End of Year After Testing Activities- Logic Puzzles Directed Drawing Resource

Description

Keep students engaged, thinking, and learning after testing with this fun and meaningful End of Year After Testing Activities- Logic Puzzles Directed Drawing Resource! This resource is packed with low-prep, high-interest activities that promote critical thinking, creativity, and reflection—perfect for those final weeks of school when attention spans are low but learning still matters.

Designed for upper elementary students, this resource includes a variety of logic puzzles, writing activities, brain teasers, and creative tasks that can be used independently, in partners, or as whole group activities.

Perfect For:

• After state testing
• End-of-year review
• Brain break learning activities
• Fast finishers
• Centers or stations
• Substitute plans

 

Why Teachers Love This Resource:

Perfect for after testing, early finishers, or sub plans.

Keeps students engaged and on-task during end-of-year downtime

No prep or minimal prep required

Encourages independent thinking and collaboration

Balanced mix of fun + academic rigor

 

 

What’s Included:

This engaging pack features a variety of activities your students will LOVE:

Logic & Critical Thinking

• “Pick a Pair” brainstorming challenge (page 2)
• “Things with Holes” creative thinking activity
• “All Alike” categorization and reasoning task
• Numeral-Initial Equations (brain teaser challenge)

ELA & Writing

• End-of-Year Mad Libs Writing Activity
• “School A–Z” reflection writing activity
• Open-ended brainstorming and categorizing tasks

Quick Review & Fun Assessment

• True or False activity with answer key
• Categorization and vocabulary-based thinking tasks

Creative Component

• Directed Drawing Activity (Cartoon Bugs step-by-step)
• Final drawing project for display

 

Skills Covered:

• Critical thinking and problem-solving
• Categorization and reasoning
• Vocabulary and language development
• Writing and reflection
• Creativity and following directions
• Real-world connections

 

Activities like “All Alike” equire students to explain relationships between words, strengthening reasoning and vocabulary skills.

 

Common Core Standards Alignment (CCSS)

Reading & Language

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.1 / RL.3.1 / RL.4.1
  ➤ Ask and answer questions using evidence
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.5 / L.3.5 / L.4.5
  ➤ Demonstrate understanding of word relationships and nuances
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.6 / L.4.6
  ➤ Acquire and use grade-appropriate vocabulary

Writing

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.3 / W.3.3 / W.4.3
  ➤ Write narratives and creative responses
• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.8 / W.3.8 / W.4.8
  ➤ Recall information and gather ideas

Speaking & Listening

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.2.1 / SL.3.1 / SL.4.1
  ➤ Participate in collaborative discussions