We all have been there. The thirty-minute lesson we planned went much faster than expected, and now we have time to fill before the next activity. There
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Get your kindergarten students up and moving with this list of fun no contact circle games. They are perfect for brain breaks!
We all have been there. The thirty-minute lesson we planned went much faster than expected, and now we have time to fill before the next activity. There
Managing time at the beginning of the year can be a little tricky. What if you finish early and have time to spare? We can still make this time meaningful! Here are ten things you can do if you have ten minutes to spare during your day or at the end of it:
This is a fun time filler or end of lesson activity in which students practice vocabulary and quick thinking.
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Time Fillers for Your Classroom
Picture this: you step into a classroom, ready to guide and inspire young minds. But what happens when unexpected gaps of time appear, like sneaky puzzle pieces missing from the grand picture? Fear not, for time fillers are here to save the day! Time fillers are the secret ingredients
What to do when your schedule has the tiniest gap and there's not enough time to accomplish much? Classroom time fillers from teachers who've been there.
Managing time at the beginning of the year can be a little tricky. What if you finish early and have time to spare? We can still make this time meaningful! Here are ten things you can do if you have ten minutes to spare during your day or at the end of it:
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These FUN & exciting time fillers are great to have on hand! When you need a time filler, invite a child to take a strip. Then read the strip out loud and have the children follow the directions. There are 4 different categories to choose from. Each category has a different color. There are a total of 100 strips to choose from! Content: A “Classroom Time Fillers” Label that is measured to fit around a 29oz can 25 Pink Strips with “Name those things” activities 25 Blue Strips with “Take Action” activities 25 Green Strips with “Positive Affirmation” activities 25 Purple Strips with “Draw a story with these 2 things” activities PLUS an option to print these in black & white so that you can print on colored paper! (Save your colored ink!)
Do you need quick, easy activities to fill those few extra minutes throughout your school day? Keep the learning going with these FREE time-fillers!
I’m sure at some point in your teaching life, you have found yourself with an extra 5 minutes to spare. Not enough time to get started with something new, but too much time to waste. I created these 5 minute time filler cards that you can place on a ring and pull out when needed. ... Read More about 5 Minute Time Fillers
Your lesson ends 5 minutes early. What do you do in that time? Discover some perfect 5 minute time fillers for those few extra minutes in your school day.
If you're at home with your kids you may be looking for something to do with. After they've exhausted themselves running around outside or on a dreary rainy day games can be the best way to curb some of their energy. Even without kids, games are great time fillers to keep from getting bored, whether they're outdoor activities or strategy competitions. You can make some to entertain yourself no matter what day it is outside This collection of 35+ Free Sewing Patterns for Games has a wide variety of projects from which you can choose. No matter the reason for needing a new game we will have one that works perfectly for you. Making your own game beats any store bought game as it gives you a great outlet for creativity and is a great boredom buster. Besides, making your own means you can make the game exactly how you want it so when you play there are no issues and you can focus on beating your competition! Give one of these projects a try so you can have your alone time while you craft and family time while you play. Sign Up For More Free Patterns >>>
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Howdy! Jen Bradshaw here from Teacher Karma. Classroom time fillers Some teachers and principals think "time-filler" is a dirty word. The truth is, even for the very best teachers, time fillers happen in the classroom. It may sound strange, but there really is a way to use time fillers in your classroom and keep your students, as well as yourself, out of trouble. I'll go a step further. These classroom time fillers will actually help your students to practice their higher-level thinking skills AND they require almost no effort from the teacher. Smile. Secret to using classroom time fillers Below, you will find a few of the classroom time filler activities I included in this freebie for you. There are more included in the download. List of classroom time fillers After you read and print out my favorite time fillers, the first thing you will want to do is jot down some of the ideas that you can use in your classroom today. You have to be prepared here. To make it easy on you, I included a form that you can use to write down the time filling activities that you want to use. After filling it out, keep it handy so you can use it when you need it. List of time fillers For more ideas and to download your very own FREE cheat sheet for using time fillers in your classroom, please click here. Best wishes!
Do you need quick, easy activities to fill those few extra minutes throughout your school day? Keep the learning going with these FREE time-fillers!
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9 Meaningful Time Fillers for the Primary Classroom No comments Back to School, Classroom Ideas, Classroom Management, Teaching Ideas, Time Fillers I know it can be rare to find yourself with a few extra minutes in the school day, but it does happen. And, when it does, it's definitely a good idea to have a variety of time fillers to quickly choose from. This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. I earn a small commission each time someone makes a purchase through one of my links, which allows me to buy more books for my classroom. :) For more information about my Disclosure Policy, please visit this link. Time fillers can give you the opportunity to add a bit of whole group fun to your day. They allow you to provide engagement in a different capacity. And, they can be used to foster community and/or quickly reinforce a variety of important skills. I've decided to compile a list of my all time favorite time fillers that I rely on throughout the year. With each filler, I've identified about how much time it will fill. In many cases, the filler can be used for as long as you'd like, but can also be used when you only have a few minutes. And, I'm sharing them in no particular order, so be sure to work your way down the list. :) Brain Quest I just love, love, love Brain Quest. If you aren't familiar with Brain Quest, it's basically a question and answer game. Each set is packed with content related questions, as well as other stuff that kids should (and need to) know. Students are challenged to put their thinking to the test. Duration: 5-15 minutes Mad Libs Junior Mad Libs are so fun! My second grade teacher used to do one with us everyday before lunch. I have many fond memories of our daily Mad Lib time. Every year, I share Mad Libs with my own second graders, and I have yet to meet a group of students who doesn't love them. I can reinforce basic parts of speech, and we all get in a good laugh (laughter is good for the soul). I prefer to use Mad Libs Junior with my students. I know the content is always going to be safe that way. ;) Duration: 5-10 minutes (depending upon your pacing and/or how many you do) Mad Libs Junior Sports Star Mad Libs Junior Under the Sea Super Silly Mad Libs, Junior Summer Fun Mad Libs Junior Whiteboard Review If your students love using their personal whiteboards, then pull them out when you've got some time to spare. We all know this tool is super versatile, so use it to fill the time and review things that you're currently working on in class. I often have my students spell words using a new spelling pattern, or solve multi-digit addition and subtraction problems. I also use them to play a quick game of true/false. To do this, I say something like, "There are 24 hours in a day." The students then respond by writing True or False (or "T" for True and "F" for False) on their board. Duration: 5-10 minutes Q's Race to the Top (On the Go) Q's Race to the Top is a Q&A game that is great for discussing topics related to social skills and fostering emotional intelligence. It's actually a set of question and action cards, and not so much a game where you race to the top. There is a board game version of this, but the "on the go" version is just a set of cards (see below). But, they are great for the classroom. There are three different kinds of cards. The Q cards are scenario cards. They share a scenario that involves Q, the monkey pictured on the lid. Students then reflect on the scenario and relate it to their own life or experiences. The You cards also ask a question. These questions lead to opportunities for meaningful discussion. Then, there are the Do cards. Students follow the directions on the card to perform some kind of action. Quite truthfully, they are not connected to the question cards, but they are a great way to get your students up and moving, if only for a few minutes. Duration: 5-15 minutes (just depends on how many cards you go through and how much time you have to discuss each card) Go Noodle Speaking of moving, Go Noodle is perfect for getting kids up and moving! Students move to song or dance, in most cases. There are so many different options. The goofy Koo Koo Kanagroo guys are always a favorite for jumping around and being silly. And, Maximo is a favorite when it comes to slower paced movements (I like that they require some concentration and focus). Duration: 1-5 minutes (it just depends on the video you pick) Read Aloud Anytime is a good time for a read aloud, if you ask me. Keep a variety of books on hand that give you some flexibility to use a read aloud as a time filler. The Mercy Watson series is perfect for this! The chapters are super short, and super high interest. Your students will laugh out loud. Duration: 5-6 minutes per chapter Read a Poem Poetry is always another time effective read aloud option, and since kids don't hear them as often, they are usually a captive audience. Shel Silverstein's Where the Sidewalk Ends is my favorite. This is another time filler I remember my own second grade teacher using back in the day. His poems are so silly and fun to share. For even more excitement, let your students listen to Shel tell his poems. It is always entertaining. Sometimes, I pop in the CD shown above (which is no longer available, for a reasonable price, on Amazon). I'm not sure if these recordings are available in other formats or not, but it's worth a quick Google search. Duration: 2-10 minutes (depending upon which, and how many, poems you read) I Have, Who Has Once your students know how to play this game, it can become a great time filler. Plus, your students will practice important skills at the same time! You can grab this plural noun I Have, Who Has here (it's free!). Duration: 10-15 minutes Whiteboard Doodles I'm all about reinforcing skills and sharing literature whenever I can, but sometimes, you and your students need a short break from each other. Sometimes, students need some time to just unwind. This is where whiteboard doodling comes in handy. Let your students take out their personal whiteboards and doodle away. Let them draw or write whatever they want on those boards. They don't always get to use their boards for fun, so when they do, they are happy campers. Let them get lost in their own creations for a few minutes. It will keep them on task, allow them to empty their mind of any ideas floating around in there, and to refresh their brain for the next lesson. Duration: 5-15 minutes Do you have a favorite time filler? Comment below and tell us your favorite way to fill the time. :) DON'T FORGET IT, PIN IT! Share It:
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Howdy! Jen Bradshaw here from Teacher Karma. Classroom time fillers Some teachers and principals think "time-filler" is a dirty word. The truth is, even for the very best teachers, time fillers happen in the classroom. It may sound strange, but there really is a way to use time fillers in your classroom and keep your students, as well as yourself, out of trouble. I'll go a step further. These classroom time fillers will actually help your students to practice their higher-level thinking skills AND they require almost no effort from the teacher. Smile. Secret to using classroom time fillers Below, you will find a few of the classroom time filler activities I included in this freebie for you. There are more included in the download. List of classroom time fillers After you read and print out my favorite time fillers, the first thing you will want to do is jot down some of the ideas that you can use in your classroom today. You have to be prepared here. To make it easy on you, I included a form that you can use to write down the time filling activities that you want to use. After filling it out, keep it handy so you can use it when you need it. List of time fillers For more ideas and to download your very own FREE cheat sheet for using time fillers in your classroom, please click here. Best wishes!
