What is it about May? March and April seem to drag along, and then
- BAM!- May comes, and there aren’t enough hours in the school day. The month is jam-packed with testing, field
day, testing, science fairs, testing, and testing. Did I mention all the testing that happens in
May? As a way to bring some fun into
May, toward the end of the month I set up this balloon activity. I found it here on Pinterest last year, and
tried it out. My kids loved it, and it
was a great way to keep them motivated through the last day of school. You can check out some of the activities my
class does on our End of the Year Fun Pinterest board.
In my classroom, we do these
activities the last 10 days of school, in the afternoons. I don’t tell the kids anything about it in
advance, so they are super-surprised the first morning all the balloons are
hanging from the ceiling! Each morning,
we find that day’s balloon (I have them numbered), pop it, and read the activity. My kids also know if they don’t behave, the
activity can be taken away. We have to
maintain some control, right? You can
download these strips I put into the balloons here.
