I opted for a Who Wants to be a Millionaire style maths quiz to ease the children's brains into action but it turned on to a full on celebration when they reached the million pounds.
They were physically jumping off the carpet when they got the final question correct and all I could think was how sorry I was for my teacher who had to calm them down and do the rest of the lesson.
Luckily she managed to do is gifted when it comes to a calm classroom and managed to do it perfectly but I'm not sure I would have been able to get the same response.
One thing is for sure, I will not be repeating the game during my teaching practice!
Don't write the activity off - perhaps re-use it as a plenary instead of a starter. The children then get to run their excitement off at breaktime and come in fresh for the next lesson. Enthusing the children is a GOOD thing (but so is keeping them calm) It's all about time and place not necessarily do and don't with some activities.
ReplyDeleteUsing it as a plenery is a great idea, especially as they enjoyed it. I think I will try that :)
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