Description
Time Capsule Activities and Ideas for Kids:
These time capsule activities are perfect for All About Me activities at the beginning or end of the year, or for New Year’s Eve, because they provide everything you need for a snapshot of your students’ lives!
This Time Capsule activity includes the following items:
- How to Use this Packet
- Covers- Time Capsule and All About Me
- The Basics
- Snapshot of the U.S.A.
- This is Me! (Boy and Girl Version)
- My Family
- Best and Worst Thing
- Things I Love
- My Future
- This is How I Feel
- A Typical Saturday
- Filling My Brain
- The Size of My Hand
- The Size of My Foot
- World News
- A Letter to Myself
- A Letter to a Loved One
- Newspaper Article
- Autobiography
- That’s Funny!
- Ten Adjectives
- Being a Kid
- Responsibilities
These are a few ideas that are included as part of the packet:
1. Use this packet as a beginning-of-the-year or end-of-the-year ALL ABOUT ME or TIME CAPSULE unit.
- Each student can make a book and use the ALL ABOUT ME or TIME CAPSULE cover.
- Pick and choose which pages to use at different times during the year.
- Use the worksheets at literacy stations as they fit into your lessons.
- Use the completed booklet as Mother’s Day or Father’s Day gifts from students.
2. Use this packet as a TIME CAPSULE activity.
- Each student can make a book and use the TIME CAPSULE cover.
- Pick and choose which pages to use for the time capsule as a long-term activity.
- Roll up the pages and place them in a canister (Pringles canisters covered in paper work well) for a time capsule container.
- Decide how long students should wait to reopen their time capsule.
NOTE: THIS FILE INCLUDES A DIGITAL OPTION!
This product includes a digital option (as well as the no-prep printable option). The instructions for utilizing the digital portion appear at the end of the packet.
This PDF file contains 36 pages + Google Slides.








Jesyka E. –
Good product for back to school activities to do with my class.
Sophie Craig –
My students were so excited to start their time capsules!
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive experience with this product. I truly appreciate your kind words and feedback!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Jessica Duncan –
My students had fun doing this as bell work and when they were finished their activities.
Katie E. –
great beginning of the year PBL for students to work on!
Tamara A. –
What an awesome project for the beginning of the year and then to look back on it at the end. Love it!
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive experience with this product. I truly appreciate your kind words and feedback!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Erin T. –
We did this at the end of the year and my students were so excited to get to open it in 10 years when they graduate high school
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive experience with this product. I truly appreciate your kind words and feedback!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Madison W. –
This is so great! I love doing a time capsule with my kiddos at the beginning of the year, and this resource has everything you could possibly want!
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive experience with this product. I truly appreciate your kind words and feedback!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Miss Js Journey –
How fun is this for the students?!?!? This is such a cute way to start off the school year!
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive experience with this product. I truly appreciate your kind words and feedback!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Samantha Callahan –
I’ve used this two years in a row and my students have loved it – and these past two years kiddos are COMPLETELY different. It is easy to print and pick and choose which pages you want! Awesome resource!
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your positive experience with this product. I truly appreciate your kind words and feedback!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Haley C. –
This resource is very helpful in my classroom! It is very easy to you and makes the process easy!
Nichole M. –
We used this at during the 1st week of school. I plan to hold them until they leave this school after the 5th grade. I plan to mail these to the students.
Kirsten Tulsian –
I’m so happy to hear that this was beneficial for you and your students and I truly appreciate you for taking the time to leave positive feedback!
Hayley Sedlacek –
My students and I loved doing this activity during the first week of school. We can’t wait to finish it at the end of the year.
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for taking the time to provide this positive feedback. I’m so happy to hear that this resource was so useful and valuable for you and your students. I appreciate you!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Kristen B. –
One of my favorite things I did with my graduation preschool class
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for taking the time to provide this positive feedback. I’m so happy to hear that this resource was so useful and valuable for you and your students. I appreciate you!
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Cameron D. –
This product was exactly as described. It was meaningful and engaging for my students.
Kirsten Tulsian –
I’m so happy to hear this activity was helpful for you and your students, and truly appreciate the positive feedback! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave this review.
Much gratitude,
Kirsten
Jillian –
A vast amount of choices! More forms than you could want! Gives students options to pick a few. Certainly I would not expect anyone to do the entire packet.
Julie S. –
My students thought this was a great way to start the year! They were fully engaged!
Robin B. –
Great fun with my class! They loved the entire idea.
Caroline Z. –
Perfect for the last week of school – my kids loved researching and exploring for this packet!
Sarah T. –
My students loved this resource and can’t wait to open it in 10 years!
Beignets and Fridays –
I loved doing these with my 2nd graders. They found it to be very fun, and loved wondering what their reactions would be like when their future selves open the capsules. Thanks for such a fun resource.