Mad Minute
Some of you may have heard of the mad minute before... I LOVE it! The kids LOVE it! It's a hit in my room. About ten years ago I was introduced to it when I was a second grade teacher. Like most wonderful ideas, I learned it from a veteran teacher. She had created a set of mad minutes and showed me how to organize them. I am forever grateful! Flash forward ten years and I made my own typed set (different problems). I kept the storage/organization the same but tweaked the procedure. Basically it's a small bin with file folders cut in half to file the minutes behind it. They are labeled +1s, -1s, +2s, -2s, etc. (I will have to upload a picture soon.) What is a mad minute? Well, it is a crazy minute where the kids try to solve twenty addition or subtraction problems. From the Scholastic bonus catalog, I ordered two sets of Dry Erase pockets (6"x9") to save paper. It also helps with record ke...