Logic Games for Downtime

Your stellar lesson just finishes and there’s still four minutes until the bell… what do you do? A. Tell everyone put their head on their desk and stay perfectly still; B. Run to lunch early and cut everyone else in line; C. Play a super fun game that sharpens reasoning and logic skills. If you chose A or B, stop reading now. This isn’t for you. If you chose C, here are several good ones for you to use:

http://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/mental-math.html

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/classroom-activities-quick-fillers-grades-6%C2%968