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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.
It helped in my classroom a lot. Thank you so much!
Type: GRUDGEBALL
Literal & Figurative Uses of the Same Word GRUDGEBALL ELA Game - No Prep Grade 9
Type: TASK CARDS for SCOOT
Literal & Figurative Uses of the Same Word SCOOT TASK CARDS ELA Game - Grade 9
Type: The TERRIBLE Game
Literal & Figurative Uses of the Same Word THE TERRIBLE GAME - Grade 9 ELA
Type: BUMP
Literal & Figurative Uses of the Same Word BUMP ELA Game - No Prep Grade 9
Type: FRAZZLED
Literal & Figurative Uses of the Same Word FRAZZLED ELA Game - No Prep Grade 9
Type: The BIG TERRIBLE Game
Literal & Figurative Uses of the Same Word BIG TERRIBLE GAME - Grade 9 ELA
Type: TRASHKETBALL
Literal & Figurative Uses of the Same Word TRASHKETBALL ELA Game - Grade 9
Explore 7 Distinguish Literal & Figurative Uses of the Same Word review games designed by a teacher to engage students and reinforce curriculum.
- The TERRIBLE Game makes review wonderfully terrible as teams answer questions, uncover unpredictable scores, and use positive and negative points to get closest to zero.
- GRUDGEBALL turns review into a battle where correct answers earn cannon shots to sink opposing teams before they sink you.
- In BUMP, correct answers earn students shots at the platform, where they can score even more points by bumping off opposing teams.
- FRAZZLED keeps students guessing as correct answers reveal surprise points, wrong answers can reward the other team, and bombs can wipe out a score.
- 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.
- SCOOT gets students out of their seats and moving around the classroom as they rotate from desk to desk answering task cards.
Review works a lot better when students actually want to participate, and games give them a reason to jump in. Once the game starts, students start talking, thinking, and working together, with hands shooting up and everyone waiting to see what happens next. Over time, that excitement carries beyond the game itself, as students start preparing because they want their team to have a better chance of winning next time.
Don’t just take my word for it—research shows that game-based learning can improve student achievement, retention, and motivation. See the research.