tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2298021863808990692024-03-13T04:15:07.808-07:00Martha's Media CenterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13936688551112570159noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-229802186380899069.post-42512836555376147672016-05-02T14:07:00.001-07:002016-05-02T15:00:49.635-07:00Hooray for Diffendoofer Day<h2 style="height: 0px;">
Fun Activities for Standardized Testing</h2>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As of this posting, our state will NOT be taking standardized test this year due to a<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2016/04/27/tennessee-cancels-standardized-testing-in-elementary-and-middle-schools-citing-delayed-delivery-of-exams/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> dispute with a vendor.</a> However, we still did some activities to help celebrate our hard work and have some fun to get ready for our test. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In the media center we showcased some </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hooray for Diffendoofer Day</b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> activities.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The hands-down favorite in the 3rd-8th grades was the Diffendoofer Day Kahoot! If you have not signed up for<a href="http://getkahoot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Kahoot, </a>I highly recommend it. The students compete against either other in online quizes that either you create or find online. They can work in teams or individually. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of the questions I created for my quiz.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Once the time is over, it shows whether they are correct or not. It also displays what rank they are in order of points received. </td></tr>
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Pin the Eyebrows on Mr. Lowe</h3>
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For K-3rd grade students, they enjoyed Pin The Eyebrows on Mr. Lowe game. I used an old science board to make the outline. Then I made trapezoid eyebrows for the students to stick to the board.<br />
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I have made a printable version of Mr. Lowe which is 28"x 32" that you can download for free from my TeachersPayTeachers store. <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Pin-the-Eyebrows-on-Mr-Lowe-2534059" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Click here</a><br />
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Students were given a black eyebrow and a silver permanent marker to write their names on. I just used a piece of fleece material for the blindfold. * <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The key is to cover their nose. If you don't, they just look out the bottom of the blindfold and put it exactly right.</span><br />
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To help occupy students while we waited their turn, they completed a word search and a game where they can make words using the letters in Diffendoofer Day. </div>
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These were both free activities that can be found on TeachersPayTeachers. The word search is available <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Hooray-for-Diffendoofer-Day-611305" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> and the making up words activity is available<a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Making-Words-Diffendoofer-Day-214417" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> here</a></div>
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Hope you have a great Diffendoofer Day and never have to go to dreary Flobbertown!!</div>
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