It's that pumpkin time of year. My favorite!
During this time, I love to fill my classroom with pumpkin activities. I also love to combine disciplines whenever possible. Thus, I challenge my students to combine word work with computation by engaging them in SCRATTLE.
SCRATTLE is a center, small group, or individual activity that my learners adore. Like Scrabble (TM), students create words from a set of letters. They then calculate the value of their words. But that's not all. I encourage friendly competition by inviting them to have a SCRATTLE BATTLE with a friend(s).
SCRABBLE + BATTLE = SCRATTLE
There are so many positives to this activity:
- Open ended word work
- Computation practice
- Differentiation - use the recording sheet that best fits your students' math abilities
- Efficient use of time
- Can be used multiple times with increasing enthusiasm
- Competition spurs students to create more complex words
- This activity is FREE!!!
If your students love SCRATTLE, as I'm sure they will, I have a SCRATTLE shop in my TPT store. All SCRATTLE products are FREE!
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