
A
fun
activity
in
Nathalie
Crawford's
first-grade
class
at
Marshall
Elementary
School
not
only
served
as
a
great
way
to
review
math
skills,
but
it
also
showed
that
flour
can
be
used
for
more
than
baking
tasty
treats.
The
flour
challenge
math
review
had
Crawford
dipping
her
face
into
a
pan
of
flour,
much
to
the
delight
of
her
students.
Crawford
uses
social
media
as
a
source
to
find
ideas
that
will
make
her
students
excited
to
learn.
She
saw
the
flour
challenge
being
used
by
teachers
in
other
curriculum
areas
and
thought
that
it
would
work
perfectly
for
her
students'
review
of
math
fact
fluency.
Each
time
the
students
answered
correctly,
Crawford
would
dip
her
face
into
a
pan
of
flour.
"If
the
student
I
called
on
missed
the
question,
we
would
ask
a
friend
or
work
out
the
problem
together,
then
I
would
dip
my
face
in
flour
once
the
correct
answer
was
given.
I
tried
to
make
it
as
fun
and
positive
as
possible
by
ensuring
that
I
would
dip
my
face
in
the
flour
for
each
problem,
that
way
students
wouldn't
feel
upset
by
missing
the
problem,"
Crawford
shared.
"They
are
asked
to
solve
equations
in
different
ways
(horizontal,
vertical,
and
with
the
equal
sign
first).
So,
getting
them
familiar
with
the
variety
of
ways
to
solve
a
math
problem
is
key,"
Crawford
explained.
At
one
point
during
the
review,
the
students
were
telling
Crawford
how
they
wanted
her
to
dip
her
face
into
the
flour
because
they
wanted
her
entire
face
covered
with
flour.
One
student
said,
"I
thought
it
was
silly,
but
it
helped
me
remember
the
math
problems
and
made
me
giggle."
The
exciting
activity
shows
that
flour
is
not
only
good
for
making
tasty
foods
but
good
for
first-grade
math
review
too.