End of the Year Project for any subject

End of the Year Project for any subject

A huge thank you to Upper Elementary Snapshots for this amazing and FREE project idea! Check it out for yourself here: Upper Elementary Snapshots Blog . I love that you could use this with any subject. I looked back over all the topics we had covered in social studies and made a huge list of about 40 of them. Then, I had the students select 9 of them to research. I encouraged them to choose from different sections in the list so they were reviewing a variety of topics. I loved bringing subjects we studied 8-9 months ago back into their consciousnesses. I made a graphic organizer of two columns- one for them to list their topics and one to write 1-2 sentences about the topic. I should have made it 3-4 sentences in retrospect, but I was worried about the students running out of room. I let the students research the topics either using the internet or textbook (most chose the internet. Surprise, surprise). Then, I used the templates from Upper Elementary Snapshots and made one of the coolest projects ever! I could have used it for my English or math class, as well, I just didn't have enough days left in those classes to make it happen. 

Biography Head-shot Assignment

Biography Head-shot Assignment

One thing I love about the end of the year is that if I time things right, I have lots and lots of time for fun end of the year projects! This year, I actually had enough time to do a new project, one that I will highlight in a different blog post. Today, though, I wanted to share how I spiced up my biography assignment to make it a little more fun and decorative.

You can find my biography assignment here at Teacher's Pay Teachers. I had so many wonderful artists in my classroom this year. We did lots of projects that included art and I wanted to make this assignment no exception. When the students finished their writing assignment, I had them glue it inside a large piece of folded paper and draw a picture of their person's face on the front. 

This is my own hilarious example, but I can promise my students' were better.

See? Open it and read the person's story. When I put these on the wall, I added a paper clip at the top middle to keep the face together.

I hope you enjoy this twist on an old favorite! I'll be adding these extra directions and example to the project soon!