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the students had an absolute blast with it. Was really helpful in getting them to remember conditional statements.
This resource was exactly what I needed! The directions were clear, engaging, and easy for my students to follow. The visuals and activities kept them interested, and it aligned perfectly with the standards. I appreciated that it worked well for both whole-group and small-group instruction. Definitely a time-saver and worth it!
Well thought out resource and useful in my classroom. Thank you!
My students love a good competition, and they loved this game!
Great resource to use as a unit review! Students enjoyed playing.
Students had so much fun with this activity. It was challenging, but the fun aspect truly engaged the students.
My students really enjoyed this review game. We ended up splitting into four teams so that more students were involved on each question and then each team could pick who they wanted to assign their points to. We were able to use the slides for this and we had a lot of fun. My students have asked if this can be our next review game too!
We use this during small groups to help with identifying prime and composite numbers.
A great resource for my seventh grade math students!
Fun way to practice input and output with third graders!
Highly engaging way to reinforce basic robotic concepts
This game was so fun! My students loved using the as their review before their unit test! I also liked how I was able to add some other questions to help them prepare for their unit test.
Great resource. Students enjoyed it. Job well done!
Thank you for the resource. My students loved it and it made my planning more efficent.
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Type: GRUDGEBALL
Creating a New Government GRUDGEBALL U.S. History Game - No Prep Review Activity
Type: GRUDGEBALL
Creating a New Government GRUDGEBALL Socials Game - No Prep Grade 8 Review
Type: TASK CARDS for SCOOT
Creating a New Government SCOOT TASK CARDS U.S. History Game - No Prep Review
Type: TASK CARDS for SCOOT
Creating a New Government SCOOT TASK CARDS Socials Game - No Prep Grade 8 Review
Type: The TERRIBLE Game
Creating a New Government THE TERRIBLE GAME - No Prep U.S. History Review
Type: The TERRIBLE Game
Creating a New Government THE TERRIBLE GAME - No Prep Grade 8 Socials Review
Type: BUMP
Creating a New Government BUMP U.S. History Game - No Prep Review Activity
Type: BUMP
Creating a New Government BUMP Socials Game - No Prep Grade 8 Review Activity
Type: FRAZZLED
Creating a New Government FRAZZLED U.S. History Game - No Prep Review Activity
Type: FRAZZLED
Creating a New Government FRAZZLED Socials Game - No Prep Grade 8 Review
Type: The BIG TERRIBLE Game
Creating a New Government BIG TERRIBLE GAME - No Prep U.S. History Review
Type: The BIG TERRIBLE Game
Creating a New Government BIG TERRIBLE GAME - No Prep Grade 8 Socials Review
Type: TRASHKETBALL
Creating a New Government TRASHKETBALL U.S. History Game - No Prep Review
Type: TRASHKETBALL
Creating a New Government TRASHKETBALL Socials Game - No Prep Grade 8 Review
Explore 14 Creating a New Government review games designed by a teacher to engage students and reinforce curriculum. Give students a break from worksheets and bring Social Studies review to life with a classroom game.
- In The BIG TERRIBLE Game, every team answers every question and earns unpredictable positive or negative points while trying to finish closest to zero.
- In TRASHKETBALL™, students compete to answer questions quickly and correctly to earn chances to shoot and score for their team.
- With SCOOT, students move around the room answering task cards, turning curriculum review into an active classroom game.
- The TERRIBLE Game rewards correct answers with positive or negative points that students can strategically assign to their own team or their opponents.
- GRUDGEBALL turns review into a battle where correct answers earn cannon shots to sink opposing teams before they sink you.
- Turn review into a team battle with BUMP, where correct answers earn shots and students can bump their opponents off the platform for extra points.
- In FRAZZLED, teams answer questions to uncover mystery points, but one wrong answer or unlucky bomb can completely change the game.
A good review game can completely change the energy in the classroom and get students excited to practice what they’ve learned. Once the game starts, students start talking, thinking, and working together, with hands shooting up and everyone waiting to see what happens next. When games become a regular part of review, students quickly learn that knowing the material gives them an advantage, and they start showing up ready to compete.
And it isn’t just something I’ve seen in my own classroom—research has found significant learning benefits from using educational games with students. See the research.