End of the year fun! **freebie**

Somewhere between field trips, class picnics, end of year celebrations, and the winding down of testing season, I find myself asking, what now? What's left? Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy soaking up the last few week/days with my kiddos, but why let learning stop there? Unfortunately with state testing being almost a month before the end of the school year, it's not just a few days of lull before the year is at an end. In science we don't have 6th grade state tests so the learning continues and new curriculum is covered until the end of the year. For math I'm always left wondering do I move on and teach the next year's first unit? Do I review this year's material?

I've found a combination of both actually works quite nicely.  With my sped group, they really benefit from reviewing the units we struggled on from the state test data. Front loading the most important unit from the next year is also crucial for that group as they get more exposure and it becomes less intimidating.  My advanced kiddos are ready for next year's curriculum as well, but also closing up learning gaps is appropriate for them since their pace is much faster.

This year my kids really struggled with mean as a balance point and fraction division models. I also know that equations are one of the big units for next year so focusing on models for one step (6th grade standard) is a good place to refresh and even build ahead. Here's the task cards I'm using https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/One-Step-Equations-Task-Cards-including-Models-3179365

Finally, I'm looking forward to more labs with my science classes as well as a few stem projects to drive that math-science connection. Almost there teachers!