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.








Courtney B. –
My students loved learning with this resource! They were engaged!
heather davis –
My students loved using this resource! It also matches the standard!
Valarie R. –
Fun resource to do at the end of the (calendar) year. I did this with my class before leaving for winter break and they really enjoyed it!
Bea T. –
We loved this end of the year activity. My kids had so much fun with it.
Learners are Leaders –
This was a super fun activity to do with students at the end of the year to reflect on the current year! I love giving keepsakes to my students and this was perfect!
Kim H. –
This was a wonderful activity to use with my students.
Theresa K. –
So much fun if you can do it in Kinder and get it back as you go to high school or as you leave high school.
Jarlisa M. –
Awesome resource! Thanks for making this product!
Marissa D. –
This is a great way to build class community. Highly reccomend.
Meagan L. –
A great keepsake to save for students when they graduate!
Stephanie S. –
Thank you! This is such a great classroom resource!
Sparkling in 2nd –
This was perfect for my class. I wish I had found it earlier in the year.
Katie A. –
Great resource! Students were engaged and challenged!
TeachingMeaningfulMemories –
Loved this resource so much!! Super fun and entertaining activity!!
augie0221 –
What a cute, engaging idea. My students loved it, and so did I!
Yee-Haw in Kindergarten –
This time capsule was everything! Our class loved it and it started a new tradition for our students to look forward to when they are seniors! Highly recommend!
Tina Deitrich –
This is a valuable resource for supporting my first graders.
Kerri M. –
One of our learning projects is to make a time capsule. This resource was a perfect way to do that. My students were so excited. We sealed them up into Pringles cans. The students will open them up when they graduate high school!
Margaret C. –
This resource is exactly as expected! I did not end up getting to use it with my students last year, but plan to this year!
Kirsten Tulsian –
Thank you so much for your feedback! I would love to know how this resource can be improved to warrant a five-star rating. If you wouldn’t mind, please email me at [email protected] to share your thoughts.
Shannon K. –
This was a great end of the year activity. I had stopped using it for a few years until a mom shared that they have their time capsule tucked away, and look forward to the day they get to see inside. It motivated me to keep using it again. Such a great keepsake!