As of this writing, I have created over 160 Kahoot games for my students.  There are lots of reasons to love Kahoot.  Not only is it great review and fun for kids, but it is wonderful for get an overview of how well your class understands a skill. Without question, Kahoot is a staple in my classroom and something we play daily. The main reason I use Kahoot is for formative assessment.  I like to play the Kahoot at the start of my Math class with the topic we learned about the previous day. Instead of an "exit ticket" which is normally given at the end of class, I t ..read more

As of this writing, I have created over 160 Kahoot games for my students.  There are lots of reasons to love Kahoot.  Not only is it great review and fun for kids, but it is wonderful for get an overview of how well your class understands a skill. Without question, Kahoot is a staple in my classroom and something we play daily. The main reason I use Kahoot is for formative assessment.  I like to play the Kahoot at the start of my Math class with the topic we learned about the previous day. Instead of an "exit ticket" which is normally given at the end of class, I think ..read more

   As of this writing, I have created over 150 Kahoot games for my students.  There are lots of reasons to love Kahoot.  Not only is it great review and fun for kids, but it is wonderful for a quick assessment for teachers. Without question, Kahoot is a staple in my classroom and something we play almost daily. The main reason I use Kahoot each day is because it is a terrific formative assessment tool.  I like to play the Kahoot games at the start of my Math class with the topic we learned about the previous day. Instead of an "exit ticket" which is normally given at ..read more

  As of this writing, I have created over 150 Kahoot games for my students.  There are lots of reasons to love Kahoot.  Not only is it great review and fun for kids, but it is wonderful for a quick assessment for teachers. Without question, Kahoot is a staple in my classroom and something we play almost daily. The main reason I use Kahoot each day is because it is a terrific formative assessment tool.  I like to play the Kahoot games at the start of my Math class with the topic we learned about the previous day. Instead of an "exit ticket" which is normally given at the en ..read more

In all honesty, ordering numbers can be a ho-hum skill to practice...  While playing a game on my phone one evening, I got a great idea for a way to spice up practice with ordering numbers while at the same time practicing place value number forms.  Nothing makes my teacher teacher go aflutter like hearing the kids tell their partners "this is fun" as they practice a skill.  This activity is one of my students' favorites.  Here's a video with the student directions to see how the activity is completed by students: Set-up After downloading this product, teachers copy th ..read more

   As of this writing, I have created over 150 Kahoot games for my students.  There are lots of reasons to love Kahoot.  Not only do kids LOVE it, but it is wonderful for a quick assessment or review. Without question, Kahoot is a staple in my classroom and something we play daily. The main reason I use Kahoot daily is because it is a great formative assessment tool.  I like to play the Kahoot games at the start of my Math class with the topic we learned about the previous day. Instead of an "exit ticket" which is normally given at the end of class, I think of these ..read more

As of this writing, I have created over 150 Kahoot games for my students.  There are lots of reasons to love Kahoot.  It is a wonderful for formative assessment and quick review. There are many ways to customize questions. It generates tremendous excitement and engagement among students.   Without questions, it is a staple in my classroom - something we play daily. I like to play the Kahoot games at the start of Math class with the topic we learned about the previous day.  Instead of an "exit ticket" (normally given at the end of class), I think of these games as like an en ..read more

I have a bit of an addition to game based learning websites.  I use Kahoot almost daily.  I use Quizizz several times a month.  Lately I've been tinkering with the new kid on the block - GimKit.  My students love it.  Here is a game I created to review fractions. I always like to think of the develop of development and polish on edutech as stages of life.  Gimkit is young and full of energy and ideas, but is lacking in some polish.  Making games in Gimkit is a little clunky and unnecessarily time consuming compared to other formats.  Nonetheless, where G ..read more

So I saw this meme come through on Facebook and found myself shouting loudly, "YES!"   One of the most frustrating problems I experienced with  distance learning was that some students were trying to simply do the assignment before doing any of the activities leading up to it. Predictably, this led to them often failing the assessment. For me, a typical distance learning lesson began with a short video explaining the day's math topic.  I would share this in Google Classroom along with other activities to complete.  If you made any videos like these, then you know that ..read more

The Prime Numbers Rap. If you use no other song on this list, use this one.  Trust me.  It is guaranteed to help your children quickly memorize the definition of a prime number (no easy task) and at least the first 5 primes (which are, importantly, necessary for testing if any number is a prime ..read more