Sunshine and Summertime

A hot, yellow sun is one of the clear signs of summer. One way to let students share their excitement about the summer months ahead is to let each child write a “sun ray” about their plans. Start by making a large, friendly sun out of construction or bulletin board paper. Decorate the sun with sunglasses or a glass of cool lemonade to help with those hot summer months.

Make a ray for each child in the class. Sun rays can be made from cutting sheets of construction paper into strips. Depending on the age of the students, you can make the strips any width you need. Allow each child to write a sentence about summer on their strip. Attach the strips to the sun. For added effect you can gently curl the ends of the rays by wrapping them around a pencil or pen and then releasing them.

Because remember, summer is just a few “rays” away!