Yearbook class activities

The yearbook is complete, submitted, done. Now what? You have several months of school left, and you aren’t sure how to keep your students on task for the remaining days. Does this sound familiar? With spring delivery or even summer delivery books where students take yearbook/journalism as a class, it’s often difficult — and even daunting — to come up with creative and constructive ways to use that time. In this blog post, I’ll share 5 ways to use class time after the yearbook is complete.

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With my yearbook and journalism classes, I want to make sure that all of my staffers and editors feel like an equal, important part of our little classroom

Print and go with this self-grading escape room activity. Four visual puzzles that test students' recall of yearbook vocab.

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When I was asked/told I would be the yearbook adviser over ten years ago, I said what any good new hire would say: “Sure!” I had never been on the yearbook or newspaper staff before, and my degree wasn’t in journalism. I stepped into a situation where the previous adviser had left on bad terms, so the staffers hated me – that is an understatement. So, through much blood, sweet, and tears, I eventually learned everything the hard way and on my own – again, another understatement. Now, I am…

You’ve just been assigned the yearbook, or last year didn’t go so well, and you want your first days plans to be solid, effective, and fun! Does this sound like you? I’ve been there. The first week of school is a whirlwind, but in yearbook class, the first week back to school is even more topsy turvy, to say the least. You might have looked through my Tips for New Advisers post or How to Have a Picture-Perfect Start to the Year posts for adviser-facing suggestions, and you feel good-to-go…

Creating a yearbook can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. When you simplify the process into manageable tasks, you can keep your team motivated and make consistent progress. #yearbook #photoalbum #school

Get your yearbook class going for back-to-school with these 5 tips. From school spirit, to organization, to teamwork, these ideas are picture perfect.

Tips for creating a yearbook that both your students and their families will enjoy and cherish.