November 13, 2024

Conundrums: Non Curricular Bell Work

Conundrums: Non Curricular Bell Work

Are you ready to start your class with Bell Work that activates student thinking, builds connections and student confidence? Then give these a try! Assign them through Google Classroom and they’ll auto grade as long as students click on the affirmation.

Here’s how I do it:

I put the video up on my big screen, tell students not to blink because the video only lasts 60 seconds and hit play. When the video is done I tell the students to open the Google form and that they have two minutes to write two sentences. While they are typing away I tell them that it doesn’t matter what team they pick, just their explanation of why they picked it. Once typing has died down I hand a small stuffed animal to a student, ask them what team they are on and why. No matter what they say I use my ostentatious listening skills, repeat (paraphrase) what they said and say “that makes sense to me”. Then have them pass the plushie on to the next student. After a while the answers start to repeat and I’ll ask if anyone else has something they want to share. Then we launch into the day’s work. Simple, quick, builds community, creates a psychologically safe environment, activates Mathematical Practice Number 3 (Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others) and starts the class with every student feeling successful.

WeekConundrum (Youtube link)Copy Google Form Link
1The Blue CometClick here to copy the Google form
2The Treasure ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
3The Fox ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
4The Chocolate ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
5The Pizza ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
6The Martian ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
7The Lake ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form 
8The Lake ReturnsClick here to copy the Google form
9The President ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
10The Dinosaur ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
11The Flying Bike ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
12The Alien ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
13The Airport ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
14The Neighbor ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
15The Boat ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
16The Arctic ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
17The Art ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
18The Weather ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
19The Tree ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
20The NASA ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
21The Speed ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
22The Light ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
23The island ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
24The Moonshot ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
25The Conundrum ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form
26The Photo ConundrumClick here to copy the Google form