Description
This beach day classroom transformation includes a variety of themed activities to support an amazingly fun day of learning! We’ve done the heavy lifting and included everything you need for beach day – from a parent note template to a student completion certificate, and all the fun activities in between!
Need a fun way to end the school year?
Theme days are a fun change from the routine. With this pack, it will be quick and easy to implement with simple prep!
Want motivating skill review activities?
All of the activities are tied to standards and designed with second grade skill review in mind! Students won’t even know they are learning and reviewing because it’s fun!
Looking for an affordable celebration?
Between this pack and a trip to the dollar store, you’ll have an exciting celebration that isn’t rough on your wallet.
BEACH DAY ACTIVITIES INCLUDED (300+ PAGES)
Morning Work
- Beach I Spy & graphing page
Read Aloud: Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach
- Comprehension questions
- Worksheet options: Character traits, sequencing, making connections, collective nouns, compare & contrast, “how to” writing prompts
Small Group activities
- Vowel team and r-controlled partner games
- Beach mini book
Writing
- Beach day postcards
Literacy Centers
- Crabs on the beach center – multisyllabic words
- Sandcastles center – synonyms
- Popsicle puzzles – diphthongs
- Scuba dive center – expanding sentences
- Sequencing center – sea turtles
Brain Break
- Ocean animal movement cards
Math Lesson
- Marina measuring
- Arrays of sunshine
- Seaside subtraction – 2-digit with regrouping
Math Centers
- Beach logic puzzles
- Ocean animal Toothy – word problems
- Worksheet options: shell shapes, flip flop fractions, beach day basics (money)
Science
- Jellyfish passage, report booklet, QR code videos
- Seashell investigation
Art
- Rainbow scales – celery stamping
- Directed drawings
Extras & Management
- Beach bingo activity
- Beach decorations idea list, banners
- Certificate, parent note, brag tag, snack tag
- Posters and checklist
- Palm tree behavior system
Classroom teachers are already loving this resource!
“BIG WOW on the beach day activities! I’m thinking this may extend to the whole week before our four day Easter break!” – Alyssa
I can’t wait to hear how beach day goes with your students! Send me a message after you download and let me know about your special day. Happy teaching!
The Teaching Otter –
I did a beach room transformation for our last week of school this year. The kids loved all of the activities in this pack. They were super engaged and everything required very little prep from me. I will continue to use this pack in the future. Thank you!
Laura L. –
My students LOVED all of the fun activities included in this beach day pack! So much to choose from and so many great things to do!
Stephanie F. –
My students had so much fun on beach day! All of the centers were perfect for a second grade review for the end of the school year. I loved that it had a behavior management system with it. My students were motivated to complete all of the centers! Thanks so much for this fun resource!
Amy B. –
Perfect resource for a fun beach day that was also educational. I loved that I could keep our classroom schedule and routines for the day and implement these engaging activities. We probably could have filled several days since there are SO many options/choices of activities.
Heather D. –
I like to do theme days and this was so great to use this year. The students and other teachers were really intrigued by what went on in my class during theme week!
Heather Bontrager –
My students absolutely loved beach day. I loved all the different activities in this packet. I will definitely use this again this upcoming year. Thank you for making this.
Courtney R. –
A great resource to use at the end of the school year! With so many activities to choose from, my students didn’t have a dull moment! Thank you for making this resource easy to use and engaging for our students!
Mikayla M. –
My students loved beach day!! This resource was very easy to use and organized. I was able to create different centers using the variety of different resources!
Mallory Robbins –
This was a PERFECT resource for our end of year theme days!! The kids loved each activity and we integrated it into review well.
Marie R. –
This resource was perfect for our Beach day. The students were VERY engaged with the activities, and I loved having some opportunities for differentiation.
Brietta L. –
I wanted to do something fun for my class at the end of the year, this resource was perfect! It was a great balance of fun, while still educational! Will definitely use this every year!
Jane M. –
There were so many activities to pick from for our beach day at the end of the year. My students loved learning about jellyfish.
Rachel Gray –
This was such a fun day! Loved all the activities! Soo much you could definitely fill more than one day with all the options and choices. Everything needed for a fun beach day is in this resource!
Crystal Alfman –
This resource was absolutely amazing, it included everything I needed for a beach day transformation. My students loved all of the activities and were very engaged throughout the day.
Logan B. –
I loved using this with my second graders at the end of the year! It was a great review of the material taught all year. I even did a classroom transformation with it, and my class loved it! So much fun
Danika Bauman –
I used this at the end of the school year. There were many fun activities for my students. I loved that there was very little prep and clean up. Thank you
Laurie B. –
This was a great and fun resource for those final days of the school year. Each day was exciting and fun for my 1st grade students.
Melissa B. –
My co-teacher and I had the best time with this. Thank you for making it so much easier to transform our rooms. We will be doing at the end of this school year as well.
It’s Teacher Fun –
We used a lot of the stuff here, but there is A LOT! I liked having different options. Students had a lot of fun for our “Beach Day”. I’ll use it again and again.
Rachel H. –
My students absolutely loved everything about these activities. This was also a great review of skills we learned for the end of the year plus the added bonus for being at the beach!
Jennifer Custer –
Thank you so much for all of these amazing ideas and activities! The last week of school we do themed days and they are always the kids favorite days!!
Raelyn Erickson –
My kids LOVED beach day! They were independent and working the whole day on their beach activities! So many great options and things to work on!
Melissa S. –
This resource has so many options to keep kids entertained at the end of the year. Lots of options for review and STEAM activities!
Christine B. –
What a beach themed week we had to help students stay engaged during the last weeks of school before summer break. So many options! Will definitely continue to use this every year!!
Ms Burnham’s Beginners –
Loved using this for my first graders during our beach theme week. I didn’t use all resources because some things are definitely geared towards 2nd grade, but there was so much to choose from.
Hailey K. –
This resource was a BLAST. It did take my class several days to cover all the amazing activities! My students were completely engaged and happy we had to extend. Would love a digital addition.
Sarah Beytagh –
My kids LOVED this resource that I used for our end of the year party! All of the ideas and printables were perfect for our theme.
Melany Munoz –
SO MUCH LOVE FOR THIS PRODUCT!!! Loved the idea of transforming the room, the students were thrilled! I appreciate the meaningful work, rather than busy work ^_^
Second Grade Style –
This HUGE resource was amazing! We had such a fun day beach day to wrap up the school year! I loved that the activities were engaging and standards based! My students said that this was the best day of the school year!
Korey G. –
This was a hit with my 2nd graders at the end of the year! Students loved all of the different activities! This resource both reviews concepts taught throughout the year and creates memories!
Aimee C. –
My students LOVED beach days! There are so many options to choose from for reading and math. My students worked independently and in small groups. This was easy to put together and implement.
Great Resource!