Fidget spinners in the classroom is a hot topic. While many parents and teachers see the benefits of fidget spinners and their controlled use in the classroom, their popularity with students has led to some backlash - especially as many students have been using them as a toy and not a tool for
Blow Cup Challenge in the Classroom
The Blow Cup Challenge is a newly popular trick made famous on Twitter and YouTube. In the Blow Cup Challenge, you set two cups on a flat surface, place a third cup into the first and try to blow it into the second cup. Just like bottle flipping, the blow cup challenge is easy to set up, has a bit
BOTTLE TOSSING AND FLIPPING IN THE CLASSROOM
Bottle flipping, bottle tossing, the bottle flip challenge, water bottle toss challenge, or water bottle flip challenge - regardless of the name, your students are most likely familiar with it and driving teachers, parents, and community members a little crazy flipping their half filled water
PICO FERMI BAGELS WITH CREAM CHEESE APP
This math app is a mouthful to say but the title is a huge piece of what my students love about this logic and math app game (a paid ad-free version is also available). The full title of the math app is Pico Fermi Bagels with Cream Cheese or PFBwCC for short. How to Play the Logic and Math App
BEST MATH APPS FOR THE IPAD
Every year I survey students to find out their favorite apps and websites. This helps me know which iPad apps to install on the classroom iPads and which ones are student-tested and approved. I like to use the webapp ThingLink to make quit clickable images for the apps so they are easy to find and