SMARTBoard Koosh Ball Challenge

Download the free Koosh Ball Challenge template below.

Watch this video for directions and a brief walk-through on HOW to link pages to objects.

Koosh Ball Challenge Instructions

Koosh Ball Challenge Features

The Challenge is to adapt and create your own interactive lesson using this template. Experiment with these features:

Insert objects
Attach sounds
Animate objects
Change the color of the Home page balls or lines around the balls
Change the width of the lines on the return button on each page
Link a video example to a page
Link to an outside source like an interactive web page
Can you create a theme for each page?
Be consistent in the use of fonts. Are they readable, kid-friendly, 24pt+
Use your iPad to record new sound samples for your activity
Create at least one surprise page: “Brain Break” moment

Koosh Ball Challenge Rule

Only one rule: The students must come to the SMARTBoard to interact with the activity – maybe not on every page, but on most of the pages.

Thoughts to ponder: Start with the end in mind! What do you want your students to learn? What concepts do you want to introduce, review or reinforce? How do you want them to respond at the board? How can you make it interactive for the whole class, not just the students at the board? What do you want the rest of the class to be doing while they watch? What will make them smile? How will you encourage the one who answers incorrectly and reward the one who gets it right?

If you need help, I’m right here!

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Koosh Ball Challenge: Game on!

When you are finished creating, share the link to your new koosh ball activity. It’s time to create! Game on!

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Cherie Herring

Music/Technology Integration at Hammond School

I teach elementary music, am passionate about integrating technology into my teaching, am obsessed with my SMARTBoard and iPad, and enjoy creating lessons and sharing ideas. I love technology almost as much as I love cheesecake, and with more energy and ideas than I know what to do with, I can't wait for the sun to come up each morning! I'm wife to Prince Charming and mom to three incredible girls who keep me balanced. . . sort of!