Kicks!

Today I introduced two new games to my class. One of them was the following game, called 'Add it', it proved to be a hit, and we played four 3-minute rounds (one minute was far too quick!).

The Play:

1. The teacher announces any number and an addend. For example: 7 and 4.
   
2. The students write and add the two numbers and continue to add the same addend to the new sum until the teacher calls stop at the end of one minute.
   
3. Class stands and a volunteer begins reading problems and answers aloud, slowly.
   
4. As students no longer have the answers, they are seated.
   
5. The student left standing is the winner.
   

I played this game with my class. I got a kick out of winning. Who let me be a teacher?? What kind of teacher loves to beat their kids at games? Probably most teachers, and to be fair to myself, I only made it known to the kids 25% of the time...that makes me a better teacher, right?? :)

One more school day til the holidays. Tomorrow we are having a movie & fun day! This day also includes giving the classroom a really good sort/clean...not that I've told the kids that yet. Lure them in with the promise of movies and fun, and when they arrive, tell them that we're all going to be cleaning the classroom first. Many hands make light work though, so it'll save me having to do it during the holidays. I'll put music on while they clean, it'll be 'fun' cleaning...*cough*...

Anyway, I'm off to the scary showers. If I ever wanted to make a scary movie, I could use the showers for at least one scene. There are only 3 showers in there, but they're in a row, and in a building that noone else is ever in...or so it seems..trust me, they're kinda creepy (I'll have to post a photo sometime). In fact, I could use a lot of my accommodation for scary movie scenes, and don't even get me started on the primary campus where my classroom is! Let's just say I wouldn't want to be there alone at night (I have been, a couple of times, but never for too long).

Have a great last day of the week!