Snowball game classroom

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School Psychology. Special Education. Speech Therapy. Study Skills. Test Preparation. My students loved this so much, that I actually used it as a reward - a reward where students were still learning! It makes a great brain break. When students are throwing the snowball around, they are getting to relax their brain.

Since you control how long the snowball fight lasts, you can make it quick or make it last longer depending on your students' needs at the time. You might also like some of these other brain break ideas. Students get to release some of their extra energy. I didn't allow my students to run during the snowball fight see the tips below , but they were still constantly bending over and standing up and throwing and walking around the classroom.

After a longer snowball fight, many of my boys would be exhausted. You can assess your students quickly! Depending on what and how you are assessing your students, sometimes all it takes is a quick glance around the room and you'll know almost immediately who needs more practice.

This can be a fairly low prep - or no prep - activity. Preparing the snowballs yourself can take a little time. However, sometimes I would have students prepare the snowballs themselves. For example, if we were practicing multiplication, I would have each student write a multiplication problem on their snowball before crumpling it up.

Classroom Management Tips for Snowball Fights This activity can get out of control very quickly if you don't properly teach procedures. Students - especially your overactive boys - will be VERY excited. Remind them every time before beginning a snowball fight that they shouldn't run because there is not enough room in a classroom full of students to run or yell because you don't want to interfere with other classrooms trying to learn. Show some grace when they forget - usually it's not intentional, just excitement.

Before the snowball fight, explain clearly to students how you will stop the snowball fight. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors.

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Cite this Article Format. Peterson, Deb. When the music stops… clap for the person with the ice. When you have snow—make a couple of snowballs and freeze them until they are very hard. Have the children put on their mittens. While passing the snowball around the circle have children memorize and say,. To pass it quickly, you are bound. The game for you has quickly passed. Out goes Y-O-U! This is what we do with our kinder-program. Materials : magazines for each team Scissors for each team Construction paper Glue or stapler.

Create identicle lists of winter items. Divide the players into two or more teams. Give each team a stack of magazines, scissors, and a Scavenger list 3. Have teams search the magazines for the items on their list to cut out. Glue or staple to the construction paper. The team has found the most items at the end of the time wins. Remember this activity-it can be adapted to any other time of the year! There you have it, 24 fun indoor winter activities for kids.

We hope you enjoy these activity and games and that you can make your day indoors a memorable one. Save Save. You must be logged in to post a comment. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links, meaning I get a commission if you decide to purchase through my links, at no cost to you. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Read the full disclosure here. Indoor Winter Activities and Games for Kids If you are looking for some fun indoor winter activities for kids, look no further.

You will need: Several sheets of white paper Hula-Hoop Laundry basket Ping-Pong ball Empty plastic soda bottle Crumple up the sheets of paper to make paper snowballs and try one or more of the following activities with the children: 1.

Set a Hula-Hoop on the floor and try to toss the snowballs into the circle. Example of winter Pictionary words : mittens, coat, snowflake, sled, ice-skates, snowman, etc… Divide the kids into teams.