| Here are a couple of great games for your daily | | | | Super Word |
| lessons! | | | | This is a classic game that improves vocabulary |
| Math Hurdles | | | | and spelling. |
| This is a great game to review number facts and | | | | 1) Put students in pairs or in teams of three. |
| to get some exercise. | | | | 2) Write a long word on the board. |
| 1) Tell students to find a partner that is about the | | | | 3) Some good words are international and |
| same speed. | | | | characteristic. |
| 2) Have students sit with feet extended across | | | | 4) Have the teams create as many words as |
| from their partner. | | | | possible from the word. |
| 3) Give each pair a number (the numbers you | | | | 5) Students may scramble the words but not use |
| assign will depend on the facts you want to | | | | proper nouns. |
| review). | | | | 6) The team(s) with the most correctly spelled |
| 4) Call out a number fact (i.e. 2x4). | | | | words wins. |
| 5) The pair that is the answer to the fact stand | | | | If students seem to be running out of words you |
| up and hurdle the other pairs' legs and then run | | | | can add bonus letters to lengthen the game. Try |
| back to their spot. | | | | to match stronger spellers with weaker speller in |
| 6) The student that gets back to their spot first | | | | order to keep everyone involved and the teams |
| gets the point. | | | | evenly matched. |
| Change up the pairs' numbers to practice different | | | | Both of these games will help to spice up your |
| facts. Make sure that partners are spaced out | | | | lessons and get your students engaged and |
| enough to allow the runner to hurdle and land | | | | moving throughout the day. |
| safely. | | | | |