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.








Jerioth V –
A great fun memory to keep the students busy at the beginning of the year.
Kimberly B –
We have always made time capsules but used bags. I’m so glad to make them a little more permanent. Thanks! Great resource.
Julie Pinkussohn –
My students enjoyed completing this activity. They are excited to open their time capsules in June!
The Sunny Side –
Thank you!!
Wendy A. –
Thank you!
Carolyn Y –
Great end of year activity – many activities to choose from!
Blacklab Teaching Solutions –
My kids loved this project so much!
Elizabeth B. –
I love this!!!
Maggie Ballou –
Thanks!
Leslie M. –
great!
Kelley C. –
Thanks!
Cindy Hepp –
Lots of fun activities for time capsules!
Wendy C –
My students had a blast making these. They made containers out of cardboard to put the time capsules in and will be putting them aside until they graduate from high school in 10 years.
Emily Scott –
Great!
Autumn F. –
Love it!
Justine R. –
Thanks
Brooke Schulte –
This was perfect to start the school year. Can’t wait for June!
Tesoriere Tesoriere –
My students loved the Time Capsule idea! I can’t wait to see them open them at the end of the year!
Maria M –
Students loved doing this! Thank You
Julia H. –
This was so fun!