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End of The Year Student Awards Ideas

End of the Year Themed Day, Teacher's Pay Teachers

One of the best parts of the end of the year is handing out those end of the year class awards. After a long year, it is so refreshing to reward students for all of their hard work throughout the year and all of their improvements. You go through a lot together! Handing out end of the year awards for students is such a fun way to put a smile on their faces and end the school year on a high note. 

end of the year student award ideas

If you’re looking for end of the year award ideas, you’re in the right place! 

What awards can be given to students? 

The sky is the limit! Here is a list of special awards for students to use in your awards ceremony. 

  • MANNERS
  • ARTIST
  • ATHLETE
  • HAIRSTYLIST
  • CEO
  • BOOKWORM
  • MOST UNIQUES
  • MOST CARING
  • BRAVE HEART
  • DEPENDABLE
  • DANCER
  • SINGER
  • FRIENDLIEST
  • ENERGETIC
  • BEST LAUGH
  • SWEETHEART
  • HELPER 
  • FUNNY
  • SCIENTIST
  • MATH
  • WRITING
  • MOST IMPROVED
  • SPELLING
  • QUESTIONS
  • LISTENING
  • KINDNESS
  • SMILE
  • BEHAVIOR
  • GROWTH
  • CLEVER
  • MENTAL MATH
  • LEADER
  • AUTHOR
  • HELPFUL
  • PEACEMAKER
  • HUGGER
  • PERSONALITY
  • SOCIAL BUTTERFLY

I created a resource to make handing out these end of the year student awards easy and as low-prep as possible. 

end of the year student awards

These awards are created with Google Slides so they are easy for virtual award ceremonies or in person. If you are in person, you can print and hand them out. If you are conducting a virtual award ceremony, you can present it in a slideshow for students and parents and email them to students individually afterwards. 

These Google Slides™ come with directions, a planning sheet, and a tutorial video. Just add student’s pictures and use edit boxes that are ready for you to insert names and dates!

end of the year student awards ideas

Add images, videos, names, dates, and your signature. Delete the slides you don’t want in the show. Practice first by pushing present and when you are ready for your virtual award ceremony invite students and families. Of course you can use this in the classroom for your future students too. Just easily edit the slides to meet your needs.

Check out the demo video! 

If you are looking for funny end of the year awards for students or something a little more unique, check out these Candy Bar Awards! 

funny end of the year student awards

This resource comes with 61 class superlatives, 21 of them are candy themed! Here are the candy awards included: 

  • 3 Musketeers – works well with others 
  • 100 Grand – works hard 
  • Almond Joy – joy to be around 
  • Babe Ruth – hits a homerun with good grades 
  • Bit-O-Honey – sweet
  • Bubble Yum – fun and bubbly personality 
  • Butterfinger – smooth and easy-going attitude 
  • Caramello –sweet and easy going 
  • Dove – peacemaker 
  • Extra –always working extra hard 
  • Fun Dip – eager to learn with fun and loving attitude
  • Gobstopper – having gobs of great work and ideas 
  • Good and Plenty – always having plenty of good grades
  • Mr. Goodbar – always being a good friend
  • Gummy Bears – caring and loveable
  • Gummy Worms – class wiggle worm 
  • Hugs and Kisses – sweet and caring 
  • Hugs – considerate and caring 
  • Jolly Rancher – always telling the best jokes 
  • Jr. Mints – you were “mint” to be in my classroom 
  • Kit Kat – always being at the teacher’s side

Your kiddos will love these end of the year student awards! They are also made with Google Slides so they are easy to adapt to in person or virtual teaching.

end of the year awards for students

What are your favorite end of the year awards ideas? Let me know in the comments!

Looking for more end of the year ideas? Check out this end of the year Spy Themed Day!

Everything You Need To Know To Teach Community Helpers

Teacher's Pay Teachers, Teaching Tips

Let’s talk about community helpers! This is one of my favorite topics to teach because you can tell it just opens up a whole new world to little learners. They learn about all of these professions and sometimes they decide what they want to be when they grow up. If you are looking for some community helpers crafts and activities, you’re in the right place! 

Community Helpers worksheets

This is an important lesson because, among many other reasons, it helps students learn how a community works and the importance of working together. 

So what is the role of community helpers? 

Generally, this is anyone who helps our community function. They perform the day-to-day activities that we need in order to live our lives. They are incredibly important! 

What are some examples of community helpers? 

When making your community helpers list, think about professions like police officers, firefighters, teachers, doctors, nurses, grocery store clerks, and mailmen. 

Here are some lesson ideas, community helpers activities, and community helpers printables to get you started! 

  1. Bring in guest speakers. This is an easy and fun one! Reach out to parents to see if they are a community helper. If so, invite them into your classroom to talk to your students about what it’s like. If not, you can reach out to local police officers, or fire stations and see if anyone would be interested in talking to the class. 
  2. Keep a journal. As students are learning about the different types of helpers, encourage them to keep a journal. They can write down what they have learned, draw pictures, store any community helpers crafts, etc. 
  3. Find places that help the community. You can sit with your students and brainstorm places where these helpers might work and take a virtual field trip! Search online for a video tour of one of these places for students to explore. 
  4. Discuss long ago vs. today. This is a great opportunity to explain to students how things have evolved and changed in our community. 
  5. Read some books about helpers in the community. This can be any book about doctors, teachers, police, mailmen, etc. 

Don’t have time to plan? I have you covered. Check out my Community Helpers Worksheets resource! This download is nine weeks of lessons designed to easily create a journal for students to use, interactive notebook pages, posters, and so much more!

Community Helpers interactive notebook

Here’s everything included

  • Weekly Detailed Lesson Plans for 9 Weeks
  • Home connection parent letter
  • Journal cover
  • Word Bank for the Journal
  • KWL
  • Printables to insert as a journal or use individually covering different helpers, tools and equipment, and today & long ago
  • Rubric for the journal
  • Nine interactive notebook pages (suggested to do once a week on Fridays)
  • Classroom posters

➜EXTRAS:

  • Poem/songs
  • Dial 911
  • Cut and label the police officer
  • Cut and label the firefighter
  • Volunteer art handprint gift
  • Sample of how to make the gift
  • Police officer hat/headband craft
  • Police badges
  • Firefighter hat

activities and posters

My biggest tip for teaching community helpers for kindergarten or first grade is to have fun! Students love exploring and learning about these different professions. For more tips on teaching this unit, check out my post here! 

What are your favorite ways to teach this unit? Let me know in the comments!