Fund Raiser
The school where afriend’s daughter goes in Charleston did this fund raiser last Saturday. For $10, parents could drop their kidsoff at the school for six hours of babysitting. They served the kids pizza, had a movie, had games, playedoutside, etc. Talk about awin/win!! The kids had a BLASTbeing with their friends and PLAYING and the parents had time to do theirshopping and errands.
Game Day
Margaret Carabbaand Alison Power from New Jersey have GAME DAY every Friday afternoon. They set up stations with differentgames and then rotate the children through centers every 15 minutes. They invite parents to come help playthe games, which is a great idea for the parents and the teachers. (Or if you didn’t have parents thatcould help you might get a few 5th or 6th graders to cometo your classroom.) Alison andMargaret relate games to standards. Just think of all the math skills, oral language, social skills, etc.children can develop with games.
*With cold andgloomy January and February coming up, I think this would be a super way to endeach week.
Upside DownDrawing
Lesley Falgiano ofVernon, NJ, shared this creative idea. Tape a piece of paper under each child’s chair. The children lay on their backs underthe chair and color a picture. Lesleysaid the children will be exhausted by the time they are finished and they willhave used lots of different muscles in their bodies.
Push the Wall
To build upper body strength while the children are waiting in line for lunch, PE, or whatever, have them put their hands on the wall and try to push it away. It's almost as good as doing push ups!
Flashlight Tracking
Turn off the lights and let children use a flashlight to track print. For example, they could point to the letters of the alphabet as they sing or they could read word wall words or a chart.
Push the Wall
To build upper body strength while the children are waiting in line for lunch, PE, or whatever, have them put their hands on the wall and try to push it away. It's almost as good as doing push ups!
Flashlight Tracking
Turn off the lights and let children use a flashlight to track print. For example, they could point to the letters of the alphabet as they sing or they could read word wall words or a chart.
