Glow Day 2.0! Glow Day 2019 was a blast! We kept a couple of activities that we have done in previous glow days and added some new ones! We definitely had as much fun as the kids did! It was a great way to practice some of the concepts and skills we have been learning ... Read More about Glow Day in TK/K!
Glow Day is my favorite classroom transformation because the students love it. Learn all about the glow in the dark activities we did for Glow Day.
Glow Day activities for primary grades! I'm sure you know that classroom transformations are a powerful and engaging way to get students excited about learning. Glow Day is the best! I use these glow game activities to review math and ELA skills but you can use them any way you want because they are editable! This bundle provides everything you need for a GLOW DAY in your classroom. This resource provides: - 5 EDITABLE glow stations - parent note - menu - set up tips - shopping list - tips and tricks - what to do the day of - headers - example photos Stations are: - Glow Day Ring Toss - Glow Day Bowling - Glow Day Jenga - Glow Day Geometry - Glow Day Sight Words - Glow Day Tic Tac Toe - Glow Day Cup Stacking Download the preview to see what is included. As always, please ask questions before purchasing. Thank you so much!♥ Click here to follow me and find out about updates, freebies, and new resources! WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING: “This was so helpful in planning my first glow-day! It was such a fun day! Doing a glow day was definitely the highlight of my year and this product helped me organize it and make it so successful! Definitely recommend!” - Kalysta L. “This resource was simply AMAZING! It helped make planning a classroom transformation (which can be somewhat intimidating) feel like a breeze. The students had such a great time and did not even realize all the learning that was occurring.” - Samantha G “This was a HIT for my first ever Glow Day! I love that everything can be editable too! Thank you, thank you! I couldn't have done Glow Day without this resource!!!” - Maria C. “Glow Day has been the highlight of the year! My students loved it and kept asking if we can do it again! This resource helped me tie our fun day to our curriculum and made learning a blast!” - Michele M. “My students LOVED all of the activities with this packet. We used it as a fun way to review at the end of the year. It was by far my favorite day!” - Patty T. “ALL TIME FAVORITE THEME DAY! My students are always so engaged in these activities every year! I love that there are a variety of activities to do that involve different subjects throughout the day.” - Michelle W. “My students LOVED this resource. We had a great time reviewing during our glow day. This was a fabulous resource that really helped make our glow day a success. I highly recommend this product.” - Kelsey C. Follow me! INSTAGRAM BLOG FACEBOOK PINTEREST
A classroom transformation idea for elementary, middle and high school is Glow Day. You need games, centers, stations, and rotations on neon paper.
Glow Day is my favorite classroom transformation because the students love it. Learn all about the glow in the dark activities we did for Glow Day.
Fun classroom games to play for your glow day classroom transformation. Perfect small group games for your classroom.
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Glow Day is my favorite classroom transformation because the students love it. Learn all about the glow in the dark activities we did for Glow Day.
Glow Day 2.0! Glow Day 2019 was a blast! We kept a couple of activities that we have done in previous glow days and added some new ones! We definitely had as much fun as the kids did! It was a great way to practice some of the concepts and skills we have been learning ... Read More about Glow Day in TK/K!
You might be wondering what is Glow Day? It’s a special theme day that radiates through your classroom with all things glow in the dark!
Have some end of year fun with your students with this glow day classroom transformation. A fun day of themed learning is made easy with this pack!
Glow Day is my favorite classroom transformation because the students love it. Learn all about the glow in the dark activities we did for Glow Day.
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Glow Day room transformation activities! Everything you need from shopping lists, prep and planning, management ideas, 14 centers, printables and signs. Your class won't be disappointed to have a fun learning day with Glow Day! Use for a fun review day or transform your classroom for an end of the year party! Bring on all things NEON and GLOW! Designed with 2nd graders in mind :) Includes GLOW DAY & LETS GLOW banner letters as well! Preview includes a sample of the pages included :) UPDATED MAY, 2023 - based on feedback, I've included an additional slide in this product (page 6 of the PDF) to include a link giving your access to your own copy of the Glow Day resources. This will allow you to edit the activities as you see fit! Thank you to those who have reviewed and submitted feedback :) Looking for MORE room transformations? Check out my BUNDLE (it continues to grow each year!) Room Transformation Bundle | Theme Days for the Primary Classroom ✨Follow me✨ to check out what I've been creating: interactive read aloud 2nd grade text sets, research units, classroom decor, and much more in my store! Also, don't forget you can earn TPT credits from leaving feedback on your purchases that you can apply to future TpT excellent finds! What else is included in GLOW DAY Centers/Games/Challenges: Search and Find: Nouns and verbs hidden in the room Glow Tic-Tac-Toe: Fiction vs. Nonfiction Neon Cup Stacking: High Frequency Words Connect Four: Using Correct Punctuation Jellyfish Craft: Bioluminescence Jellyfish Reading Nonfiction Article Kindness Challenge: Poster Syllable Challenge: Jenga STEM Challenge: Glow stick/Cups tower Grammar / Parts of Speech Challenge: Ring Toss 3-D & 2-D Shapes Challenge: Building with neon straws or glow sticks Fact Fluency Challenge: Bowling Double Digit Challenge: Bean Bag Toss Suggested Early Finisher Activities: preparing Neon Puzzles, Mazes, Word Searches, Dot-to-Dot handouts to complete with a highlighter
This is by far one of my favorite room transformations I've ever done! My students demonstrated mastery of over 10 reading, writing, and math standards. They were even reading a high school level text! BUT before we get to the niddy griddy of the content standards that were covered, let's first talk about....HOW THE HECK DID YOU DO THIS TO YOU ROOM? It seriously only took me a hour after school. THAT'S IT! All I had to do is hang up was white string and black paper. So easy! Remember, room transformations are not about you spending an arm and a leg. Its about changing your room in a way that creates an atmosphere for your students. I'll let you in on a little secret....kids are super easy to impress! ........and black paper! You can decide how crazy you want to get! You can create walls of black paper OR you can cover up all of the posters/objects that will glow because of the black light! Don't forget your windows either! THE ROOM MUST BE DARK! I used two high powered black lights! Each cost $35. Yes that is expensive, but I do plan on using them for multiple transformations and for years to come. My teammate purchased less expensive ones. I will link both below! The bigger your room is, the more lights you will need! I recommend at least two be used! expensive lights & cheap lights Next, you will need to have 5 vanilla folders. You will then paste on the "confidential" signs on each file and place the biographies, code, blank profiles, and loose leaf paper inside! Be sure to label the corner of each file so students know where they are going once they were cleared! I placed a cross, check, star, square, or circle on each student's hand in highlighter. When students entered, they will see the code! The code leads them to their group's file. Be sure each table has enough highlighters and small flashlights! Before students entered the spy lab, they had to be cleared. I download this free app! It makes super cool noises and gets the job done! Task one takes the longest! Remember, I teach 6th grade so I was able to ask a little more from my students. Although my students completed three large tasks, you can easily cut down the amount based on your grade level. Earlier that week, my students were learning about non-fiction text structures. Determining text structure of a text isn't the most fun thing in the world, so I knew I had to find a different way to spice it up. All week I kept telling my students that they will have a "pop" quiz and that they needed to pay close attention to text clues. The day before, I read a chapter out of The Dark Games titled Invisible Ink. I had to really play this up because they had no idea why I pulled this random book out of my library. It's a quick read and is full of super cool information about how spies shared intelligence. One thing to keep in mind if you plan on using this text IT IS RIGOROUS! The text is meant for high school students (9th or 10th graders). I would not recommend this text for a 4th grade classroom. It worked well for me because most of my students have developed the skills to comprehend most text no matter the level. You can easily find other biographies about the spies I used so that it is more appropriate for your classroom. Listed below are the spy biographies that my students analyzed. Virgina Hall Juan Pujol Elizabeth Van Lew Rose O'Neale Greenhow Robert Hanssen Each group had enough copies for each student. This will help keep EVERY student accountable. Here are the steps to complete task one Read Biography! This will take each group at least 30 minutes! Determine the text structure by finding text clues Once group determines the correct text structure, it is time to crack the code! This is where most groups become frustrated and I loved it! I mean, you can't be a secret agent and now be expected to crack a code! Remember how I read the chapter on invisible ink? Well, I was able to tell who was actually paying attention. Students did not realize that the simple white sheet of paper that was in their file actually contained a code! I also placed a "bl" in the corner to give them a clue. Once students noticed the secret code it was time for them to crack it! Each code started with the phrase "All clues lead to..." and ended with the biography's text structure (description, cause and effect..etc). To create a code, I had each phrase either be the letter before or the letter after! Here is an example. zkk bktdr kdzc sn OR bmm dmvfr mfbe up (add text structure at the end! Be sure to follow the same pattern all the way through!) Typically, you have to give the some clues to help! I do let each group struggle for a good 10 minutes before providing clues! I did have 2 groups out of the 5 actually solve the code without my help so it is possible! Once each group completed task one, I added a little surprise! It was time to spice things up. Students were working hard, but I couldn't let this mission be that easy. Que the government break in! Luckily I already had a disco ball attached to my classroom speaker. I slowly walked over to my computer, stopped the current "spy music" and turned on the blinking red light. All of the sudden, this sound went over the speaker. I created a PPT that stated someone was trying to break in. Obviously I had to play this part up. I did not break character the entire time! I would not respond unless they called me Agent Shadow. I wore sunglasses the entire time and crawled across the floor. THE KIDS LOVED IT!!! Once I started the PowerPoint, students were informed that if they wanted the vault to be shut, they'd have to solve the math problem before time was up! It was a multi-step problem that was solved in minute. I WAS IMPRESSED! Once the vault was shut, each group resume back to their normal tasks. I linked the timer I used below! Task three and four go by quickly, but are the most important steps! This is where students are showing mastery of academic standards. Based on each biography's text structure, students were asked to place information inside a graphic organizer. This helps each group decide what information is most important and will set them up for success in task four. Be sure you are looking closely and coach groups when needed! Last but not least, task four! The National Security Agency needs each spy profile to be recreated. Each group is required to record the most important information on the provided sheet. This requires them to go back into the text and use their already create graphic organizer to help determine what is needed! Once you approve of each profile, students have then completed the spy lab! Here are the reading standards covered in this spy lab: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.3 Analyze in detail how a key individual, event, or idea is introduced, illustrated, and elaborated in a text (e.g., through examples or anecdotes). CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.7 Integrate information presented in different media or formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively) as well as in words to develop a coherent understanding of a topic or issue. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.6.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend literary nonfiction in the grades 6-8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range. I adapted all of my documents from Elizabeth Ruff! Here is the link to her documents. Please do not hesitate to emailed me or comment below with any questions!
You might be wondering what is Glow Day? It’s a special theme day that radiates through your classroom with all things glow in the dark!
Let’s get those kiddos engaged and excited about learning! Are you ready to throw your first EPIC glow party? I’ve previously shared ideas on how to get your students engaged in fun learning activities and sight word glow party ideas, click here for all the details. This month, I wanted to end the 9 week […]
You might be wondering what is Glow Day? It’s a special theme day that radiates through your classroom with all things glow in the dark!
Glow Day is my favorite classroom transformation because the students love it. Learn all about the glow in the dark activities we did for Glow Day.
Glow Day is my favorite classroom transformation because the students love it. Learn all about the glow in the dark activities we did for Glow Day.
Let’s get those kiddos engaged and excited about learning! Are you ready to throw your first EPIC glow party? I’ve previously shared ideas on how to get your students engaged in fun learning activities and sight word glow party ideas, click here for all the details. This month, I wanted to end the 9 week […]
Glow Day is my favorite classroom transformation because the students love it. Learn all about the glow in the dark activities we did for Glow Day.
This Under the Sea Classroom Transformation is a magical activity for students to practice academic skills while staying in an ocean-themed classroom.
Elevate learning with instant engagement! Explore exciting glow activities that add a fun and illuminating twist to your classroom!
This Camping Classroom Transformation is for elementary students to practice math skills while feeling like they are actually camping.
You might be wondering what is Glow Day? It’s a special theme day that radiates through your classroom with all things glow in the dark!
These fun Friday ideas are some of my favorites and my students love them too! Why not give them a try? You won't be disappointed.
Glow Day is my favorite classroom transformation because the students love it. Learn all about the glow in the dark activities we did for Glow Day.
@TheMerrillsEDU walk through their PacMan room transformation! Learn how to set up your room, the materials that you'll need and download templates!
This safari classroom transformation is the perfect activity for elementary students to practice math skills while having fun.
Games in the classroom are such a powerful way to get our students excited about learning. It makes the buy-in so easy which is super i...
(Amazon Affilate links are provided in this post for your convenience.) Let's GLOW! After visiting RCA last October, myself and my teacher bestie committed to planning and completing an RCA inspired classroom transformation before the end of the year. Our first transformation took place last Wednesday, and OH MY GOSH, I am obsessed and 100% committed to doing several next school year! Keep reading and I PROMISE to tell you all about it! = ) Over the course of the last month we have been prepping for state testing like CRAZY. We have been reviewing and re-covering and practicing, practicing, practicing. Both myself and my teacher bestie both tested on Thursday, so we thought Wednesday would be a fun day for some last minute testing review through a classroom transformation so... GLOW DAY 2017 was born! I'd like to start by saying that all of our ideas were adapted from the AMAZING Hope King over at Elementary Shenanigans. We decided to use her "glow games" theme because when doing something new, why recreate the wheel when someone else has already done something amazing? We started by gathering the supplies that we needed. The hardest thing to find was most definitely black lights. We didn't want to spend money on black lights, so I reached out to anyone and everyone in search of some we could borrow. A local fire station who has a haunted house in October had some we were able to borrow! Whew! I suggest trying to find some before buying your own! If you can't find any, you can grab these off of Amazon. Since we were able to get our backlights for free, we spend a total of about $40-50 a piece on our classroom transformation. SO cheap... music to my ears. Hah! Okay, now for the details! Eek! In order to get the kids intrigued and excited, I sent them each home with a ticket the night before our glow day. Other than what the ticket told them, the knew nothing. They were asking all sorts of questions but I kept it all a mystery! You can grab these tickets as an editable freebie HERE on my TPT store. They are also included in the Glow Day Pack on my TPT store as well. The next day when they entered our classroom, they had to provide their ticket. When they walked through the classroom door, this is what they found... The picture honestly doesn't do it justice. I LOVED hearing my kiddos reactions as they entered our transformed classroom. On the way in the door they grabbed some super cool glow stick glasses I purchased on Amazon and our day of amazingness began. Alright, now for the stations... We had 5 different stations and students stayed at each station for 30-40 minutes. It took our students the entire day to work through all 5 stations. Station 1: Ring Toss (Supplies needed: the jugs, glow sticks, task cards) At this station there were three different colored task cards. Each color card was a different skill. Students picked a card and answered the question independently. Once everyone answered independently and then agreed on an answer, each student got to throw a ring at the appropriately colored jug. Once everyone tossed, they moved on to the next task card. Station 2: Geometry that GLOWS! (Supplies needed: iPad with PicCollage, glowsticks, task cards) This station was super simple, but the kiddos loved it. Students worked to create different shapes/angles/etc. using glow sticks and they took pictures of them and posted them into PicCollage on a graphic organizer. There were a few task cards sprinkled in on the graphic organizer so that students would have plenty to do. Station 3: Let's Bowl! (Supplies needed: water bottles, glow sticks, hamster ball, dice) The station was one of the more elaborate ones. Students practiced creating numbers/fractions/decimals, ordering them, writing them in multiple forms, and rounding them. Students rolled the dice to create the numbers. Once they completed one "round" in their student booklet (more on that later) each student got one bowl. They recorded the number of pens that knocked down on a bowling sheet. Station 4: Jenga (Supplies needed: backlight reactive tape, jenga game, task cards) We wrapped each Jenga block with backlight reactive tape. We had five colors of tape and each color went with the same color task card. A student pulled a task card, everyone answered the question/discussed, and then the student who pulled the card got to pull a Jenga block. Like I said earlier, all students rotated through all 4 stations. Student each had a recording book where they organized and recorded their work all day long. I had a light up wand that I passed to different groups as I caught them working well together and staying on task. This motivated the students to work as a team because they wanted to hold the magical wand! It was an AMAZING day. I have never seen my students so engaged and motivated as they were on this day. I am not gonna lie, I was a bit scared about doing a classroom transformation. Would my kids be CRAZY? Would they stay on task? I was CRAZY to even question them. I cannot wait to do more of these transformations next year! So, now that I’ve told you all about our AMAZING day, have I convinced you to give it a try? If you are a 5th grade teacher, you can grab 90+ pages worth of resources and task cards that go with all four of these stations over on my TPTpage. Everything you need to complete the educational side of these centers is in this pack! Grab the Pack HERE. Have you done a transformation? What was your theme? I'd love to hear all about it! Grab all of the supplies you need off of Amazon Prime below! (I split the glasses and glowsticks with a teammate in order to cut down on the cost.) (Amazon Affilate links are provided in this post for your convenience.)
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These fun Friday ideas are some of my favorites and my students love them too! Why not give them a try? You won't be disappointed.
A reading classroom transformation can be so much fun for students! Here are my top ten favorite ELA classroom transformations.
Glow Day 2.0! Glow Day 2019 was a blast! We kept a couple of activities that we have done in previous glow days and added some new ones! We definitely had as much fun as the kids did! It was a great way to practice some of the concepts and skills we have been learning ... Read More about Glow Day in TK/K!
*Many of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means that I make a small commission if you purchase something using my links. Thank you for always supporting my side hustle :)* COST: Before I dive into the content & the items that I used for Glow Games, I wanted to chat about the cost. The number one most asked question during & after Glow Games was, “Did you pay for all of this yourself?” The answer is a bit complicated. My district did NOT pay for one item that I used for Glow Games! With that being…
Fun classroom games to play for your glow day classroom transformation. Perfect small group games for your classroom.
