Super Super Bowl Activities

I always loved doing some sort of Super Bowl Activity when I was a classroom teacher.  Here are just two of my favorites:

Superbowl Bingo:  I loved printing out Bingo cards and giving kids the option of taking some home to play with family and friends.

Click on the links below for BINGO cards. 

• Studio DIY Bingo Cards
• Buzz Buzz Bingo (refresh page for new cards)
• She Knows Bingo Cards

Mean, Median, Mode, Range: Students can find out the mean, median, mode, & range of the scores for the game totals (each quarter's score) - or individual player stats for each quarter, or the game combined.

Today on E is for Explore they had some great activities that I just had to share as well!

Superbowl Prediction: This activity comes from Kid Zone. Kids draw both teams' jerseys or you could have them design new ones! Who do they think will win? Why do they think that team will win (just a guess, past experience, they like their uniform, statistics, etc.). Click here for the original activity! Kids estimate, tally, and graph!

Team Geography - Locate the teams on a map!

Create a Commercial - Give students 1 minute to persuade their classmates to buy a product they made up! They must create visuals and possibly a jingle!

Halftime Planner - If students were in charge of the halftime show, who would they invite to perform?

Superbowl Scavenger Hunt - Kids try to find things during the game, such as "Which quarterback had the most passing yards?" Visit Illuminations for a free printable! Also, check out their analyzing scores activity!

Superbowl Pool - Free printable from Teach Hub! Students estimate the sum of the final scores while watching the game!

E is for Explore!

I stumbled across a fun new blog today, E is for Explore!  E is for EXPLORE is a one stop resource for teachers and parents. They develop unique learning activities, and search the internet and compile additional great ideas from other sources. Their index helps you find what you need quickly and easily. They have posted ideas from other sources as well and provide easy links to those websites.  All E is for Explore activities conform to state common core curriculum standards.

Check out this fun one...

This fun idea comes from Fall into First! Take photos (or have students take photos) of students' toothless mouths (showing their teeth). Next, ask kids to estimate the total number of teeth that have been lost in the class (sum of all their teeth lost). Have students go around the room and tally how many teeth each of their peers has lost. Have them count all of their tally marks and figure out the total. Whose prediction was the closet? Then, as a class, create a graph of how many teeth each child is missing. Hang the photos up, as well as the graph. Students try to guess who's mouth is whose based on their knowledge of how many teeth each of their peers has lost, as well as their keen observation skills.

Science experiment - Brush your teeth! - Part 1 and Part 2

Activity from E is for explore.

App of the Week: Sonic Pics

App of the Week: Sonic Pics

What is it?

SonicPics makes digital storytelling fun and easy! Turn your photographs or pictures of student drawings or work into narrated slideshow movies to share! 

• Add images from your photo library or snap new ones with your camera. 
• Arrange your photos however you would like. 
• Record a voiceover narrating your images as you swipe through them. 

Once you are finished, you have a movie with your images synchronized to your narration. You can share your recording with students and parents. 

What can it do?

• Create and narrate custom photo slideshows.
• Records your voice while you flip through your images. 
• Automatically synchronizes your images to the audio recording.
• Present your stories on the SMART Board or projector
• Make movies of your images and narrations from the iPad.
• Record up to 60 minutes per session! 
• Easy image selection and editing. 
• Give images unique names and descriptions that can optionally be shown during recording.
• Build slide shows with photos from photo albums, camera roll or built in camera (great for taking pictures of student work). 

Who is it Good For?
This app is good for all ages.   Students in primary can take pictures and reflect on their work or build slideshows multiple images (pictures taken or drawn).   This app can be used more complex in intermediate with inserting images from the internet, students own photos, or drawings.  If you are interested in trying this with your students, let me know!  I'm happy to help!

CCSS Connection
Click here to see the connection to CCSS for ELA.

Khan Academy

Today I was invited to quite a few meetings today... one of them being the BATC (Board Advanced Technology Committee) whose purpose is to keep the School Board informed of new technology trends and make recommendations of what our schools need to create meaningful learning experiences.   In doing some research, this committee discussed the Khan Academy.   Now I've heard about Khan Academy and how the videos can be very useful for students, however, I haven't really been reminding staff members on how great it is.

With a library of over 3,800 videos on everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice, Khan Academy is on a mission to help you learn what you want, when you want, at your own pace.

Since math is a  QIT goal for Roosevelt, I thought this would a great resource to reshare... enjoy!

App of the Week: Missing Numbers

App of the Week: Missing Numbers

What is it?

Missing Numbers focuses on problems involving addition and subtraction. Initially students solve problems through counting all the objects visible or through partitioning or segregation and counting all the objects given. Missing Numbers encourages students to use more sophisticated strategies such as counting backward and counting on.   Missing Numbers scaffolds students through the use of seen and unseen (hidden) objects, allowing students to 'check' their answer by 'peeking' at the hidden objects and the ability to move objects to allow ease of counting.

Who is it good for?
This is a great introduction to problem solving for younger students.   The four different games allow a great opportunity for differentiation.  

• How Many - How many altogether?
• Show Me - Move the objects to show partitioning in subtraction.
• Addition - There are 11 altogether.  How many are hiding in my hand?
• Subtraction - There are 4 altogether.  How many are in the box. 

There is also a Teacher Tool available for you to create your own problems or equations.

CCSS Connection:  Operations and Algebraic Thinking
For specific standards, click on the links below.

• Kindergarten
• 1st grade
• 2nd grade

If you'd like to use this with your class, please let me know!  I'd be happy to help!