10 February 2011

Boggle & Dental Health

I love Boggle.  One of my most favorite apps. While writing about my love for this game during Writer’s Workshop one day, I realized that my kids sorta love this game, too!  A few of them said that their parents play it on their phones and some of the others talked about playing Boggle Jr. at home with their families.  Love it!  So I combined their love for Boggle with their love for the SMARTBoard and now they ALL have a FAVORITE Work Work activity!!  At least once a week, I have the kids visit the SMARTBoard to play Boggle…and they LOVE it!!  They each take turns connecting words and then recording them on a corresponding sheet.  You can click on the pics to download a set of Boggle Boards & recording sheet for your kiddos.  This is a PDF file so they aren’t specifically made for SMARTBoard…you can adapt them however you need! :)

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If you don’t have a SMARTBoard, you could laminate the Boggle Boards and have the kids find words using a vis-à-vis or expo marker & then record their words on the recording sheet.

Oh…almost forgot!  You might already be all planned out for the next few weeks, but just incase you’re needing some new ideas & activities, I just uploaded my Dental Health Mini Unit ~ Brusha, Brusha, Brusha to TpT {$3.50}

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This little Dental Health Mini Unit includes 42 pages of engaging, hands-on activities such as:
*3 poetry pocket activities
*writing prompts & templates {how-to, text to self connection, creative writing}
*graphing & data analysis
*word problems and work mats
*hands-on addition/subtraction activity & recording sheet for math tubs
*thinking maps
*two egg experiments & science notebook/journal activities
*hands-on blending onset & rimes game with recording sheet
*/ee/ & /ea/ word sort with work mats & extension sheets

 

TGI{almost}F!!!!!! 

35 comments:

  1. Stephanie EltonFebruary 10, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    I am so pumped to see you've posted a Dental Health Unit! We are starting Dental Health next week and I was literally just thinking to myself, "I bet Cara from The First Grade Parade would have some super cute ideas for Dental Health!" I'm heading right over to pick it up at TPT. Thank you so much for all that you do! I love, love, love your blog!

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  2. Claire @ Completely ClaireFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    Cara! I downloaded your Dental Unit on TpT and when I opened it in PDF each page had "blurries" on them! Help! :0)
    Claire
    claire.knight@okstate.edu

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  3. ashleyFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    Dental Health is a topic that often gets pushed aside in the first grade curriculum at my school. I'm excited to check out your unit! I see some activities that might work well for my class! Boggle is a neat idea for the SmartBoard too! I LOVE my SmartBoard!
    http://firstgradebrain.blogspot.com

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  4. chichi497gzFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    I bought the unit today and I am super excited about using the unit. My kids are going to love this unit. Thanks Cara!

    Ms. M. Taylor

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  5. JodiFebruary 10, 2011 at 4:32 PM

    Love the Boggle ideas. I also have some dental Health activities on my blog if you'd want to check them out.
    Jodi
    www.fun-in-first.blogspot.com

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  6. RachelleFebruary 10, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    There you go Cara!!! Doing it again!! Being AMAZEEEE{ing}!


    @Claire:
    You need to make sure you have the most updated version of ADOBE and that it is the default PDF opener. Mine used to open with preview and the same thing would happen. Then, I started using ADOBE as my default and it worked!


    P.S.
    I emailed you some important info!

    -Rachelle
    www.whattheteacherwants.blogspot.com

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  7. LindseyFebruary 10, 2011 at 10:01 PM

    okay so i pretty much love everything you do in your class! can i fly (all the way from UT) to where-ever it is you teach and observe you for a day??? yes? okay!

    anyways, i heard your lessons are amazing... can't wait to see for myself.

    i was also just wondering if you are going to do the "meet the teacher" linky every week... month? i just started my blog (after being inspired by all the others) and i missed out on all the fun!!

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  8. MamieFebruary 11, 2011 at 6:41 AM

    I would love to play Boggle on the SMART Board - is there a SMART Notebook file on the SMART site, or did you create it yourself?

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  9. Alexandra ThiessenFebruary 13, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    Just bought the unit and I love, love, LOVE it! The kids are going to have so much fun doing all of the activities!

    Alexandra
    http://thefirstgradesweetlife.blogspot.com/

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    Thanks for your cute Dental Health unit! I adore everything you make! You have the cutest ideas!

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  13. BinoMarch 20, 2011 at 7:20 PM

    I LOVE all your great ideas and thank you so much for sharing!! I cannot get the boggle boards to print out or the recording sheets- mine open right in my safari window but have black smudges instead of the writing... Any ideas? Thank you so much!

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  14. Ms. MoralesApril 17, 2011 at 6:20 PM

    Is the boggle game on the Smartboard Exchange??

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