Today is the 100th day of school in Mobile County! Only 80 more days of school remain. Here are a fun activity from ABCya.com to do on the SMART Board today. The owl needs help finding his friends. He’ll tell which number his friend is at, and you have to click on it. Also check out my past posts on 100th day activities.

More or Less is a great game found at MathGameTime.com. There are 4 groups of objects, each with different types and amounts. Follow the instructions and choose either the most populated or least populated group. Click the settings cog at the bottom right corner and make it full screen for the SMART Board. There are tons of other games on the site, as well as math videos and worksheets for Pre-K through 7th grade. Enjoy!

Our school recently won a fire safety contest in our district put on by Mobile Fire-Rescue and Firehouse Subs. We had the most parents sign and return a form stating they tested their smoke detectors at home. Each student received a free kids meal from Firehouse Subs and our school was presented with a plaque! On that note, Sparky.org is a wonderful site with lots of useful information regarding fire safety for children. There are coloring pages, a section all about fire trucks, and of course, a variety of interactive games! Below is a match game. Not only is it a match game, but during the game, the fire alarms sounds and you have to click on the door to get outside the house in order to earn a printable badge. Please check out this useful site!

I found this nice estimation activity on Transum.org. Students are asked to estimate the number of sheep in the field, then enter the number. I normally look for activities that require little use of the keyboard, but the teacher could sit at the computer and enter the students’ answers, or the onscreen keyboard is always an option. Once you click next, it will tell you the exact amount of sheep in the field, and also give you some other stats including error percentage. There are many interactive math activities on the site, so please  check them out as well!

My husband sent me this video yesterday and I just had to share it. I really want to try this!

This teacher pranks his students by using a projector to create the illusion that his shadow isn’t following him!

Video: Teacher Pranks Students

I had a request from one of my readers to create a Twitter template in SMART Notebook similar to the Facebook Template I shared in February. I’ve finished it, so here it is! Your students can use this template to create a “fake” Twitter page for a famous person in history, an athlete, or a character in a book. I’ve included an example page on Hank Aaron, and there is also a worksheet in the Attachments tab for you to use. This template can also be used to show students the basics of a Twitter page without having to access the site directly. I hope you can find many ways to use this within your classroom! Don’t forget to check out my Twitter and Facebook Guides for Educators as well.

A few weeks ago, I was asked to create Facebook and Twitter guides for educators in my district. They were released this week so I wanted to share them with you all! Click below to download them.

Super Science World is an awesome website with tons of Science activities on a variety of topics ranging from cells to atoms to circuits. All of the activities are free and have a number of levels for each game. Choose a character and answer the questions to try and beat your opponent and earn a star! Also check out Super Maths World for some of the free sample activities available.

What a fabulous site to learn about butterflies! There are several quiz activities, a field observation activity where you identify the parts of a butterfly, and a section where you can also build your own butterfly habitat! This would be a great extension to a lesson on butterfly life cycles. Enjoy!

Everyone loves a good wordsearch puzzle and CapstoneKids.com offers a slew of them! Topics include volcanoes, electricity, folk tales, and much more. These puzzles work great on the SMART Board. Just drag your finger over the letters to highlight the word. Have fun!