Memory Keepers

Don’t let the good memories fade! Discuss with your students why memories are important and how you can hold onto them as you get older.

Then, challenge students to create a simple “memory keeper” where they can store all the memories they’ll make this year. This memory keeper may be an envelope, shoebox or a folded sheet of paper, but ask students to decorate the outside with their name and bountiful doodles to add some personal flair.

Next, students will load their memory keeper by depositing a drawn or written memory of something special that has happened. As special moments occur in your students’ lives, ask them to draw or journal about them and add these artworks to their collection.

Towards the end of the year, prompt your class to look back through their year and find all their heartfelt memories. If they feel comfortable, ask each student to share one memory they put in their keeper, so it can live on with the rest of the class!