As the school year comes to a close, finding meaningful, low-prep activities that keep students engaged while still reinforcing key skills can feel overwhelming. This collection of end-of-year freebies is designed to make your final weeks easier with ready-to-use resources like memory books, phonics-based assessments, student awards, crowns, and skill-based review activities that help maintain learning right up to the last day.
Free End of Year Assessments
Make end-of-year assessments easier with these comprehensive, Science of Reading-aligned phonics tools that give you clear data on decoding, fluency, and phonemic awareness across skills. With built-in tracking sheets, structured assessments, and parent-friendly communication support, you can confidently monitor progress and share results without extra prep.
This assessment makes end-of-year testing easier by giving you clear, skill-based data on exactly what students have mastered in phonemic awareness, phonics, and high-frequency words. Instead of guessing, you can quickly identify strengths and gaps, making it easier to plan next steps or communicate progress with families.
Get a clear picture of student phonics mastery with these structured, unit-based assessments that walk through skills from basic letter sounds to more advanced patterns. The built-in scripts, recording sheets, and progress tracking tools save time while making it easy to assess, analyze, and share results with families at the end of the year.
Get quick, reliable data on your students’ decoding skills with these phonics skill-based fluency drills that assess accuracy, automaticity, and real phonics application in just minutes. Perfect for end-of-year check-ins, this one-on-one tool helps you clearly see which students are confidently decoding and who may need additional support.
Create an End of Year Review Packet
Create a quick and easy end-of-year review packet to keep students meaningfully engaged while you complete assessments. This is a simple way to ensure students are working independently with purposeful practice using low-prep resources. You can start with a free review packet and then mix in additional activities by choosing from hundreds of free printables to build a packet that fits your students’ needs. Begin by printing this free review packet cover HERE.
Next, you can explore the Little Minds at Work freebie library with over 1,000 resources to build out your review packet even further. With printables covering phonics, math, writing, and high-frequency words, it’s easy to find targeted practice that meets your students right where they are. Access the freebies library HERE.
End of the Year Quick Review Sheets
You can download a free preview of these phonics and math review sheets for kindergarten and first grade through the TPT preview. The end of the year is often packed with wrapping up academic units, but it is also an important time to revisit and review previously taught skills from across the school year. These all-in-one review sheets were created to make that process simple and efficient, with each page including 20 quick ELA or 20 quick math tasks so students can practice a wide range of skills in one sitting.
These sheets are flexible and can be used during morning work, independent practice, or your regular academic block. They also work well for gathering end-of-year data points or informal assessments. You could even send them home over the summer as an easy way to help prevent the summer slide while keeping skills fresh.
Pip the Pup Free End of the Year Mentor Text
Read aloud Adventures with Pip the Pup to help guide meaningful end-of-year conversations as students reflect on their learning, friendships, and growth. As Pip shares that “we celebrate the end of the school year” and think back on “all the amazing times we’ve shared,” this story supports students in processing both the excitement and emotions that come with this special time of year. Access the free download HERE.
Add a simple and thoughtful touch to your end-of-year celebrations with these printable gift tags that make student gifts feel extra special. Whether you’re sending home a small treat or a keepsake, these tags provide an easy, no-prep way to celebrate your students and end the year on a positive note.
Pip the Pup Free Summer Reading Challenge Mat
At the end of the year, you might be looking for something quick to send home with students over the summer! In this FREE download, you’ll access a Pip the Pup reading challenge mat. You can download the freebie mat HERE.
End of the Year Free Pip the Pup Awards
How about some ADORABLE freebie Pip the Pup end of the year awards? You can download this set of awards by clicking HERE There are a variety of awards included.
End of the Year Free Memory Books
Up next is a free end-of-year memory book that can be adapted for multiple grade levels with a variety of cover options included. Below, you’ll find a preview of optional pages that can be selected and compiled to create a customized keepsake for your students. You can download the freebie memory book download HERE.
You can download the freebie memory book download HERE
End of Year Free Student Crowns
Celebrate those final days of school with these summer crowns that give students a fun, creative way to recognize their accomplishments. Easy to prep and perfect for the last day or a class celebration, students can color, assemble, and proudly wear their crowns as a memorable end-of-year keepsake. Download the free crowns HERE.
Add even more fun to your end-of-year celebrations with this second set of crowns, giving you additional styles and options to match your classroom theme or student preferences. These easy-to-prep crowns are perfect for creating a memorable moment as students celebrate their accomplishments and head into summer. Download a second set of end of year crowns HERE!
End of Year Free Portrait
Create a meaningful end-of-year keepsake with these student portrait templates that allow children to draw themselves and reflect on their growth over the year. With multiple grade-level options included, this simple activity becomes a special way to capture memories while celebrating how much students have learned and changed. Download the free resource HERE!
Phonics-Based End of Year Free Awards
Celebrate your students’ phonics growth with these end-of-year certificates that recognize key reading milestones across skills like CVC words, digraphs, blends, and more. These awards provide a meaningful way to honor progress and build confidence as students finish the year strong. Access the free download HERE.
Summer Slide Free At-Home Note
Help families continue the learning beyond the classroom with this free “stop the summer slide” resource that provides simple, meaningful ways to keep skills fresh over break. By giving parents clear guidance and easy-to-use ideas, you can support students in maintaining progress and reducing learning loss during the summer months. Access the free download HERE.
Summer Learning Free "Tear-Offs"
Support continued phonics practice at home with these May summer learning tear-off strips designed for quick, daily review. Perfect for placing on the refrigerator, they give families an easy way to reinforce skills in just a few minutes each day. This simple routine helps keep phonics skills fresh and prevents learning loss over the summer. Access the free download HERE.
Summer Learning At-Home Mats
If you’re looking for additional at-home learning options for summer but want to keep paper use to a minimum, be sure to check out the home learning mats available for Pre-K through second grade on TPT HERE. These low-prep mats provide targeted practice across key skills while offering families a simple and effective way to support learning without printing endless worksheets.
End of the Year All-in-One Resource
If you teach Kindergarten, I have the PERFECT end of the year packet for you! My KinderSurvived packet provides you with all the necessary pieces to make the end of the year run smoothly! The packet includes EOY assessments, a week of plans for math and literacy, EOY writing, EOY craft, EOY friendship activity, and so much more! View a detailed video of the program below! You can view my KinderSurvived program HERE.
View the KinderSurvived program HERE
I hope this collection of end-of-year freebies helps make your final weeks in the classroom feel a little more organized, engaging, and meaningful for both you and your students. If you’re looking for even more seasonal activities, be sure to check out my May end-of-year thematic free downloads HERE for additional hands-on ideas that keep learning going strong all the way to the last day.
