We walked to Mass in the morning and that all went very well. The boys and girls love to follow expectations and let's face it, that's what successful trips are all about. When everyone does what they are supposed to do, you can cope with the surprises better. I've said this before and I'm sure it's a message I'll repeat this year: this is a group of children who follow routines easily and confidently.
So after Mass, we had lunch and then it was time for "FF". The kids got out their slates and the fun began. We played a listening game where I gave clues about a word on the word wall and the first child to write it *correctly* on their slate and hold it up, won a point for their table. That's a section of our word wall below. As you know, it goes
all.
around.
the room.
Listening to the clues was the name of the game, so all kinds of skills were required.
Let's look at the photo and I'll give you an example.
I'm thinking of a three syllable word. It's a compound word. You could use it in this sentence: Has _____ seen my phone?
Did you guess the word was anyone?
High fives!
We also had a good talk about being a good sport. So this means that ya, sometimes other tables are going to win and sometimes your table wins. It's no fun to lose, but at the same time, it's fun to have fun, so we have to cope well with these situations and be able to laugh at ourselves. This kind of emotional maturity is developed through activities such as this.
Next came another listening game. I gave the students an item to draw and the first child to draw it according to the instructions earned a team point.
So when I asked for a picture of a new super hero called "Super Carrot Boy" or angry turtle, we had moments where we could barely speak from laughing so hard at some of the interpretations.
It was definitely the funnest activity we've had in our 12 days together.
So there you have it!
That's Fun Friday!
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