Count down the last five days of school.  In advance, plan at least one
 alligator activity for each of the last 5 days of school.  Cut out five
 construction paper alligators.  Write the number 5 on one alligator;
 then flip it over and write the alligator activity planned for the first
 day of the countdown.  Program the next alligator with the number
4 and the activity planned for the second day of the countdown.
  Program the remaining alligators in a similar manner so that
 each one is labeled with a different activity and number 1 to 5.
  Use pushpins to mount the alligators on a blue paper display.
  During circle time, invite the children to chant the following:

"How many days are left in school?
Let's count the alligators in the pool.

Have the children count the alligators on display and then say how
 many days remain.  Invite a child to find the alligator with that number and remove
 it from the display.  Then read aloud the activity written on the back of the alligator. 

Drop a spoonful of green fingerpaint on a sheet of paper and then
 sprinkle some sand onto the paint.  Invite the child to mix the
 sand into the paint and create a textured finger painting.  When
 the paint is dry, cut out an alligator shape from the paper.  Have
 the child glue on wiggly eyes and white construction paper teeth.
 Invite the child to describe a favorite school memory.  Write
 his/her response on a white paper speech bubble.  Mount each child's
 alligator and speech bubble on a bulletin board titled, "See You Later, Alligator!"