Transition Day 2014

On to the Next One...

In my school district we have a day that is designated Transition Day.  This is always the day before the last day of school.  This is a day where teachers get to spend the day with their next's years class.  In all honestly it is a lot of work for the administration, counselors, teachers, and support staff, but it always turns out to be very beneficial.  It gives the kids a chance to meet their classmates and their teacher for the upcoming year.  This way on the first day of school the transition is a little easier.  This year I am moving from first grade to second grade.  Because of this move, my administration allowed me to keep my current class and add a few new students to my roster.  

In second grade the teachers had already decided that our hallways would be Disney-themed.  I chose to use Mary Poppins as my theme. In a future post, I will post pictures of my hallway.  Since I already knew the theme for my hallway, I used Transition Day as a way to involve the kids.  Since there is a seen with the chalk drawings and the Let's Go Fly a Kite song, I was the kids make a kite using a chalk painting technique.  Basically you dip the chalk in water and "paint" with the chalk.

In addition to making their kites, I also gave them a writing prompt.  The kids had to imagine what their kites would see while they were flying.  The kids really liked these activities.  It gave them a chance to be creative and crafty, and it gave me the chance to see their writing skills.  Here are some pictures from Transition Day 2014.