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| Selling gum at school |
Last year
I saw Mr. Schu tweet about Bubble Gum Day and made a mental note to join in the
fun this year. Bubble Gum Day was started in 2006 by author Ruth Spiro as a fun
way to have a fundraiser. After talking a bit to Mr. Schu, I was ready to
begin.
My
classroom and my colleague, Kathy White, put our two classes in charge of the
day. My class advertised for the day. We created fliers, posters, and spread
the word. Kathy’s RTI enrichment math class looked up facts about bubble gum,
studied the history, and estimated how much gum we would need to purchase. 
The students also helped us create a few “rules” for the day. No gum during PE, recess, lunch, or music (fourth grade is playing precorders right now). Students were reminded that they needed to dispose of gum and wrappers properly. For the most part, I think everything went really well!
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| My class enjoying their gum. |
Friday
morning six representatives from the two classes came to school early and
manned the tables selling gum. We sold gum for $0.50 a piece and kids could
purchase up to four pieces. All proceeds went to the American Heart
Association.
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| Sellers are ready! |
I teach in a fourth and fifth grade building – 11 classrooms and 247 kids. In the twenty minutes before school started we raised $373 for the Heart Association. It was such a fun way to kick off the day and put a smile on the students’ faces. I highly recommend you join us next year for Bubble Gum Day!
Check out the Bubble Gum Day website HERE.
I read these books out loud over the week to prepare.
