Water Balloon Math Wars!

As a reading teacher, I know I have a tendency to neglect math from time to time.  Well the kids were begging to have a water balloon fight, so I decided it would be a perfect time to throw in some math practice.

 

Bunch O Balloons have these awesome instant water balloons. You can have 100 water balloons ready to go in minutes! The time and hassle saved is worth every penny! I wrote some addition equations on the balloons. As they grabbed one to throw, they had to call out the problem and solve it.  With Owen going into 3rd grade, his tub had a few higher level problems.

They had a blast without even realizing I made them work and review over the summer! ha

 

Spontaneous Road Trips!

 A few weekends ago we decided to be spontaneous. We loaded up and headed to Hot Springs, Arkansas. Once we got there we did a google search for family activities. We ended up at Garvan Woodland Gardens. It was so beautiful!

They even had activities to engage the kids. The children received bingo cards to look for certain attractions throughout the trails. It had everything from pink flowers to fairies on the card. The kids had a blast trying to get Bingo first! I would highly recommend if you’re ever in the area, stop by and take a walk. I could have spent the whole day there.