
Celebrating mothers forms a strong connection with family. It is important for students to understand and get along with their support system as they navigate their developmental years.
The most popular activities you can do with them are projects about their mothers, crafts and creative writing and poetry writing. You can read inspiring poems like, To My Mother – Edgar Allan Poe or the short story The Aged Mother by Matsuo Basho.
May 2th – May 6th – Teacher Appreciation Week
This special week is an extraordinary opportunity to help students develop a stronger connection to their teachers. You, as a teacher, can introduce them to a variety of activities which will help your students appreciate more the value of education. Here are some quick ideas to use:
Reading: articles about teachers, On Teaching – Kahlil Gibran, The Fun They Had – Isaac Asimov
Writing: poetry writing, magic recipe for teachers, teacher memories, advice writing
Crafts: diamonds, T-shirts, bookmarks, fans, photo collage, color palette
If you want extra help with finding the right activities, you can check this well rounded resource.
Celebrate Mexican culture with engaging Cinco de Mayo activities: poncho decoration, trivia game, tic-tac-toe writing and many more. Make it colorful, fun and attractive and your students will love it.
Memorial Day is a good opportunity to develop civic attitude and to honor the people who have sacrificed defending our freedom. You can read short stories about their heroic deeds, craft medallions or search for meaningful quotes.
