If you play the game open-book, the team on defense can start looking up the answer as soon as they hear the question. Easy prep! Earn preferred activity time for a specific amount of check marks. Creating a Climate for Learning: Effective Classroom Management Techniques, TONS of Tips! Ready? Whether teachers view the time students earn as free time or educational game time, they all agree that PAT works! You can display your screen in your physical class or share it with the students in a virtual class meeting and then complete these amazing activities.It is important to note that these slides are editable so you can adapt them according to your needs.What do you prefer? Activities. The generic name for this game format is Ping-Pong since the play continually alternates back and forth between sides. The extra activity takes place about every ninth week. I would recommend PAT because it will get students to be well-behaved. "I like to play, so games suit me well. A team could be on defense a long time if the other team were to run up a string of points. Hardly! Give the word to the entire class, and have them write it down. If, however, they miss the question and drop the fly ball, the batter is on base with an error, and all runners advance one base. Skills include planning, time management, working memory, self control, flexibility, organization, task initiation, metacognition, attention, and perseverance. The goal for Forsman is that the students play an organized game as an entire group. However, in Armstrong's class, PAT has helped develop class spirit and teamwork. "Students with behavior issues may find it an attractive source of power to be able to single-handedly deny their classmates PAT by not following the desired behavior. "In his books, Jones explains that PAT is all about teaching students time management and responsibility. Armstrong also likes that PAT can be used to develop certain behaviors with students. * Back-to-School Guide for Beginning Teachers (and Not-So-New Teachers Too)! (An Education World e-Interview With Classroom Management Expert Fred Jones), Carrots or Sticks? When time runs out, go through the following routine: Class, you have three minutes for the next problem.. Even with all its positive aspects, PAT is not perfect. Includes word search, crossword, missing letters puzzle, mini acrostics, codebreaker and word paths. The answer is defense. Advice for First-Year Teachers -- from the 'Sophomores' Who Survived Last Year! You can choose t, These MULTIPLICATION pumpkin puzzles are a great way for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade classroom or homeschool students to get some fun multiplication practice in. COPYRIGHT 1996-2016 BY EDUCATION WORLD, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. She feels her students get the free time they need at home. ", "During PAT, we usually get to play some really neat games," added Amber C. "You can earn PAT by being good and getting compliments from others. The whole check routine takes seconds, and each team keeps the other team honest. The game described below keeps everybody busy and eliminates paper grading. Like Forsman, Armstrong exerts a great deal of control over the choice of PAT activities. There is actually peer pressure to look up the answer since dropping a fly ball means that a teammate was simply too lazy to look up the answer. In the last month's blog we learned how to use Preferred Activity Time (PAT) and Hurry-up Bonuses to reduce wasted time in the classroom. Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.Distance Learning Update: I've added a Word Document within the folder that contains a Google Slides link to share this resource with your students via Google Classroom or Drive. These examples of PAT games are meant to whet your appetite. Of course, these teachers will often use curriculum enrichment for PAT just like their colleagues in self-contained classrooms. Since you have two baseball diamonds on the floor, however, we have gotten into the habit of referring to this version of academic baseball as Double-Diamond Baseball.. Monday - Friday chart that can be used to track a student being on task and not showing behaviours. -- Six Great 'Teacher Tips' Sites on the Web, 'Speaking of Classroom Management' -- An Interview With Harry K. Wong, The Secret's in the Little Things: Simple Tips for Successful Teachers. Your students are sure to think that Christmas has come early. 
Each picture has 33 worksheets for the following skills: matching numbers to 20, number words, addition to 20, subtraction within 20, doubles addition, doubles + 1 addition, multiplication from 1 to 12 and division from 1 to 12. Pick a ten, twenty, thirty, or forty point question. For volleyball, the questions must come fast and furious with quick answers to keep the game from dragging. Think of football as simply a path game like the preschoolers board game, Candyland. Math A karate-themed math program for increasing math facts fluency! These examples of PAT games are meant to whet your appetite. An alternative way of structuring academic football is to pit one team against another on a single gridiron as in the real game of football.
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This brings us to our next element of team game structure. They will simply type the answer into the box. Use them as a fall activity, Halloween math center, or Thanksgiving puzzle. But their choices are more limited since they only have their students for one subject. Alternate questions between the teams. Easy prep! By calling on whomever you please, you can distribute questions more effectively while assuring that the weaker students get questions that they have a good chance of answering. Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.Distance Learning Update: I've added a Word Document within the folder that contains a Google Slides link to share this resource with your students via Google Classroom or Drive. 
The last suspect remaining on the list is the one who stole and used the tricking treats on the children! Baseball Becomes Double-Diamond Baseball. I've been using this program with my students and have found it to be a very succe, Halloween Math Mystery: the Case of The Tricking Treat - 4th Grade EditionYour student detectives must complete the math worksheets to unlock important clues that will help them narrow down a list of spooky suspects! ", "PAT time is something we earn and we want to have. Or go paperless with the new Google Slides option provided within your download.Distance Learning Option: I've added a Word Document within th, Math facts made fun! If they put olives on 2 slices, their fraction would be two-ei, Engage students with this estimating area practice activity, where students design their own house by laying out furniture & then determine the area by counting squares & partial squares. * Classroom Rewards Reap Dividends for Teachers and Students, * The King of Classroom Management! Check out our Needs Improvement Report Card Commentsfor even more comments! Here are 125 positive report card comments for you to use and adapt! Motivate your students to learn their addition and subtraction facts with Kicking It! Alternating the questions in this fashion eliminates innings. Jennifer's teacher, Linda Forsman, explained that in her classroom, PAT encourages the children to become responsible for their actions. %PDF-1.4
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0 In this case, it's best to exempt them from the PAT situation and try another reward strategy with them.". Each picture has 33 worksheets for the following skills: matching numbers to 20, number words, addition to 20, subtraction within 20, doubles addition, doubles + 1 addition, multiplication from 1 to 12 and division from 1 to 12. Designed to be completed independently, these fine motor activities build finger strength, dexterity, and c, Are you looking for a fun activity to use when teaching about fractions?! Just Print & Solve! Answer keys are included. Classroom Management: Ten Teacher-Tested Tips! We mentioned that the two main types of PATs are enrichment activities and learning games. If you get together with some of your colleagues, you can develop your own PAT Bank. Talk with any group of teachers, and you are likely to discover that at least one of them is using PAT ("preferred activity time"), a reward system described by Fred Jones in his book Positive Classroom Discipline. Just Print & Solve! For the digital format, students will NOT cut and paste. Includes m, This story is meant to be personalized with your student's name and picture. * Creating a Climate for Learning: Effective Classroom Management Techniques, * TONS of Tips! }, Project Based Learning Math | Area and Perimeter Activity, Christmas Math Mystery - 3rd Grade Christmas Activity - Selfish Elf Math Game, 3rd Grade Math Mystery Games Holiday Bundle - CSI Escape Room Activities, 3rd Grade Halloween Math Activity, Halloween Math Mystery Review CSI Math Center, Executive Functioning Skills Games and Play Activities | Self-Regulation, Executive Functioning Skills Elementary Bundle with Lessons, Plans, & Activities, Digital and Printable Math Activity: Fraction Sundae, Addition and Subtraction (Add & Subtract within 20) Math Mystery Activity, End of the Year Activities 3rd & 4th Camping Theme Math, ELA, Writing, Science, 2nd Grade Halloween Activity : Halloween Math Mystery Game - Tricking Treat, 2nd Grade Math Mystery Holiday Bundle: Fun CSI Math Activities, 2nd Grade Christmas Activity: Christmas Math Mystery - Selfish Elf CSI, Counting Money Worksheets 2nd 3rd Grade Math Review Digital Activities, Counting Money Worksheets Task Cards Digital Activities BUNDLE Word Problems, Christmas Activities for Math, Reading, Writing & STEM, Christmas Math Craft Color by Number Santa, Elf & Gingerbread Man Activities, Color by Code Math 3D Characters Bundle - Color by Number Addition & Subtraction, NO PREP Fall Activity: Pumpkin Math Game: Fall Craft, Fall Math Coloring Page Alternatives for Upper Elementary {21 options! The more they play, the more they learn. "And they are rewarded for this saved time by, in return, receiving time for a preferred activity that the class as a whole or individual students choose, depending on the situation.