I know the feedback from my students was unbelievable and they were all begging to do it again immediately after finishing the first one. I cannot more highly recommend this idea! I really think it would work for any age or subject area. The possibilities are endless when it comes to how you can use a Google Form to create an amazingly interactive task. The one I used on this particular day was created and sent to me by a wonderful coworker of mine-and an entire hallway of students benefitted by her sharing. We teachers can not work any harder, so we have to work smarter. And last but not least, it is shareable with one link. It is easily differentiated for classrooms by just making a copy of the Google Form and changing the rigor of the problems to meet the needs of your students. I had students who struggle with math asking to stay in at recess because they didn’t want to wait to finish their lockbox activity.įrom a teaching perspective, this activity is so adaptable. It is amazing what a little competition and a piece of candy will do. It’s up to them to work hard to find it if they want the reward. This activity also teaches them grit as well as accountability-the students can not move on unless they find the correct answer. They were high-fiving and cheering out loud as they persevered through difficult problems. From a student perspective, It was so much fun and the engagement levels were off the charts! My classroom was excited and motivated to learn about a topic that is usually tough to engage their interest in–I have never seen students more excited about solving addition and subtraction problems. There is so much to love about this activity.
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