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End Of The Year Gifts For Students: Good-Bye Bags

Fun, inexpensive, and easy end of the year gifts for students

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End Of The Year Gifts For Students: Good-Bye Bags
Amy Clink

I've seen a lot of people in my online teacher groups asking about ideas for end of the year gifts for students. I do the same thing every year and my kiddos love them. Here is what's in my good- bye bags and a link if you want to use the printable I created Here.

Each student gets this list of things in their bag. (The things may vary from year to year depending on the local dollar store offerings).

Book- To keep you reading

Pencil- Because you have the “write” stuff

Notebook- Because you have a story to tell

Crazy Straw- Because you're a little bit crazy

Glow Stick- Because you light up my life

Sharpener - Because you are one sharp kid

Eraser- Life is all about making mistakes and learning from them

Smarties: Because you are one

Blow Pop: Because you blow my mind

I buy the things over the course of a couple months at the dollar store and online so the expense doesn't hit me all at once. The book is always a just right book at their current reading level.

I also include a couple other things. A little poem that I wrote and turned into a heart with a website I found, and a personal letter from me to them. You can use the poem if you would like. Here it is.


Here is an example of one of their letters:


It all goes in a bag similar to this one. The bags are different every year. If I can't find them at the dollar store I usually go with oriental trading company. I write their names on them and hand them out on the last day of school. It helps the crying go away and lets them leave with a smile!

Have fun with these, and make them your own! I know your kiddos will love them!

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