Want a fun way to start the school year and build community in your classroom? This google slides is the perfect guide for implementing the MARSHMALLOW CHALLENGE! This challenge has been conducted by tens of thousands of people in every continent, from architects to business graduates to lawyers to kindergartners! Students have 18 minutes to work in groups to build structures out of spaghetti and a marshmallow must go on top. What is exactly included? Slides 1-8 Marshmallow Challenge Rules and
This bonus menu is set up to use tickets. The 1 ticket items are easy and cost effective. As the ticket amount increases, the incentives get more exciting. Most of the incentives are commonly sold items at Walmart or the Dollar Tree and range in price from 5 cents to 50 cents. I ordered the fidgets from Oriental Trading Post and you can find them on Amazon. Since it's a google doc you can edit the menu to fit your own needs.
Do you implement the marshmallow challenge with your students? This resource provides questions for students to reflect on the deeper meaning of their experience and to make connections from the challenge to real life. It is a fully editable google doc with three versions of the reflection questions provided. Short Version - 6 Questions - Single Sided - 1 PageShort Version - 6 Questions - Double Sided - Half Sheets Long Version - 10 Questions - Double Sided - 1 PageIf you are looking for a reso
Do you teach middle school science at an IB school? This product contains 15 command terms and definitions to post in your classroom for student reference. The command terms are specific to the MYP Science Rubrics Year 3. It's an editable google doc file so you can add your own terms or change the wording as needed. Terms Included: RecallApplyExplainSolveSuggestDocumentSelectOrganizePresentAnalyzeDiscussInterpretDescribeOutlineState
Going over logical consequences with students and posting this menu can help keep consequences relevant, meaningful, consistent, and fair. Since it's a google doc, you can edit to make it work for your specific classroom. This free resource goes well with my other product: Positive Reinforcement Bonus Menu
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Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education at Northwestern College in Orange City IA. Endorsements: 5-8 Science, 5-8 Language Arts, and K-8 Reading. Certification: Colorado Initial License. GPA: 3.86/4.00 Magna Cum Laude
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