With the NAIA basketball tournament in town, we were so lucky to get a visit from the Blue Raiders Women's team! The women gave a school wide assembly on important character traits required to be at the top of your game: integrity, responsibility, respect, and sportsmanship. The Blue Raiders are from Kentucky. We wore our blue to show our support.
After the all school assembly, we were lucky enough to have the Blue Raiders come down to our classroom! We did a shoot out graphing activity. Students were working in groups with our Blue Raider players to count and tally shots. After collecting the data students had to create and interpret a graph of the makes and misses. I'm not sure who was having more fun, the college students or the first and second graders! Hopefully, the extra shooting practice with help our Blue Raiders in the tournament.
Also with the tournament, we took some time to learn how a bracket works. Every day this week, we have been having morning Tric-Trac tournaments. Tric-Trac is a math game that can be played on the iPad. Click here to see purchasing information. Students would check their bracket partner at the beginning of the day and begin playing. After the first game, they added their name to the next bracket.
The first day of tournament play the students needed some guidance to work through the bracket. By Thursday, I wasn't even making the bracket anymore. Students used their recess time to come up with the pairings. The Connected Combo is just the best. Each morning, when we were down to the final game, we would turn on the game lighting and inspirational music. The final two played their game in the middle of our morning circle and a champ was crowned. In each days tournament, I witnessed those important character traits our Blue Raiders discussed: integrity, responsibility, respect, and sportsmanship. Plus, I think the students had a whole lot of fun while practicing math skills. Win, win, WIN!
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