Today was the first "Wacky Wednesday" of our sixth-grade 100-day writing challenge. After they posted their 100-word (or more!) slice of life, students were invited to click on a secret link that took them to a list of crazy options which, if performed successfully, could lead to a modest reward. (Okay, it was a Jolly Rancher.)
The first rule of Wacky Wednesday is you had to follow the rules of Wacky Wednesday, (see what I did there?) which included when you could and could not do your wacky act. The second rule of Wacky Wednesday was we don't talk about Wacky Wednesday-- other people have to figure it out on their own, do their writing, and join the fun.
It was a perfect activity for an anchor day before spring break. Most students worked diligently, waiting for that moment when all wackiness would break out, and it did! Kids were swatting imaginary flies, adding "hold the pickles," to anything they said, galloping around on imaginary horses, pretending to be a mime in a box, and raising their hands ever so politely to share that they "always thought broccoli was little trees," among other wacky challenges.
We laughed our way through the day, and much good writing was done, too.
This sounds so fun! How lucky for your students to get to be in your class! I loved reading about the wacky challenges kids did--how fun to picture 6th graders all indulging in that wackiness!
ReplyDeleteGenius. Broccoli are most certainly little trees, which is what makes them so delicious.
ReplyDeleteI forgot all about Wacky Wednesday- it sounds like a much needed change of pace as we all have our eyes on spring break.
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