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What can you do with your students as the end of the school year approaches and their attention starts to stray from language learning? Here are some ideas for engaging your students at the end of the year:

Rebecca Alber describes six different projects in this article: http://www.edutopia.org/blog/end-of-year-engaging-projects-rebecca-alber

More ideas for activities are available on this website: http://www.michellehenry.fr/endofyear.htm

Larry Ferlazzo and Katherine Schulman have compiled a list of ideas that are intended for English language learners but could be used for learners of any language to reflect on and celebrate their learning gains: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/ideas-for-english-language-learners-celebrating-the-end-of-the-school-year/?_r=1

Teachers in bilingual classrooms will enjoy this poetic idea: http://lessonplanspage.com/laopoetry-odestomybilingualclassroomendyearidea26-htm/