holiday freebie reindeer games math enrichment and creative thinking

7/26/2019 Holiday Freebie Reindeer Games Math Enrichment and Creative Thinking

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games!ReindeerHoliday Enrichment Activities

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Hello! Thank you for downloadingReindeer ames

! I hope you and your students enjoy the

activities included! If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me; Idlove to hear from you! !

Reindeer Games includes a combination of math enrichment and creative thinking activities.

The creative thinking activities are intentionally open-ended to encourage divergent thinking.

Creative thinking is not only fun for students, but it is also important. Divergent thinking

increases a students desire to learn and supports his/her intellectual development. When we

encourage creative thinking, we promote student engagement, motivation, and love for

learning. Below are some possible ways to make the most of the open-ended activities

included:

1. Accept and celebrate all of the ideas students offer even the ones that are wacky or off the

wall. When brainstorming, the goal is quantity, not quality. Generating ideas is an essential

component of, and often the first step in, the problem solving process. Students can always

revisit their ideas later to decide which ones are worth keeping.

2. Make it a game when using Reindeer Fun or Reindeer ABCs. Set a

timer for 3-5 minutes. Students can work on their own or in teams to

Teacher Tips:


Math Enrichment Creative Thinking

Reindeer Logic Reindeer Fun

Reindeer Patterns Reindeer Art

Reindeer Games Reindeer ABCs


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brainstorm as many items in the category as possible. When the time is up, students compare answers and tally

points. Students/teams earn one point for each idea (fluency). Students/teams earn additional points for each

unique response that no one else has (originality). The player/team with the most points wins.

3. Encourage collaboration! Creative thinking does not exist in a vacuum. People learn from and thrive on the

inspiration and ideas of others. Encourage students not to copy but to build on, develop, and extend the ideas

of their peers.

4. Make time to share. Not only do students love to share their original creations, but it also supports

and promotes further creative thought. Seeing other ideas and perspectives can help students to

approach their own work in different ways. In addition, students are more likely to be purposefully

engaged and challenge themselves if they know their work will have an audience.

If you and your students enjoy Reindeer Games, you may also like the following math enrichment and

creative thinking activities:

Math Enrichment Creative Thinking

Click on the pictures above to learn more about each

resource!!

Happy Holidays!

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1. Ruby has twice as many sides as Theo.2. Clarence is not a parallelogram.

3.

Tori has no parallel lines.

4.

Edmund is a rectangle.

5.

Clarence has half as many sides as Glory.

Reindeer Logic

Ruby

Clarence

Theo

Glory

Edmund

Tori

Directions: Use the clues below to identify the shape of each reindeer.

sam

6. Sam is a quadrilateral.7. Both Theo and Edmund have at least one right

angle.

8. Each side of Edmund is equal in length.



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Reindeer PatternsDirections: Each box of numerals is the same in some way. Use the pattern to identify the value of the reindeer. Then fill in the final

box with four numbers that also follow the pattern.

2 4

4 2

1. 7 1

2

3 2

6 1

1 3

3 5

Reindeer =_______ Explain the pattern: _____________________________________________________________________

2.7 14

2 4

1 9

1 0

3 4

6 8

9 6

6 4

5

3 6

3.6 8

1 4

5 15

2 0

7 6

3





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Reindeer GamesDirections: Add the numbers in adjacent snowballs. Record the sum in the snowball directly above. Continue

adding adjacent numbers until you reach the target sum. Use the numbers below to fill in the first row of snowballs.

136

2, 5, 7, 8, 13



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Reindeer Fun!Directions: Lets get creative! Brainstorm as many items as you can in each category. The more ideas the better!

Rudolph is known for his round, red nose. Make a listof other things that are round. How many can you

name?

Reindeer live at the North Pole where its cold.Brainstorm a list of other things that are cold. List as

many as you can!



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Reindeer ArtDirections: The reindeer have been busy! So busy, in fact, that they forgot to finish their picture! Elaborate on the

design below to complete the picture. Add details to make it interesting!



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Reindeer A-B-CsDirections: Reindeer can fly. Make a list of other things that go up in the air. Try to brainstorm an item for each

letter of the alphabet. Be creative!

A.__________________________________________

B.__________________________________________

C.__________________________________________

D.__________________________________________

E.__________________________________________

F.__________________________________________

G.__________________________________________

H.__________________________________________

I. __________________________________________

J.__________________________________________

K.__________________________________________

L.__________________________________________

M.__________________________________________

N.__________________________________________

O.__________________________________________

P.__________________________________________

Q.__________________________________________

R.__________________________________________

S.__________________________________________

T.__________________________________________

U.__________________________________________

V. __________________________________________

W.__________________________________________

X.__________________________________________

Y.__________________________________________

Z.__________________________________________



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Reindeer Fun:Brainstorming is an open ended activity, so

answers will vary. Possible answers might include:

Round: a clock, the letter o, Jupiter, a hole, a

ball, Santas belly, etc.

Cold: The North Pole, ice cubes, snow, the lake

in winter, the pool after a hot tub, The Grinchs

heart, a nasty remark, etc.

Kids are incredibly creative! They continue to

surprise me with the variety and originality of their

responses!

Reindeer ABCs:

This is an open-ended activity with a wide variety of

possible answers. Here are some possible

responses:

Up in the air:

A = airplane

B = balloon

C = cloud

D = decisions

Reindeer Art:

This is an open-ended activity designed to promote

creativity and divergent thinking; answers will vary.Check out the Teacher Tips for suggestions on

how to nurture creative thinking and how to use the

printables in different ways.!

Answer KeyReindeer Logic:

Ruby = octagon

Clarence = triangle

Theo = rectangle

Glory = hexagon

Edmund = square

Tori = pentagon

Sam = trapezoid

** Note: Students may be initially tricked by the clue that Edmund is a

rectangle. A square is a type of rectangle! My goal was to help

students think critically about the definition of 2 dimensional shapes!!

Reindeer Patterns:

1. Reindeer = 2; The four numbers add up to12

2. Reindeer = 10; The product of numbers 1

and 3 equal the product of numbers 2 and4.

3. Reindeer = 1; The sum of the two digits ontop equals the number below.

Reindeer Games:



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