Set aside time for each student to draw a picture of himself and write a letter to the child who will sit in his seat next year. Explain to the class that the letters should welcome the student to the class and share a favorite event that took place during the school year. Once your students have completed the letters, allow each child to hold up her self portrait while you take a picture of her on a digital camera. From these images, you can create a slide show to play for your new class next year. Also, check to ensure the students seal their letters in envelopes so the new student feels as if the letter was personally written to him.
Instruct your class to think about their favorite lesson learned. Separate the class into groups according to like preferences. In each group, allow the students to come up with an entertaining presentation on how to "teach" the class the lesson they enjoyed learning. Allow the students to choose to instruct the class by song, dance or even drama. Invite the parents to come and witness the day of presentations.
Many children create lifelong friendships during their elementary years. By having a day when students can create a memory T-shirt, you allow each student to take home a little something from the classmates she's grown to know and love.
The kids create the memory T-shirt by dipping their hands in paint before putting the handprint on a T-shirt. Under each handprint, the child will sign her name. By the time the class has completed this activity, each student will have a shirt with the names of all her classmates.
Learning bingo is a game composed of the hardest questions and answers with which the students could come up. To begin learning bingo, each child must write down the answer to one of the hardest questions he faced --- a math equation, a spelling word or science question. Using this information, you will create a bingo board; these boards should have the answers to the questions you selected. Display the questions on a projector or SMART board. Just as you would regular bingo, read the questions out loud and give a short moment for the class to discover the answer and place a marker on the corresponding answer.