Tried It Tuesday - SNOWBALL FIGHT!

Before writing my post,

I was reading Holly's over at Fourth Grade Flipper.

She hosts this great linky.

Anyway, she mentioned how she hasn't had any time to blog.

I'm so glad it is not just me.

I have never been so busy in my life!

 

My post today is a quick activity you can try in your class.

SNOWBALL FIGHT!!

 

I gave each student a 1/2 sheet of paper

with a spelling word written on it.

 

Then came the fun part.

I told the kids to crumple up the paper.

The looks I got were great.

One kid started to fold the paper.

NO!

Crumple it!

 

They stood up and tossed the paper across the room.

Don't worry,  we talked about a few rules ahead of time.

Then everyone had to find a "snowball."

 

I had these cards placed around the room.

The kids wrote their word on a dry erase board

and stood by the correct Long E pattern.

Then we did it all again.

We sorted ourselves about four times.

 

Once we finished,

everyone went and sorted all the words on their own.

 

It was great practice before doing the sort

and everyone had fun having a snowball fight.

 

Another teacher used this idea with math facts.

The kids recorded math equations and solved them.

 

Have you ever used this?