Eight Label Spinner

Spinner | Eight OptionsWhat does the resource do?

This spinner will randomly select from eight categories of your choice.

How does it work?

Type your eight labels into the opening screen and then press ‘Next’. Your spinner board will be automatically created and is ready for you to use.

This spinner is completely random. Unlike some of the other spinners, segments will not be removed when selected.

How can I use it?

This resource will hopefully be helpful whenever you need make a random selection. If you find a particularly effective use for the resource, please inspire others by sharing your idea in the comment section of this resource.

Comments

A short video showing how easy it is to adapt this resource: Spinner Tutorial.

Thanks to Sfjalar for creating and uploading this video,

David

posted by David on 10.27.09 at 2:52 pm

You could label the Eight Label Spinner with the following:

  • Blends – have the students come up with words that start with the blend that the spinner lands on
  • Upper case and lower case letters – come up with proper nouns or words that start with the letter that the spinner lands on – take it further by having them use that word in a sentence
  • Word families – student has to come up with a word from the word family that the spinner lands on
  • Reading comprehension – what is the main idea, who is the main character, similarities and differences, what background did you bring to the story, what questions do you have about the story, can you give the story a new title, what do the pictures on the cover tell about the story, how does the story end etc.
    • posted by Maureen on 04.08.10 at 3:31 pm

    Thank you Maureen – some great ideas which will hopefully be helpful to teachers looking for new ways to use this resource.

    Thanks for sharing,

    David

    posted by David on 04.08.10 at 3:50 pm

    Hi David, I just tried it with money i.e., .26, .58, .96 etc. Money under a dollar…it doesn’t have to be but that is what I tried. Question(s) for students: how do you say the number that the spinner lands on i.e., .26 = twenty six cents and what coins do you need to make .26 cents (2 dimes, nickel and a penny)….can you think of any other ways to make .26….I think that this is really fun and has loads of potential. Thank you so much for creating these wonderful resources

    posted by Maureen on 04.17.10 at 5:42 am

    Hello Maureen – Thank you for commenting…

    I am really pleased that you are finding the resources to be useful in your classroom.

    Thank you also for sharing your ideas about using the resources,

    David

    posted by David on 04.18.10 at 10:11 am

    Is there any way to save a spinner? I’m interested in using it for weekly group rewards. I’ll list 8 rewards, and at the end of the week the winning group spins the spinner to see what their reward will be. I don’t want to have to keep recreating it every week. Is there a way to save it?

    posted by Alex on 07.23.10 at 3:30 pm

    Hello Alex,

    Thanks for commenting – at present, there is no way to save this particular spinner.

    You could perhaps make the spinner early in the day and then minimise the window. When you wanted to use the spinner, you could maximise the window. Not a perfect solution I accept, but hopefully it will help.

    David

    posted by David on 07.24.10 at 9:50 am

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