Happy summer y'all!
I have been out of school since May 26th. My goal was to do nothing school related for two weeks...I only made it for a week. Oops! It is a problem. :) It isn't a problem really because I love my job. I plan on playing a lot this summer with my kiddos and enjoying every fun adventure I can. I am also planning to work a few hours here and there to make sure that when the school year comes I can leave on time everyday and be the mom I want to be. It is a balancing act....one I wish to win. :)
I have started to think about the beginning of the year. YIKES! I wanted to come up with a simple activity to do for math on that first day. I wanted something simple but something that started my kids thinking and getting back into the math mood.
With a little it of brainstorming I came up with this simple, yet fun activity.
HOW TO PLAY:
Set the timer for 2 - 3 minutes. Tell your students their challenge is to think of any and all words that have to do with math. After their time is up we will share all of their words. If someone else has the same word that they do they should say "have it" and cross it out. This continues until all the words have been shared. If a student has a word that no one else has they should circle the word. That is a point for them. It is a really good thing to have a unique word, but you should also encourage them to write down every word because you never know when someone else wont include a word.
Grab this FREEBIE! This activity would be great at the beginning of the year, end of year, or any day in between.
