i need some good bellringer for elementary school if you dont know what bellringers are they are a few question students do as soon as they come into the room . please help if possible.
2007-03-26 11:18:47 · 6 answers · asked by girl881 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
evan moor makes daily language reviews, and math reviews.
each activity sheet is labeled monday, tuesday, etc, and they are in half sheet form...no more than 5 questions. you could run off several copies, staple them as a booklet, and train the kids to take out their bellwork each morning. i always tell my kids i've giving 3 minutes, or 5 minutes for them to complete their bellwork. that way, they know that there is no goofing off and that it is expected to be completed.
you can go to lakeshore or any teacher's supply store.
i find it really effective to create bellwork (we call it "do now" at our school) based on what we've already done, as a quick review. i usually include questions from the test, from their homework, and from their daily math sheets.
2007-03-26 11:28:16 · answer #1 · answered by soulsista 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I did a Yahoo seach "sponge activities" and there are umpteen sites to choose from.
We actually just start with SSR/journal and Current Events. (Self-selected reading and journal response; current event is a summary of the WWWWWHs and how it is relevant to the student or his/her community.)
I find if we start off the day calmly, it sets the tone for a great day!
There is also Daily Problem Solving (some blackline masters with a daily word problem or teaser) and my favorite is "Grammar With a Giggle" (You'll have to look this one up and buy the book, too difficult to explain but I've been using it for over 10 years... love it!)
Hope this gives you some ideas to get started...
Mon :-)
2007-03-27 02:42:33 · answer #2 · answered by santan_cat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like to start with something to wake up the mind. I have small slips of paper handed out and we do five mental arithmatic questions very quickly taking about 30 seconds each.
2007-03-27 07:36:28 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Survey questions are a good way to begin and later they can present the data for math.
2007-03-27 07:17:06 · answer #4 · answered by bandit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try simple maths or science questions; or perhaps history/geography!
Grab their attention, and make them think - competitively!
2007-03-26 18:27:59 · answer #5 · answered by Modern Major General 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do a few review questions on what they have learned or are currently learning
2007-03-26 18:28:04 · answer #6 · answered by dotdotdot 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋