I've been teaching sociology for three years, now, and almost immediately, I stumbled upon Introsocsite. It's a fantastic resource for any sociology teacher.
In the last year I’ve spent most Friday nights playing board games with my family - but maybe not for the reasons you think. Back in April of 2015 I had the honor of attending the LEGO Idea…
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I've been working on a few things for Behavior Management so I thought I'd join the party! Check out The Lesson Plan Diva to see others who have linked up! I've seen a lot of clip charts and stop lights in blog land and I have to say that I am not a fan. Don't get me wrong--I think they are pretty, easy to use, and a quick visual for the teacher at the end of the day when getting things ready to go home. BUT I strongly believe that kids should not be publicly embarrassed for their behavior. EVERYONE makes poor choices from time to time. Would you want the entire staff to know when you missed a deadline or made a mistake? I know this is not the intention, but it happens anyway. Instead I use a binder. I wish I had a photo to show but sadly it is locked up at school. In the binder is a chart with student numbers instead of names. When students make poor choices, they are asked to visit the behavior binder where they place a check mark next to their number. There is also a copy of our Quality Student they should quickly review. When sending students to the binder, I make sure to do it privately so the student is not embarrassed. Each Monday we discuss the previous week's data, celebrate if we made a goal, and make new goals for the coming week. The binder is also handy at conference time. As a class, we set goals for the number of checks we will try to stay under per week. Students also may have personal goals for how many checks they will have each week or grading period. Recently I found Homeworkopoly on Ladybug's Teacher Files and decided to teacher-lift it. She uses this for students who consistently complete their homework, but I decided to use it as a behavior incentive. ALOT of people have been posting about doing away with the prize/treasure box and this could work for that too. I included two "prize box" places on the board but you could easily replace them with something else. I am still working on the Chance cards and I also added a spot for "Student-written questions." My plan here is to have students write their own review questions for topics already covered. So my printer is running low on ink and the colors are a bit distorted but this is the basic idea. My plan is to post it on the chalk board and use pictures of the kids faces to make magnetic playing pieces. Students who made it the entire week without any checks in the behavior binder (or who met their personal behavior goal) will get to take a turn on the Behavioropoly Board. Check out Ladybug's Teacher Files to see how she runs the game. ***Update*** Due to a high volume of requests I am no longer sending out my template by email. You can go to my TPT store and download the files for free!
Cultural Hall Battleship is a fun YM/YW combined activity. This is a great way to use scripture mastery, lesson reviews, or just fun Jeopardy-type questions. How to play: Set up a divider in the room by using rolling chalkboards or volleyball nets draped with sheets. These need to be high enough that the youth cannot see over or under. Divide into 2 teams. Each team takes a side. Have your questions/scriptures ready and explain the rules. Rules: 1. Each member of the team must pick a spot in their designated area. Once the game starts there is no moving. If a player moves, it is considered a "hit" and the player is out. 2. A team is asked a question. The first team to answer the question correctly is handed a "bomb" (Nerf ball, volleyball, Wiffle ball, etc.) to throw over the net/divider. 3. Any player hit with the "bomb" is considered out and must leave the game. Continue until only one player remains and that team wins. If there is a large group, the first one with five players out loses.
The Unfair Game is a totally unfair twist on Jeopardy that your students will LOVE to hate! Learn how to play and find sample game boards in this post.
This article about the classic game includes some new art for yours truly. Try them out and enjoy!
Blogger and humorist Mike Kline suggest adapting this popular board game as an educational classroom game.
This game lets you practice common and proper nouns. At the same time it throws in words that are not even nouns so you have to pay attentio...
We've played our first game of Sleeping Gods Primeval Peril and loved it. However, during the game some questions remained unanswered and we couldn't immediately find out by reading the rules of both SGPP and SG. So I'd like to share an unofficial Q&A for other
