Answering Questions, a Game, and a Sale!

(not in that order)

Man, am I pooped!! lol

I love having three days to start the year off...I mean, it's so nice to have a "short week" for "get to know you" activities and then a weekend to rest! 

I want to show you MY version of a game of "4 Corners."

No....

Not the version where you call out a corner and those people are out - like the one for indoor recess...lol
(I don't do indoor recess...I'm mean like that...lol)

This is the one where you ask a question and they have 4 options as choices and they go to that corresponding corner.

I love that game.

My kids love that game.

But I don't like how the kids  "cheat" and change their answers when they see where their friends are going...

Soooo...

Here's how I get around that....

They each get 4 different color index cards...they write the numbers 1-4 on them...they stand at their desk with their hands behind  their back while I ask the question and go over the numbers.

This one was, "Where is your favorite place to hang out?"

We did a few "get to know you" questions today with this activity.

Then I say "pick your card!" and they have to do it quickly and take that with them to the matching corner...

See the card on the wall?? it's the matching corner - ha!

Is it fool proof?? No..

But I think it works a lot better...

They store these cards in their desk pocket....

Remember these??

or these..

and we have them whenever we need them :)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SALE ALERT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

My store will be 20% off and use the code for another 10% off!!!

my TN store will be on sale too!

Here are some of my favorites to start the year off:

ALSO!!

Don't forget about my First Day freebie pack!

(if you missed my post on why I made this...you can go back and read it HERE...lol)

OH!!!!

Also...

my time capsules yesterday??

I received so many sweet comments/emails, that I went ahead and made versions for grades 1, 3, 4, and 5 along with 2nd grade...

So go back and get 'em. :)

And one more thing...

A lot of questions on my centers tubs too...

I got them at Wally-World (Wal-Mart...for those non-National Lampooners - lol...actually...if you google Wally World, Wal-Mart is the 2nd result...lol!!)

ok...

I promise to reveal the classroom this weekend!

Have a fab Friday!

CHEERS!! We survived our first week of school!

(yes, we went to a wine tasting after the first day of school! lol...should've bought a bottle...would've been nice for tonight, am I right!? ha!)