After Memorial Day weekend, there are just a few days of school before summer vacation. This is a bittersweet time for children and teachers alike. Everyone is excited about summer and all the fun and activities that they are planning! But a silent sense of sadness pervades the atmosphere as well. When the kindergarten children return, they will be in new classrooms, with new teachers and a reconfiguration of students. So my job as a teacher was to help the children celebrate their first year of school and to look forward to a wonderful summer and a great year in first grade! Here are some books that my classes have enjoyed in the final days of kindergarten.
The Night Before Summer Vacation by Natasha Wing and Julie Durrell tells about a family getting ready to go on a trip. I love books about the night before any special day!
When It's the Last Day of School by Maribeth Boelts and Hanako Wakiyama expresses the exuberance of a child who can't wait for summer to begin.
Last Day, Hooray! by Nancy Poydar conveys the excitement of the end of a school year and the anticipation of summer vacation.
Miss Bindergarten Celebrates the Last Day of Kindergarten by Joseph Slate and Ashley Wolff--the teacher dog and her class of alphabetical animals finish a great year together!
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