Friday, July 8, 2011

Memory Game for Student of the Week Activities


This team building game is great for building classroom relationships and was inspired by a familiar baby shower game. Of all the games played at baby showers...grabbing baby pins in rice, stealing clothespins from shower guests, and wrapping toilet paper around the  mother to be, I must admit that the baby item memory tray game is my favorite.  

I use this concept in my classroom as a Get to Know You activity at the beginning of the school year, but it can also be used as a part of your star Student of the Week activities. Students bring in 15 small items that are special in some way to them to display on a memory tray. The tray is passed around to classmates as they study and memorize the items.

Once the tray is out of sight, give students a {classmate memory tray worksheet} to fill out. Afterwards the star student gets to share about the items. I used to always do "Me Bag" sharing for Back to Schoolbut this now takes its place. The classmate memory trays build classmate connections as well as recall and memory skills.  Can't beat that! 



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11 comments:

  1. Well I am the first one to say how much I love this idea and I will be back to add to it.
    littlemisskindergarten.blogspot.com

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  2. I have done something like this with an inference lesson in reading. ( I borrowed and modified from Tanny MacGregor's book on Comprehension Connections). I was thinking of doing something similar to this activity so my kids could get to know me but using the museum box or some other neat gadget. I teach about 100 fourth graders so I have to dazzle them.:)

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  3. Cool! I love it!! Way to have all the rockin linky parties here lately!!
    Julie
    Thoughts of a Third Grade Teacher

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  4. Awwwwwwwww you closed the linky party and I just put a get to know you activity and your link on my blog. No biggie.......you can still go by and check it out. :)

    ~Lorraine
    vasquezfrogs.blogspot.com

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  5. Lorraine,
    I put your link into the party and opened it up a bit longer.
    Thanks for joining it.

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  6. Woops, the linky party's closed. Here's what would have been my latest addition to it:

    http://acrucialweek.blogspot.com/2011/07/team-building-linky-party-class.html

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  7. Love this idea! Thanks for linking up!
    Jodi
    Fun-in-first.blogspot.com

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  8. I'm not ready to link up, but I wanted to tell you how pretty your new blog design is!

    シ Tracey
    Our Cool School

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  9. Tracey,
    Thanks so much. I needed a change in my blog desgin.
    I've opened up this Linky party again for a bit longer because I've had several link up after it was closed.
    It's open for a few more hours.

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  10. This is such a wonderful idea. It will most definitely take the place of our "Me Boxes". Wonderful way to build a team in the classroom.

    Your newest follower,
    ~Stephanie
    Teaching in Room 6

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  11. Hi Denise,
    Just stopping by to say hi! I love your memory tray idea. I'm pinning it for next year. :)
    Happy 2012!
    Kimberly
    Funky First Grade Fun

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