How to Make a Glue Bottle Work

"Glue Surgery" is where students get to be the doctor when the glue bottle is not working for them.

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They have to "open its mouth, pick the boogers out of its nose, check to see if its breathing, and pat it on the back." By open its mouth, I mean twist open the top. By "pick the boogers out of its nose," I mean remove the dried glue from the tip. Yes, we use the word "boogers." They think its hilarious and definitely don't forget to do it! By "check to see if its breathing," I mean squeezing it to see if air comes out. By "patting it on its back," I mean turning it so that the bottom of the bottle is up and the nozzle is down. They pat the bottom of the bottle to make the glue run to the nozzle.

I tell them that they are not allowed to ask me about their glue until they have tried glue surgery. It cuts down on their coming to me for help and allows them to have a tool for solving their own problems. You should try this! It works!