 Silly Sports & Goofy Games
Love it! Love it! Love it! Silly Sports and Goofy Games is a lifesaver for me. Whenever I look out at my class and notice that they are drooling on their desks, I know it is time for a brain break and this book has a BUNCH!! I have always been more than willing to invest 3 or 4 minutes to gain 30 more with my students. These games perk them up and get the blood moving. They are easy and fast and EFFECTIVE....especially after lunch when those doldrums start to hit them! I think they give me some energy too by just watching them giggle!
I recently ran off some pages for my middle school students and told them that THEY would be responsible for teaching the class the next Silly Sport or Goofy Game. I saw them practicing Popsicle Push-ups on the playground at lunch to make sure they understood the directions. NOW, if I can just get them to read directions in their MATH books like that! Now, all I have to say is "I think it is time for a brain break" and they BEG to be the one to lead the class in their assigned game. I have even had parents tell me that the kids in their neighborhood are now playing Silly Sports and Goofy Games. |
