In the Classroom: Summer Bucket Lists!

I've been a follower of the Scholastic Teacher Blogs for a while now. I loved following Beth Newingham and Angela Bunyi a few years ago. Amanda and I found Beth Newingham's website before she started blogging for Scholastic. I embedded the link to her classroom website because the resources she provides are just amazing. We were in awe of her then and I still am! How does she do it all?! Both Beth and Angela are rockstar teachers. Make sure you click over to their blogs/websites for some incredible inspiration.

I was perusing the internet today for new ideas for summer reading and writing activities. I have some great stuff to share with you, but wanted to share this adorable activity first: Summer Bucket Lists.

I found this through the Scholastic Teacher Blogs, specifically from Genia Connell, who teaches 3rd grade. It seems as if many of the teacher bloggers have wrapped up their year on the Scholastic blogs, but be sure to click over there. You'll find great ideas that you can tuck away for next year!

Even though I teach 6th grade, I fell in love with the cute assignment and will find a way to incorporate this into my Summer Reading & Writing Unit next week. I love how adorable the decorated buckets are! So cute!! Genia offers printables for a bucket template and the Summer Bucket List. Click here for both! 

Genia had her students add personal and academic goals that they would complete before the end of the summer. Some of their academic goals were: 

• Read the classic book, Charlotte’s Web
• Read a chapter book without pictures
• Learn all my nines in multiplication
• Read for an hour straight because I have never done that before

And some of their personal goals (so cute!) were:

• Make a lemonade stand
• Learn how to ride a skateboard
• Eat a cannoli and a lobster tail
• Sleep outside in a tent
• Donate my hair
• Ride a non-kiddie roller coaster at Cedar Point
• Save my money to buy an iPad

I'm so excited to incorporate this into my plans next week. We could use a break from writing paragraphs and essays! Let me know if you've tried this in your classroom before or if you plan on trying it this year!