Classroom Management

Name of Activity: Beat the Clock

Purpose of Activity: For students to quickly be able to form accurate groups, on their own, so they are ready for an activity which requires groupwork. However, you can make a whole lesson out of just playing this game, as it involves lots of motor skills, movement, and number skills.

Prerequisites: They need to be able to count to 10, know how to skip, hop, jump, and run, and any other movements you care to use (glide, slide, animal walk, etc.)

Suggested Grade Level: K-5

Materials Needed: An open space.

Description of Idea

Variations:

For math applications, you can say, "How many groups of three are there? (like 10). What do 10 groups of 3 make? If I take 1 student from each group, how many will we have...etc."

Teaching Suggestions:

If you notice the kids are just sitting with their friends, and not in the specified number of people per group, then you need to reteach the directions and stress they sit with different students each time.

Adaptations for Students with Disabilities:

It is important to put all hearing impaired students in front of the class, so they can hear your directions. Students with crutches and wheelchairs can still participate, but their movements will just be limited to what they are able to do.