Tools & Toys
Fifty Fun Ways to Love Your Class
Join author and educator Rick Morris in a lively, fast-paced discussion of the teaching strategies contained in his book, Tools & Toys: Fifty Fun Ways to Love Your Class.
He'll share the secrets to the fifty-plus classroom tools and toys he's created in addition to a number of variations and adaptations he has developed since the book's 1995 publication.
Listed below is the complete list of ideas from the book that Rick will share during the three-hour presentation.
Chapter 1: Management
- Blackline Marker
- Extra Papers
- Clipboards
- E. T. Chart
- Return to Sender
- Mini-Books
- Octopad
- Paper Switching Dice
- Tool Kits
- Classroom Clean-Up
- Today Folder
- Red Basket
- Lining Up After Recess
- Wave Walking
- Moment of Silence
Chapter 2: Motivation
- Bonus Box
- Wall of Fame
- Student of the Day
- Photo Tags
- Coupons
- Student Bulletins
- Neon Necklace
- Reward Tube
- Rainbow Handwriting Award
- Starburst Math
- Music
- Clay in a Can
Chapter 3: Interaction
- Sign Language
- Ignoring Someone
- Problem Solving Forms
- Cone of Silence
- Overhead Pointer
- Dial An Answer
- Counseling Center
- Name Tag Signs
- Post Me
- Student Assistance Survey
- Class Pledge
Chapter 4: Number Tools
- Art Hangers
- Roll-A-Matic
- Number Stickers
- Clip 'Em, Dano
- Collating Folders
- Manila Envelope Check Off List
- Islands
- Clothespin Check Off List
- Teacher/Student Agreements
Chapter 5: Team Tools
- Rainbow Cards
- Materials Place Mat
- Team Cards
Note: Presentation includes a copy of the Tools & Toys book ($10) for each participant.
