Blanket the Table~Cool Way to Review Learning

Today before reading Hairy Bear, we activated prior knowledge about real bears and teddy bears.  Each table was assigned a teddy bear or a real bear.  Then they wrote or drew facts on sticky notes and covered the table.  They had 5 minutes to see how many facts they could write or draw.  After 5 minutes, we organized our facts in a Venn Diagram.

Blanket the Table can be played at home to review skills and learning.  All you need are some sticky notes or scrap paper and start covering the table with... Math Facts, Sight Words, Word Family Words, Objects that begin with _(letter)_, Categories (food groups, transportation, animals, sports, shapes, things with wheels, games that use a ball, colors).  GET THE WHOLE FAMILY INVOLVED!!!