Friday Faves :: 3/20 {Happy First Weekend of Spring!}

I love the start of the weekend, don't you!?  Friday night in particular because you know you still have two whole days left in your weekend!  It was a busy week, although I don't actually feel like I've accomplished much.  Some weeks are just like that, ya know?

Well, in true Friday fashion, it's time to share some of my favorites pins, photos, ideas, and funnies from the week.  Shall we get started?

First up:  this hilarious video.  I've seen it before, but totally forgot out it until it resurfaced on Facebook again.  I showed it to my husband and he laughed, thinking it was a joke (and it kinda is) but I can remember many-a-days where I felt like this was my life:

{I won't tell you how long I spent browsing through the other videos on this YouTube channel.}

And then there's this video, on a more serious level {...I'm just realizing now how much time I spent on YouTube this week, oops}:

And then there's this adorable idea!  Of course, the possibilities are endless, any math operation, vocabulary words...endless!

We all know about the pencil and paper clip trick to make a spinner, but here's a more permanent solution to make customized spinners for your classroom game from Bonnie Kathryn: Kinders and Beyond:

Simple.  Love.  Could this be an easy independent math center?

And a little photo collage of Clara's birthday party this weekend. Let's just say she was NOT shy with the cake and acted as though I had been giving it to her all long {I have not :)}.

Oh yeah - it's the first day of spring!  {Yay!}  I feel like breaking out the flip flops!  And, I'm going to celebrate with a "Spring Savings" sale at my Teachers Pay Teachers store!  This weekend only!

Throw Back Thursday {Spring Time Roll and Cover}

Can we just pretend Thursday is the new Friday?

If not, then I guess we can settle for a Throw Back Thursday that includes a freebie, right?  Sure.

Tomorrow is the first day of spring {yippee!!} so I thought it was only fitting to share this fun math game that I created a while back to help us get in the spring-time mood!

Snag it now by clicking on the pic above {it's also always available in my math games archives}

Enjoy and shout it out in the comments if you give it a whirl!

Division BINGO {Exclusive Readers FREEBIE!}

Hey there! How's the morning treatin' ya? Earlier this month I posted about a new game available on TpT:  Multiplication BINGO.Well, I've made a division version, as well, that I'd like to share with you!  
{and...keep reading because there's a prize at the end of this post!}

 The beauty of the "create-your-own" student boards is that the game never gets old AND you can play as a small center group, or even as a whole class!

Now - I said there was an exclusive freebie for my readers, and I deliver on my promises!  So, here's your prize: If you'd like to try out a freebie sample division bingo set, download the game simply by clicking the picture below.  

The sampler includes the BINGO spinner, master board, blank student board and one mixed review game.  Give me a shout out in the comments below if you give it a try!  If you'd like to check out the multiplication sampler, check out this post.

Using a Fly Swatter for Games!

Fact #1:  Kids like to move! 

Fact #2:  Kids LOVE a good competition. 

Since these two statements are true, how about I share a fun way to get kids moving and sharing in a little friendly competition?

Have you used a fly swatter in your classroom yet?  If not, you should.  It's an easy way to give students permission to hit things {in a good way, of course!}.

What a fabulous idea from Nicole at Flipping for Firth Grade Blog.   She created this "keyboard" {modeled after a real keyboard arrangement} out of a shower curtain, sharpie, a letter stickers.  Students get to practice finding each letters on the keyboard AND practice spelling words by slapping the right letters on their keyboard.  Love!

A sight word is read, a sight word is slapped!  That's the gist with this fun game idea from the blog, You Clever Monkey.  Seems like a winning game to me.  Students race to be the first person to slap the called out word.  I can totally see this being used for math, too, and have students slap the correct answer to a math problem given.

Which team gets to answer the next question in your review game?  Well, I don't know - let's see who can race to the board and slap it first?  The winner gets to answer the next question and possibly score a point for their team.

  

     

Here's a quick DIY swatting board that you can use over and over.  Make the swatting board like shown above {left} with large construction circles glued to it and then laminate it.  Then, throughout the year fill in the circles with your desired skill using a vis-a-vis marker that can be easily wiped away - and POOF- make a new game!

See - now don't you want to go out an buy a class set of fly swatters for your classroom?  

How have you used a fly swatter with your kiddos?