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End of the Year Memory Book & Autographs: Two Levels for Grades 1–5

Grade levels
1st–5th grade
Subjects
Writing, Crafts & Art, Special Education & SEL
Pages
50 pages
Format
PDF

An end-of-year memory book with 16 keepsake pages in two levels, plus coloring covers, autograph pages and a one-sheet mini book. Level A fits 1st and 2nd grade with big drawing boxes and sentence starters; Level B asks 3rd through 5th grade for more writing and deeper reflection.

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Description

The last week of school is loud and chaotic, and a memory book gives it shape. This one has 16 keepsake pages in two levels, so a 1st grader and a 5th grader can each make a book that fits. Level A has big drawing boxes, sentence starters, word choices to circle and wide lines for 1st–2nd grade, special education and English learners. Level B asks for more writing and deeper reflection for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade. The same memories in both levels mean a mixed class can work side by side.

The 16 pages cover the year: All About Me, My Favorites, My Friends and My Teacher; Our Classroom, My School Day, So Much Learning and Best Books; Field Trips and Fun Days, Moments to Remember, I Am Proud and I Will Miss; then Then and Now, My Summer Bucket List, Next Year and Dear Future Me. The autograph pages sit around them: an Autographs page with 12 signing spaces, a Notes from Friends page with 6 note boxes, an Our Class and Class Signatures page with a photo frame and 21 lines, and Advice for Next Year's Class.

Two coloring covers with no year printed work every spring. The extras make it a keepsake rather than a worksheet pack: a one-sheet Paper-Saver Mini Book with picture folding steps, a Hooray! Certificate, three Make-Your-Own Page Templates and a coloring back cover that reads "The End of a Great Year!" Teacher pages carry a 5-Day Study Plan, notes on the levels and assembly, and a What's Inside page with page numbers.

The listing states 50 pages; the itemized pages add to 47. The pages are black and white on US Letter paper. The grade range is 1st–5th grade from the cover and description; the listing's Highlights field says 1st–7th.

📖 Teaching guide · 13 min readEnd of the Year Memory Book: Two Levels of Keepsake WritingRead the guide →

What's included

Memory pages in two levels

  • 16 memory pages in Level A and Level B (32 pages): All About Me, My Favorites, My Friends, My Teacher
  • Our Classroom, My School Day, So Much Learning!, Best Books
  • Field Trips and Fun Days, Moments to Remember, I Am Proud!, I Will Miss...
  • Then and Now, My Summer Bucket List, Next Year, Dear Future Me
  • Level A: big drawing boxes, sentence starters, word choices to circle, wide lines
  • Level B: more writing and deeper reflection on the same pages

Autographs and keepsakes

  • Autographs page with 12 signing spaces
  • Notes from Friends page with 6 note boxes
  • Our Class and Class Signatures page with a photo frame and 21 signature lines
  • Advice for Next Year's Class
  • Hooray! Certificate for finishing the grade
  • "The End of a Great Year!" coloring back cover

Teacher support and format

  • 5-Day Study Plan for the last week of school
  • Teacher Notes on the two levels, putting the book together, saving paper and printing
  • What's Inside page with page numbers
  • 2 coloring covers with no year printed, so the file works every spring
  • Paper-Saver Mini Book (one sheet, 8 pages) with picture folding steps
  • 3 Make-Your-Own Page Templates
  • PDF, US Letter, black and white, 50 pages in total

Ways to use it

  • Last week of school activities
  • End of year writing centers
  • Yearbook alternative for elementary classes
  • Morning work in May and June
  • Early finishers during the last weeks
  • Take-home keepsake for families

Why it works

A memory book works when every child can finish it and feel proud of it, and two levels make that possible across five grades. The same 16 memories, written at two depths, turn the last week of school into a keepsake families actually keep.

Questions & answers

What grades is it for?

The cover and the description state grades 1–5, and that is the range used here. The listing's Highlights field says 1st–7th.

What is the difference between Level A and Level B?

Level A is for 1st and 2nd grade, special education and English learners: big drawing boxes, sentence starters, word choices to circle and wide lines. Level B is for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade: more writing and deeper reflection on the same 16 memory pages.

How many pages are included?

The listing states 50 pages. The itemized pages add to 47, and both figures are as stated in the listing.

Is there an answer key?

No answer key is stated in the listing. The pages are memory and reflection writing, not pages with one right answer.

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