Make More Time for What Matters: Wrap Up Your School Year with Brisk

As the school year winds down and the pace picks up, Brisk is here to help you finish strong — without burning out. This collection of time-saving, ready-to-use prompts was made for the real MVPs juggling grades, celebrations, and all the end-of-year energy that comes with it.

It’s designed to help you spend less time on the repetitive tasks — and more time on what matters: celebrating your students, reflecting on the journey, and giving yourself a second to slow down before the final bell.

Whether you’re writing out report card comments, prepping class awards, or looking for ways to engage your learners, these prompts help you cut through the overwhelm and bring a little more meaning and joy to the finish line.

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Let Brisk Help You Wrap It Up Right

The last few weeks of school require non-stop energy. You’re wrapping up grades, packing up your classroom, and riding the rollercoaster of goodbyes, last laughs, and summer countdowns.

That’s why we’ve grouped these Brisk prompts around three areas where you need the most support: staying organized, wrapping up with intention, and keeping students engaged all the way through the last day.

Just copy, paste, and customize any prompt from the sections below. In Brisk, click Create, then Create Anything, paste your prompt, and hit Brisk It — your editable version will be ready in seconds.

More Time for Getting Organized

Let’s make your to-do list a little less overwhelming. Use these prompts to move through the essentials, including:

• Creating end-of-year checklists
  
  • Prompt: Make a checklist of end-of-year tasks for a [your grade] teacher.
    
• Drafting thoughtful, time-saving report card comments
  
  • Prompt: Write 3–5 sentences about [Student Name], who is [insert quick list of strengths and areas to improve]. Keep the tone warm, positive, and focused on growth.
    
• Writing heartfelt letters to students and families
  
  • Prompt: Write an end-of-year letter to families from a [grade/subject] teacher. Include a thank-you and some highlights from the year: [insert your highlights]. Keep the tone friendly and reflective.

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Brisk handles the heavy lift; you make it yours.

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More Time for Celebrating

Your students have grown — and this is your moment to celebrate them. Use these prompts to wrap up the year with meaning and a strong finish:

• Superlatives to celebrate students’ strengths and personalities
  
  • Prompt: Create a list of fun and heartfelt class superlatives for my [grade] students. Include a mix of academic, personality-based, and humorous awards. Keep them kind, creative, and classroom-appropriate.
• A memory lane slideshow to celebrate your shared journey
  
  • Prompt: Make an interactive slideshow for my students that celebrates and reflects on our year together in [grade + subject].
• A class poem including every student
  
  • Prompt: Write a class poem using this list of students. Make it playful, warm, and appropriate for an end-of-year celebration. Include every student on the list in the poem.

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It’s about wrapping up with heart — without reinventing the wheel.

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Keep the Learning Going, Even in the Final Stretch

The final weeks of school can feel like a balancing act — keeping students engaged while wrapping everything up. These prompts offer low-lift, high-impact activities that keep learning going and energy focused.

• Choice boards filled with fun, low-prep activities
  
  • Prompt: Generate a choice board of quiet, low-prep, end-of-year activities for [grade + subject].
    
• Would You Rather games that mix review with fun
  
  • Prompt: Create a “Would You Rather” game for students using concepts from what we learned in [grade + subject] this year.
• Peer-to-peer interview prompts for meaningful reflection
  
  • Prompt: Create a peer interview worksheet for students to interview each other about their year.

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Ready to Wrap It Up?

Everything’s built for the final stretch — easy to use, quick to prep, and still meaningful and engaging.

We know how much time, energy, and heart you’ve poured into this school year. These prompts are here to support you in the final stretch — so you can close things out with connection, intention, and maybe even a little time to breathe.

Prefer to browse the prompts in slide format? Check out the Wrap Up Your School Year with Brisk Google Slides presentation.

You’ve done the hard work. Let Brisk help you finish strong.