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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.
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Fun way to practice input and output with third graders!
Highly engaging way to reinforce basic robotic concepts
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Type: GRUDGEBALL
Idiomatic Language for Cultural or Context GRUDGEBALL ELA Game - Grade 11
Type: TASK CARDS for SCOOT
Idiomatic Language for Cultural or Context SCOOT TASK CARDS ELA Game - Grade 11
Type: The TERRIBLE Game
Idiomatic Language for Cultural or Context THE TERRIBLE GAME - Grade 11 ELA
Type: BUMP
Idiomatic Language for Cultural or Context BUMP ELA Game - No Prep Grade 11
Type: FRAZZLED
Idiomatic Language for Cultural or Context FRAZZLED ELA Game - No Prep Grade 11
Type: The BIG TERRIBLE Game
Idiomatic Language for Cultural or Context BIG TERRIBLE GAME - Grade 11 ELA
Type: TRASHKETBALL
Idiomatic Language for Cultural or Context TRASHKETBALL ELA Game - Grade 11
Explore 7 Evaluating Idiomatic Language for Cultural or Contextual Meaning review games designed by a teacher to engage students and reinforce curriculum.
- TRASHKETBALL™ gets teams racing to answer correctly, then rewards them with shots at the trash can to score points.
- In BUMP, correct answers earn students shots at the platform, where they can score even more points by bumping off opposing teams.
- Get students moving with SCOOT, where they travel from desk to desk answering task cards and recording their answers along the way.
- FRAZZLED keeps students guessing as correct answers reveal surprise points, wrong answers can reward the other team, and bombs can wipe out a score.
- The TERRIBLE Game rewards correct answers with positive or negative points that students can strategically assign to their own team or their opponents.
- The BIG TERRIBLE Game gets up to eight teams answering every question while unpredictable positive and negative points keep everyone guessing until the end.
- In GRUDGEBALL, teams answer questions to fire on their opponents’ ships, then make baskets to earn even more shots.
When it’s time to review, a little competition can go a long way toward getting students focused, participating, and having fun. 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.
Want the evidence behind the games? Research comparing game-based learning with traditional approaches has found improvements in achievement, retention, and student motivation. See the research.