Your stellar lesson just finishes and there’s still four minutes until the bell… what do you do? A. Tell everyone put their head on their desk and stay perfectly still; B. Run to lunch early and cut everyone else in line; C. Play a super fun game that sharpens reasoning and logic skills. If you chose A or B, stop reading now. This isn’t for you. If you chose C, here are several good ones for you to use:

http://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/mental-math.html

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/classroom-activities-quick-fillers-grades-6%C2%968