Monday, February 1, 2016

SCOOT

 
Many times I had heard of the fun "Scoot" games, but had no idea what that meant.  After visiting a friend's classroom and watching the activity first hand, I was hooked.  This game provides a fun way for students to practice a skill in a non-traditional way AND a quick assessment for the teacher. It can also be easily differentiated and rigor can be added.  Here is how the game is played.

  • Print and cut apart activity strips or cards.
  • Place one item on each student’s desk.
  • Students sit at their desk, observe the words, and then write their answer on the answer sheet beside the number on the page that matches the number on the desk.
  • When you say "Scoot", the students scoot to the next person’s desk and answer. ( I choose to use a timer to measure how long students take to solve a problem.  This can be as short as 20 sec. for a math fact, or 1 min. to solve a word task.  Just remember this is a quick assessment.)
  • Continue until the student returns to their starting place.
Note: You may number your desks with sticky notes or use the number on the strips.
This is an example of game played with two identical sets.

This is an example of one set used for the whole class.




I know that it looks intimidating, but I promise you, once the students learn the method, this game will be a favorite assessment tool for you.


Go ahead, give it a try!

Good luck and ENJOY THE JOURNEY!

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