Why not begin the year thinking about what you can do at the end of the year?
Memory Makers will get students excited and reflecting. Â Memory Makers is just that, students are the makers of memories. Â This idea allows students to write down memories that they want to remember later down the road. Â It can be a funny memory about a friend on the playground or what the teacher did in class. Â It can be a serious memory about a science experiment that they thought was exciting or a good grade they got on a math test.
Memories are endless!
Here is how it works…When the kids stumble upon a memorable moment, they write it down on the Memory Maker slip. Â Of course, they don’t want to forget to put their name and date on their moment.
Then, they place their Memory Maker slip into the well-known Memory Maker box to be held until an undisclosed future date.
You might be wondering what we will be doing with all these memories. Â Well, here is the best part! Â We collect them! Â The box gets full, so I have to take them out and place the memories into a secure location. Â We make and collect memories all…year…long.
You know those last two/three weeks of school when you and the students are anxiously waiting for summer vacation to begin? Â That is when our memories are brought back to life. Â We read them, share them, and converse. Â We make new memories. Â Students always want their memories back, so they get them back. Â Then they make a memory book of their own where they glue in their memories and make more.
I would say this is PRICELESS!
If you like the idea and want to implement Memory Makers in your classroom, you can download the FREE printable HERE.
Now…go make some memories! 🙂