Don't throw those chocolate heart boxes away! (Although I know we don't want reminders of eating way too much chocolate at Valentine's Day!). But you really can use them in many ways in your classroom.
2) MATH - One student gave me an adorable chocolate heart box that is perfect for holding bottle caps (So you know I was happy!) So, after eating all the chocolates inside for breakfast, I came up with a game for practicing equivalent fractions, decimals, and percentages.
.JPG)
The pretty box!
.JPG)
I placed Avery stickers with fractions on the top of each bottle cap. See how they fit in perfectly? This should work with any chocolate box that has round chocolates.
.JPG)
Then inside each bottle cap, I placed an equivalent percentage sticker, and then inside each hole I placed an equivalent decimal sticker.
.JPG)
So, students will play by pointing to a bottle cap and naming its equivalent decimal and percentage.
.JPG)
If they're right, they keep the cap. If they're wrong, they need to put it back. The student with most caps, wins.
You will find that I put the fractions and decimals on one page and then repeated the fractions and percentages on the next page. I apologize about that, but I decided to add percentages half-way through the creation and Avery can be a little difficult when you try to change labels.
3) READING - Here's a really cute idea from Finally in First for using heart boxes with real and nonsense words. Click the image for the post.
So, here are just a few of many possibilites. Do you do any cool activities with heart boxes? Let me know, and I'll link it up here at The Green Classroom!
Those boxes are really neat. To bad my wife didn't give me chocolates for vday! LOL
ReplyDeleteHa! Aren't you supposed to give her chocolates?? :P Well, either way, better luck next year! :)
Deleteunbelievably genius!! love it :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, amiga! :)
DeleteI love your blog. I'm your newest follower.
ReplyDeleteKimberley
First in Maine
Ask for the small boxes too! I'm not sure what grade you are working with but I work with ages 2+ and I use the different sized boxes to teach big, medium and small. I also ask the the children to put them in order by size. The small ones (depending on the brand) can be used to store small objects like buttons, sequins, dice, or mini pom-poms. -McGill-Parker
ReplyDeleteWhat great input! I did teach kindergarten, but I'm now in fourth grade. Using the hearts to store small craft items is a great idea and classifying by size. Thank you for sharing!
DeleteThese tips to much helpful for party hope I am post for my friend These boxes aren't necessary as most movers will wrap your mattress in plastic bags which are much cheaper to purchase. However, boxes will keep your mattress from being punctured or if it's being stored for a while, it'll protect it better from outside forces. Mattress boxes come in many sizes from cribs to twin to king-size.
ReplyDeleteBuy Sell Shipping Box
Nice I also share with you something hope this helpful for you. Watching a show where somebody picks up a box and all the stuff falls out from the bottom may be funny on TV, but when that happens to you, it can be the most frustrating and stressful feeling ever. To make a secure box, you must properly fold the bottom flaps and tape the seam shut with three lines of tape going across the box. After you tape the bottom seam, roll another piece of tape that goes around the edges of the box for extra durability. Stuffing the box with newspaper or other stationary material will also make the box extra sturdy. Packing a moving box like this will make sure the box won't rip from the bottom. Check it out thanks.
ReplyDeleteCorrugated Cardboard Boxes
The caliber of information that you're offering is merely wonderful. http://newcastle-skiphire.co.uk
ReplyDelete