My students love a game. I do too, but a game's got to earn its keep in my classroom. A great classroom game is fun, challenging and curriculum-based. A perfect game is all that times ten! So here are my top ten ways I take a hard-working "I have...Who has...?"" game and make it my multi-tasking classroom star!
10. Tisket-Tasket Students use game cards as task cards. They can write their
answers on a worksheet.
answers on a worksheet.
9. Jeopardy Style Start the cards and do it backwards. Students read the
answer and the students look to their card for the correct
question.
answer and the students look to their card for the correct
question.
8. Exit Slip Better than a Group A boarding pass, students line up or
leave a few seconds early according to correct answers. Do
just a few for maximum interest.
leave a few seconds early according to correct answers. Do
just a few for maximum interest.
7. Kid Version Students make their own short game choosing 5-10 vocab
words, writing definitions and illustrating. Laminate and
keep the good ones for the archives.
words, writing definitions and illustrating. Laminate and
keep the good ones for the archives.
6. Whole Group-Off Follow the usual rules, keeping track of time. Instead of trying
to beat your own class CR (classroom record), compete
against another classroom for bragging rights. Got an old
trophy in the garage? Pass it from class to class as the
students jockey for first place.
to beat your own class CR (classroom record), compete
against another classroom for bragging rights. Got an old
trophy in the garage? Pass it from class to class as the
students jockey for first place.
5. Memory Game A small group of students lay the cards face down, then flip
the first card. They turn over cards looking for the correct
answer. The student who finds the answer reads the next
question. Student with the most cards wins.
the first card. They turn over cards looking for the correct
answer. The student who finds the answer reads the next
question. Student with the most cards wins.
4. Ducks in a Row Great for individuals, partners, small groups and OCD types.
Take the mixed up cards and put them all in order.
Take the mixed up cards and put them all in order.
3. Poster Child Each student makes a poster for their vocab term. The term,
definition, example or use in a sentence, and illustration must
be included. Hang all over the classroom.
definition, example or use in a sentence, and illustration must
be included. Hang all over the classroom.
2. World Series Kids play the game as partners or small groups. Get sporty
and have team names and play-offs, etc.
and have team names and play-offs, etc.
1. Secret Word Find a word in the cards that repeats 3-5 times like
ecosystem or globe. When ever someone says that word
everyone has to do a special action. It could be to quack like
a duck, do the Dougie, play rock, paper scissors with their
neighbor. It’s up to you the funnier the better!
ecosystem or globe. When ever someone says that word
everyone has to do a special action. It could be to quack like
a duck, do the Dougie, play rock, paper scissors with their
neighbor. It’s up to you the funnier the better!
Have fun and learn! Jody & LeAnn
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