With the year wrapping up and hot weather in the air, it is easy to start drifting into summer before the school year is even over. One of my favorite things to do at the end of the year was discuss with the kids all their favorite things we had done over the year. Just like you bring closure to each day, it is important to wrap up the year as well.
One way to not only help kids remember all the wonderful things they’ve done this year, but also to share with the school community, is to make a memory quilt. To make each quilt square, take two square pieces of construction paper: one colored and one white. The white square should be slightly smaller than the colored square so when the white square is glued onto the colored square it has a framing effect.
Each child can then decorate his or her quilt square with a favorite memory of the year. Students can draw stitch marks on the colored border to mimic quilt stitching. Depending on the number of students you have you can make a 4x5 quilt (20 squares), 4x6 quilt (24 squares), 5x5 quilt (25 squares), or a 5x6 quilt (30 squares). Teachers, assistants, and support teachers can fill in any extra spaces to make a perfect square. To display the quilt on a hallway wall, you can attach each piece to the wall or, if you are really adventurous, use yarn and a hole punch to “sew” the quilt squares together.
As you piece together your shared memories, it is always fun to hear what children remember and what special memories they will take with them from your room.
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