Dr. Seuss Field Day- Station 19

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

I recently learned about an awesome Dr. Seuss-inspired field day planned and organized by Patti, an elementary school PE teacher. Here is one of her 21 stations:

Station 19

Title: Hop on Pop

Skills: gross motor, balance

Description: Divide students into 6 equal teams with the first person from each team sitting on a hoppity hop ball. On the signal to begin, these players hop on the balls around the cone and back to the start. The next person in the starting hoop will sit on the ball and wait for the next signal to begin. This is an individual race, not a team relay. These races should continue until time has been called.

Major WordPress Ah-Ha Moment: Menus

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

I’m fairly new to WordPress, so I’ve been spending some serious tome learning about the website building capabilities of WordPress. So far, I’ve been able to figure out most of the things that were new to me. But I couldn’t quite nail down everything about menus (don’t judge me)… until I watched this video that pretty much explains it all. Menus are those nifty little drop down menus at the top of my blog (I know, I know, the word MENU should have been obvious) that can link to specific categories, posts, URLs, etc. Man, I wish I had found this video months ago!

Squarehead Teachers is Now On Pinterest!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

It’s about time I set up Squarehead Teachers on Pinterest! Need a more visual way to browse the free stuff on Squarehead Teachers? Join the pinning fun and follow me on Pinterest!

Roll-A-Word Spelling and Thesaurus Pages

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

I’ve always struggled with giving creative tasks to do with spelling words. So when I saw this idea, I just HAD to make one. Here’s the instruction sheets for use with both spelling lists and thesaurus work:

Here’s a sheet you can give the kids when you have them do this activity. They can draw in the tiny box to indicate what number they rolled and write the word they’re working on next to it before doing the activity in the bigger square.

I suppose you could modify this activity to help reinforce vocabulary words for a science, math or social studies unit.

Dr. Seuss Field Day- Station 18

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

I recently learned about an awesome Dr. Seuss-inspired field day planned and organized by Patti, an elementary school PE teacher. Here is one of her 21 stations:

Station 18

Title: Star Belly Sneeches’ Tug Of War

Skills: Muscle strength, team work

Description: Class will compete against each other. Divide the group in 2 (MIX the groups equal with both boys and girls on each team). The students will pick up the rope only after the volunteer’s command and then pull only when told to “GO”. The object is to pull the center of the rope past the cone marker. The students are not to let go of the rope, and are to stop pulling once the volunteer declares a winner. Play until time runs out, new teams every few times.

**Please remind students not to wrap the rope around any body parts and to make sure their hands are dry. (Dryer hands will cause less rope burn.)

Announcing Squarehead Teachers Ad Swap

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

I’m starting a new ad swapping program. Swapping ads with me means that we all win – traffic to your site via traffic to (and from) mine. I’m starting small meaning we’ll swap ads for a few months or so and see where things go. If you’re interested, click here.

Also, I’ve been trying to research Passionfruit Ads for blog advertising. Any thoughts?

Dr. Seuss Field Day- Station 17

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Squarehead Teachers

I recently learned about an awesome Dr. Seuss-inspired field day planned and organized by Patti, an elementary school PE teacher. Here is one of her 21 stations:

Station 17

Title: FOX IN SOX

Skills: THROWING AND CATCHING: EYE/HAND COORDINATION

Description: STUDENTS GET INTO GROUPS OF 2 EACH STANDING ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER THEY TOSS THE FOX TAILS TO EACH OTHER IF CAUGHT THEY TAKE A STEP BACK IF THEY DROP IT THEY MOVE BACK TO THE START AND BEGIN AGAIN. (LIKE A EGG TOSS CONTEST).