When we came back from Christmas break, I was looking for more engaging ways to assess my students in math. While lesson planning one day, I was staring at a Twister game brainstorming different ways I could bring it into the classroom.
After much thought and digging through my classroom supplies and resources, I created a variety of math questions that aligned with the standards we have worked on. The procedure is simple, we play the game as normal, but I create different problems on white, sticky labels--which are then placed on the colored dots. I change the labels every week (because Twister Thursday is our review day) for variety, but they include basic addition/subtraction problems, word problems, flip-flops, best friends of 10, I even draw tens and ones cubes for students to tell me its' numerical value, shapes, fractions and so much more! It is a lot of fun and a super easy way to check-in with how my students are doing! The best part is, my students are actively engaged--laughing and smiling--the entire time! So for all those that have been asking, Twister away!
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This has been by far my favorite project completed this year. I’m so proud of how awesome these kiddos did and will carry this assignment on with every class I teach in the future. It was quite simple, yet all focused towards creating an opinionated piece of writing. My first-grade students all had to pick one part of their body that they felt was the best part of them. Upon selection, students were to give me a few reasons why. Not only was this an amazing assignment that acknowledged self-worth and built tremendous confidence, but it was an extremely fun project to work on. We completed this project about 2 months ago, yet it is so sweet that I don’t think I’m ever going to take it down from our school's wall. We also used a book publishing website, where each student typed out their writing piece and together, we compiled a hard-cover copy of our work. |
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