Category Archives: Secondary
Throw-Eez Throwing Game

Throw-Eez Throwing Game

Step 1- Have kids make 1  square out of each of the 4 different lengths of Think-EEZ (so you will have a large green, small green, large cream, small cream square) Step 2- Put your cloth materials down on the ground and place the squares on it from largest to smallest square (smallest being farther away) […]
The TOOBEEZ Challenge

The TOOBEEZ Challenge

Build this to learn how TOOBEEZ and Think-EEZ work as building systems. What are Toobeez?  TUBES that connect EASILY with each other! The same way you and your group will connect easily and productively. A fun and innovative way to connect with your group.  You’ve come to the right place! It’s the ultimate giant construction […]
Ramp it Up

Ramp it Up

Ramp it Up help students understand the importance of math and measurements in scientific experiments.
Isosceles Introduction

Isosceles Introduction

Encourage co-operation and teamwork in participants with Isosceles Introduction - a Toobeez team building activity.
A Math Riddle: Euler‘s Formula

A Math Riddle: Euler‘s Formula

Through systematic observation and deductive reasoning, the group should be able to define an equation that is valid for any convex polyhedron (Euler’s formula).
Polygons and Polyhedra

Polygons and Polyhedra

Students should be able to identify and name various polygons and polyhedra.
Contractor‘s Crisis

Contractor‘s Crisis

The class should be able to build a three-story house model according to specified requirements and calculate the money required to wallpaper and carpet all the rooms
Math Hot Potato

Math Hot Potato

The student groups should attempt to answer all the sample problems in a timely manner. Likewise, they should seek to learn from other groups by challenging them to answer problems their group finds too challenging.
Proving Probability

Proving Probability

Each group must prove the validity of probability using the ball bucket experiment.
Pythagorean Puzzler

Pythagorean Puzzler

Each group will construct right triangles using Toobeez and learn to predict side lengths of triangles using the Pythagorean theorem.
Protractor Practice

Protractor Practice

The group should be able to use a protractor to identify qualities of angles.
You Sank My Battleshape

You Sank My Battleshape

Each group must try to “sink” the opposing team’s Toobeez battleshapes using knowledge of the Cartesian plane system.
Wicked Wands

Wicked Wands

Balancing & Flexibility Techniques For Children: Students will use various balancing and flexibility techniques with their wands.
Bodacious Pool

Bodacious Pool

Bodacious pool is a fun activity for children that helps improve co-ordination and problem-solving skills.
Obstacle Organism

Obstacle Organism

Improve balance and flexibility in children with Obstacle Organism - a fun activity for children that fosters teamwork in them.
Plyo-Jump

Plyo-Jump

Stretching Exercises For Children: Students will use agility and plyometric exercises to jump over the Toobeez “river.”
Speed-Beez

Speed-Beez

Stretching Exercises For Children: Have students weave in and out of the tubes in a “figure eight” pattern.
Skill Shooter

Skill Shooter

Cooperation Building Activities: Continue with this activity until all pairs of students have participated.
Limbo Rock

Limbo Rock

Stretching Exercises for School Children: Students will Limbo beneath the Toobeez tube as low as possible.
Laser Maze

Laser Maze

Stretching Exercises For Children: Like a mouse, move from one end to the other of the Laser Maze without touching the shapes and/or tubes.
Stretch-O-Mania

Stretch-O-Mania

Stretching Exercises For Children: This activity will help students to increase their flexibility over the course of the school year.
Crazy Eights

Crazy Eights

Engaging Activities For Students: Students will be able to demonstrate horizontal wand twirling.
Spell-eez

Spell-eez

Engaging Activities For Students: Teams of students will practice spelling words to move members through the obstacle course to score points.
Paragraph Plan

Paragraph Plan

Motivating School Children: Using the Toobeez, students can construct their own Toobeez house & label the house using sentences from their sample paragraph.
Conversation Carwash

Conversation Carwash

Group Activities For Children: With a partner, have students select a unique quotation line from a classroom novel and record it on a piece of paper.
Anything Goes

Anything Goes

Group Activities For Children: Students will write a short story from creative ideas they imagine and develop from a prompt built from Toobeez.
The Rhyming Tree

The Rhyming Tree

Motivating School Children: Discuss if and why students like rhyme in poems. Ask students, “What role does rhyme play in a poem?”
The Double Diamond

The Double Diamond

Fun Activities For Students: Analyze two stories to determine both similar and differing elements between the stories.
Mount Plot Peak

Mount Plot Peak

Student Participation Activities: Using the Toobeez, students are going to construct a mountain plot line to represent the story events in The Wizard of Oz.
Sentence Switchers

Sentence Switchers

Teamwork Students Activities: Groups will identify complete subjects, complete predicates, simple subjects and simple predicates.
How To-beez

How To-beez

Engaging Activities For Students: Allow students to revise the poorly-written directions to improve the instructions for building the structure.
Succinct Summaries

Succinct Summaries

Fun Activities For Students: Without revealing the answers, guide students through deciding between details and main events.
Follow The TOOBEEZ Steps

Activity Books

What started out as a specialty toy has quickly grown into a favorite tool with trainers and facilitators.  When you combine the toy with the specially designed activities, it helps to break down intradepartmental barriers, and create a more cohesive group culture. You can use them as an ice breaker or design an entire event around them. All Activities […]