51 End-of-
School-Year Memes for Teachers Who Are Just Hanging On

The laugh you need to make it through another day.

The last days of the school year are not easy. To help bring some fun, stress-relieving, and much-needed laughs to these final weeks and days, we pulled together our favorite funny end-of-the-school-year memes. They really sum up what it’s like to be a teacher in May and June. Enjoy!

1. Because it’s one of the longest months ever.

May 67th teacher meme
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2. Because end-of-the-year cleaning has begun … and it’s not pretty.

Meme of two people looking disgusted with the caption "When you realize the lunchbox in the closet hasn't been taken home since winter break"
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3. Because that checklist will really creep up on you.

Classroom checklist end-of-the-school-year memes for teachers
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4. Because the pencil struggle is real.

pencils end of school year memes
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5. Because May is never-ending.

May end-of-the-school-year memes
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6. Because our pours become a little more generous.

only one glass of wine teacher meme
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7. Because who thought ending the school year with poetry was a good idea anyway?

no energy left end of school year meme
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8. Because assemblies at the end of the year can be brutal.

assembly teacher meme
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9. Because it would totally count as team building.

Bouncy house end-of-the-school-year memes
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10. Because meaningful teaching in May is an art form.

May curriculum meme
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11. Because when you’re this tired, you just have to laugh about it.

teacher tired BINGO
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12. Because every day should be Casual Friday.

effort level end of year teacher meme
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13. Because my summer plans are to catch up on sleep.

summer teacher end-of-the-school-year memes
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14. Because the struggle is real.

classroom management in May meme
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15. Because locker clean-out day can be … interesting.

locker clean out meme
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16. Because you’d think I live here with all this stuff.

packing up the classroom end-of-the-school-year memes
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17. Because the grading never ends.

submitted grades end of year teacher meme
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18. Because this is just Monday.

Teachers in May end of year teacher meme
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19. Because each day down is a success.

counting down the days Tom Hanks end of year teacher meme
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20. Because this happens a LOT more in the months of May and June.

end of year teacher meme
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21. Because like it or not, September and May feel a lot different.

teaching reality meme
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22. Because no one wants to sit through long staff meetings this time of year.

when the staff meeting goes over meme
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23. Because they grow so fast!

almost summer outgrowing chairs end of year teacher meme
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24. Because you are. And it’s always worth repeating.

doing a great job
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25. Because it’s not over yet.

learning end of year memes
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26. Because we all need that can-do attitude.

let's go end of year meme
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27. Because it really happens every single year.

Extra credit at end of year meme
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28. Because you’re running low on creativity.

Lesson plan in May end of year memes end-of-school-year memes
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29. Because we all need a little positivity.

rest not quit meme
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30. Because every Friday feels oh-so sweet.

Friday teacher meme
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31. Because it’s going to be soooooo worth it.

waking up summer break meme
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32. Because no one likes Mondays.

coffee be strong meme
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33. Because dreaming keeps us going.

end of year dreaming of summer
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34. Because all teachers know, even if they pretend like they don’t.

no idea how many days are left end-of-school-year memes
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35. Because a look can say it all.

summer school meme
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36. Because May is a doozy.

May hitting me like
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37. Because all the accomplishments at the end make it worth it.

teacher_meme_end_of_year_climb
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38. Because you can’t take hearing this one more time.

lucky to work 9 months meme
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39. Because it hurts when you don’t get out until the end of June.

you are out of school and I have another month meme
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40. Because this is an accurate representation.

Teaching in September vs. May end-of-school-year memes
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41. Because I mean for me, not just the kids.

Summer fever in full swing
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42. Because I definitely would rather not.

Would rather die than need to switch classrooms end-of-school-year memes
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43. Because I’m SO happy for you.

Happy for other teachers done with school end-of-school-year memes
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44. Because FREEDOM.

last day of school parking lot meme
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45. Because you’re either one or the other.

two types of teachers at the end of the year end-of-school-year memes
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46. Because there’s no energy left.

my lesson plans for next week
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47. Because I’ve got things to catch up on.

June filled with appointments meme
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48. Because it’s basically chaos out here.

What I thought I'd say in May meme
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49. Because there’s no better way to describe it.

Exhaustawhelmulated end-of-school-year memes
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50. Because it’s the end of the year.

Teachers in May meme
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51. Because this is SO true.

students acting like siblings on a road trip end-of-school-year memes
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Did we miss any of your favorite funny end-of-the-school-year memes? Come and share in our WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook.

Plus, check out our favorite summer memes for teachers.