Directions:
- Give each student a sheet of 9" by 12" construction paper. Have him/her fold it in half to form a booklet cover.
- Instruct each student to take five sheets of loose-leaf paper, fold them in half, slip them inside the cover, and staple all the pages together.
- The Quiet Hour Journal is now completed and ready to go.
- Give each student ten bingo chips and these instructions:
- For the next 60 minutes, no conversation is permitted. All communication is to be done via writing. Write any message or question in your Quiet Hour Journal and pass it to your intended recipient.
- The recipient is to read your entry and respond in kind.
- If the recipient catches any proofreading mistake you made, he/she may take one of your bingo chips.
- If anyone catches somebody talking, he/she may take one of your bingo chips.
- If at any time you run out of bingo chips, you may no longer participate in the activity.
- At the end of 60 minutes, the person with the most bingo chips is awarded a small prize.
I haven't done this activity in a few years. Actually, I haven't needed to do it so I pushed it to the back of the desk drawer. I'm glad I spent time today cleaning. This is the PERFECT activity for this year's sixers, another chatty bunch. Can't wait to try it this week!
Happy Teaching,
Angela
The Teacher's Desk 6
teachersesk@yahoo.com
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