This is a game I played with my fourth graders. The stick man figures I drew myself a couple years ago. This is from sticking it to the man.
Our Fourth Grade students are learning the expression, "What day is it?" In order to practice the expression I made them find "Friday". One student was sent out of the room and at that time I chose three students to be "Friday". The other students would be any day they wanted from Saturday through Thursday.
The student that was outside enters the room. He or she will have 1 minute to find Friday by asking: "What day is it?" If they other student is Friday they will answer, "It's Friday." But the detective student will have to ask, "Are you sure?"
The student who was chosen to be Friday will answer, "Yes, I am." It's a classic game to play and kind of like heads up seven up. The kids liked playing and I sped up the game a lot by choosing more Fridays.
By the end of the game the students know what "Are you sure?" really meant they also had a chance to practice the days of the week in a fun way.
"What's in the bedroom?"
The week before this we learned the rooms of the house and items in the rooms. I asked the students in the beginning of the class a review question,
"What's in the bedroom?"
According to the textbook they are supposed to answer,
"There is a bed."
But these kids answered,
"There are socks."
So I asked,
"What's in the livingroom?"
These kids answered,
"There are socks."
I asked,
"What's in the kitchen?"
They answered,
"There are socks."
I asked,
What's in the bathroom?"
They answered,
There are socks,
It wasn't just two or three classes but most of the fourth grade answered, "There are socks." I guess a lot of people leave their socks laying around the house. As the cases of covid increase a lot of kids have to stay home for quarantine.
Some have a brother who is sick or a friend they had contact with. Half of the class is taking the class on Zoom and the other half of the class is at home. The kids at home showed me their camera to prove that their are socks in the bedroom.
From what I can tell a lot of people have to stay home but they still have to do everything they always did. On Monday I crawl our of bed and try to wake my kids up for school. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday it's basically the same thing. At 8 AM I'm off to work and the kids are just getting up.
But one thing is certain. When it comes to Saturday the kids will be up before me and try to wake me up to go out somewhere. If I don't get up then they will make me their playground.
I drew this sketch a couple years ago but things didn't change much.