End of Year Picture Books for Kids

These end of year picture books are perfect to help your students prepare for the end of the school year.. And the upcoming summer break. We love using picture books at the start of the year to ease students in and prepare them.. But I also think it’s really beneficial to use some of these during the lead up to the end of the school year as well. I’ve listed some of my favorite ones below that I think you’ll love too!

At the bottom of this blog post you’ll also find links to other end of year resources/activities that you may find helpful.

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1. A Letter From Your Teacher: On the Last Day of School

When Shannon released ‘Our Class is a Family’ I grabbed it straight away.. And she has continued to release amazing books! I love using this book towards the end of the school year.

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2. Look How Much I’ve Grown in Kindergarten!

This book is perfect for the end of the Kindergarten school year. You and your students will be able to follow this story and celebrate all of the ways that children grow throughout the year.

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3. Goodbye Friend, Hello Friend

This book is perfect if you have students who are feeling nervous about transitioning into a new class. In this story, your students will follow two best friends as they learn all about how when one door closes, another opens.. Like saying goodbye to snowmen but saying hello to stomping in puddles!

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4. A Teacher Like You

This book is such a sweet read for us to read all about teachers and the wonderful things that they do.

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5. Our School is a Family

I LOVE Shannon’s books – and so do my students. This one is perfect for reminding your students that your school is a family. It’s perfect for helping to ease some nerves about transitioning to a new classroom/teacher.

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6. Everything Changes

Change can be frightening – so this book is perfect for helping reassure your students who may be struggling and anxious about upcoming changes.

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7. You Will Do Great Things

This book talks about all of the exciting things that lie ahead of them. We love using this one for making change and transitions sound more exciting.

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8. Last Day Blues

If you like First Day Jitters, then you’ll love this book! It’s all about students wondering what will their classroom teacher do all summer long. The perfect book to end the school year.

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9. The End is Just the Beginning

This is another book that is perfect for helping students to learn all about how beautiful change can be.. And it’s perfect to use at the end of the school year to prepare for upcoming changes.

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10. See You Later, Alligator

This book is always a fun one to work on goodbyes. In this story, a tortoise is heading off on an adventure.. But first he must say goodbye to all of his friend.. Will he ever leave the zoo and go on his adventure? We love this one!
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