ABC Countdown to the end of the year!
3rd Grade Knowledge Megan Schardt
*Ideas for each letter
*Further information on how I implemented the days
*A-Z slides: print to display so kids know what is coming up, or include in your daily slide deck.
*Additional slides with videos, books, and activities
*Editable - File: Make A Copy: Entire Presentation
ABC Countdown to the end of the year!
A | Airplane Contest, Apple, Art | J | Jersey, Jokes, Jammies, June & July Birthdays | S | Slumber party, Show & Tell, Seat Swap, Superhero |
B | Balloons, Buddies, Bubble Blowing Contest | K | Kite, Kickball, Kahoot | T | Trivia, Talent, Treat |
C | Chalk, Chew gum, Choose A Friend To Sit By, Celebrate | L | Lunch Bunch, Learn to Cook, Luau | U | Uplifting, Under your desk, U Pick (show and tell), Used Book Exchange |
D | Dance Party, Disney | M | Mismatch, Move desks, Movie | V | Video, Visit 2nd grade, Virtual Field Trip |
E | Extra Recess, Earth Day, Experiment | N | No Shoes, Nature | W | We Love ___ Grade, Work with a partner, Work Out, Website Free Time |
F | Fitness, Friendly competition, Field Day, Field Trip | O | Outside, Ocean | X | eXtra recess, eXchange autographs |
G | Game Day | P | Pajama, Play-doh, Partner, Pirate, Popcorn | Y | Year End Clearance, Yoga, Year End Party |
H | Hat, Hawaiian, Holiday | Q | Quick Day (races), Quiz | Z | Zip up and Zoom out |
I | Ice Cream, Interview the Principal | R | Races, Rainbow, Recess | | |
Art: Students can use any of the class art supplies to make free art Airplane: Students make paper airplanes and we have a contest to see whose flies the farthest.. | Balloon: Play games with balloons. Bubble: Give each student a piece of Dubble Bubble and see who can blow the biggest bubble. | Chalk: Go outside and write spelling words, do math problems, create a mural. Rainy day option: Black paper! | Disney: See included slides! Dance Party: Let each student choose a Just Dance youtube video. | Fitness: Do a variety of workouts today from kickboxing to yoga. Find videos on Youtube for kids workouts. Game: Have kids bring a board/card game from home. |
Outside: Do workbook pages, read aloud, read to self outside Quiz: Do fun quizzes on Quizzizz, Kahoot, Blooket, or Gimkit.. | Treat: Each child brings a snack to share. Uplifting: Write positive, uplifting notes to staff members. | We Love _ Grade: This is when we create our project for next year’s 3rd graders. (advice, letters, Flip Grid videos) | eXchange Autographs: In school purchased yearbooks, printable autograph pages, etc. | Year End Clearance: Today we take home all workbooks and items from desks and lockers. |
Here are ways I have implemented a few of the days:
is for Art!
Create an art project of your choice!
is for Bubble Blowing contest!
is for Bubbles!
is for Chalk Day
is for Choose a friend to sit by!
is for Disney Day
Name That Disney Movie!
is for
Experiment!
You will need:
is for Extra Recess!
is for Field Trip to !
is for FUN with Play-Doh!
is for Game Day!
is for Holiday Day!
OLIDAY
CHARADES
is for Interview
The principal!
is for Ice Cream!
is for Joke Day!
is for June & July birthdays!
is for Kahoot!
is for Kites!
is for
Lunch Bunch
is for Luau!
Get out your lei!!
is for Movie Day!
is for
No Shoes Day!
is for
Nature Day!
You will need:
is for Outside Day!
is for Ocean Day!
Is for Play Doh Fun!
is for Pirate Day!
Happy “Talk like a Pirate” Day!
Pirate Math
Build a pirate ship from legos or cubes
Is for Pajama Party!
is for Quiz Day!
is for Extra Recess!
is for Rainbow Day!
You will need:
is for
Show & Tell!
is for
Superhero Day!
And now … a few words from the
one and only, “Kid President.”
is for Talent Show!
is for
U Pick Day!
is for
Used Book Exchange!
is for
Virtual Field Trip!
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Videos for Next Year’s 3rd Graders
is for
Website Free Time
is for Work Out!
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eXchange Messages!
Create enough slides for your class, putting their name at the bottom of each slide. Assign so all students can edit the same slide deck. They will not need to write to everyone, just as long as every student gets 3 messages.
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is for
Year End Picnic!
is for
You Did It!
Assign as a peardeck. They can use one or all of the templates to make an award for a classmate(s).
To: ______________
For:
From: __________
To: ______________
For:
From: __________
To: ______________ From:_______________
For:
is for
Zoom Off to Summer!
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