Marshmallow Challenge

I came across The Marshmallow Challenge.   This will be a great teambuilding activity that can also be tied into Science.  Each team of students are given 20 pieces of uncooked spaghetti, 1 yard of tape, 1 yard of string, and 1 marshmallow.  They have 18 minutes to construct a structure using all the supplies.  The big rule is that the marshmallow has to be on top!

This is one activity that I'm looking forward to trying out in my classroom!

Who Doesn't Love a Good Sale?

This year we are blessed to have an extra day on the February calendar.  It only happens every four years so this is a time to celebrate, and what better way to celebrate than a great sale! Teachers Pay Teachers is having a 10% off sale.  All you need to do is enter the code L2P9Y when you checkout on February 29. 

On top of this I am offering 20% off on all my products in my Teachers Pay Teachers store!  Don't miss out on a great sale, I know I will be there!

PINteresting Teacher Blogs!

Remember the post I had yesterday, without much information?  I have the information, and it is HUGE as promised!  It's a giveaway, and not just any giveaway.  There is not just one but two $200 Amazon gift cards up for grabs!  Here is how it works:

1.  Go to Charity Preston's Pinteresting Teacher Blogs Pinterest Board.
2.  You will need to create your own Pinteresting Teacher Blogs Board, then repin each of the 13 pins on Charity's board.
3.  Once you are finished pinning, click on the Pinteresting Teacher Blogs button (it looks like the one above) to be taken to the official entry form.

It's very easy.  Simply follow these three steps and you have a chance to win one of two $200 Amazon gift cards!  Contest ends Sunday February 26 at 10 p.m. ET, so don't wait!

Good Luck!

Do you Pin?

Tomorrow there will be a HUGE announcement!  Be sure to check back!

Go Green with Number Draw

With Number Draw, students can practice a variety of concepts without the paper/pencil!  Concepts may include sums, differences, products, odd and even numbers, and also prime and composite numbers.

Variations

• Students use only use one hand, where the largest product would be 25.
• Students use both hands, where the largest product would be 100.
• Find the sum.
• Find the difference.
• Is the sum, difference, or product even or odd?
• Is the sum, difference, or product prime or composite?

I have... Who has.. Games

I have been creating a number of I have...Who has... games!  First, my students L-O-V-E playing these games.  I don't even have to finish my sentence when telling them we are going to play, and I hear the yays spread throughout the room.  The instant I whip out these cards, I feel like a superstar!  Second, playing I have...Who has... is great for differentiating instruction.  Learning is being differentiated and students don't even know. 

Each set contains a set of 24 game cards, directions for how to play I have...Who has..., and an answer key to keep track and help students along, if needed. 

These I have...Who has... games are so much fun, I felt they warranted their own page.

Do you need a specific set of I have...Who has... game cards?  I would love to hear what you are looking for and might be able to point you in the right direction!

Synchronized Write 'n' Pass

Here is a twist to the traditional Write 'n' Pass.  Instead of limiting engagement to partners, teams are simultaneously engaged with given topics.  There are a few variations to this activity.  You can simply have students write a specific prompt on top of a piece of paper or marker board for which they pass.  You can also use different worksheets.

For example, my class just finished up with Geometry.  I wanted them to review perimeter, area, and characteristics of 3 and 2 dimensional figures.  I gave each student a review sheet (worksheet).  Student one started with the perimeter review, student two with area, student three started with characteristics of 2-D figures, and student four started with 3-D figures.  Students have the choice in the problem that they do, they do not have to go in order as they are on the paper.  This allows for differentiation.  Students are able to complete the ones that they can do, but still have the opportunity to see the other problems that their teammates have completed.

Have you used something similar in your classroom?  What other ways could this be used?  I would love to hear your ideas!