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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
Words That Strengthen or Weaken Meaning GRUDGEBALL ELA Game - No Prep Grade 5
Type: TASK CARDS for SCOOT
Words That Strengthen or Weaken Meaning SCOOT TASK CARDS ELA Game - Grade 5
Type: The TERRIBLE Game
Words That Strengthen or Weaken Meaning THE TERRIBLE GAME - Grade 5 ELA Review
Type: BUMP
Words That Strengthen or Weaken Meaning BUMP ELA Game - No Prep Grade 5 Review
Type: FRAZZLED
Words That Strengthen or Weaken Meaning FRAZZLED ELA Game - No Prep Grade 5
Type: The BIG TERRIBLE Game
Words That Strengthen or Weaken Meaning BIG TERRIBLE GAME - Grade 5 ELA Review
Type: TRASHKETBALL
Words That Strengthen or Weaken Meaning TRASHKETBALL ELA Game - No Prep Grade 5
Explore 7 Identify Words That Strengthen or Weaken Meaning review games designed by a teacher to engage students and reinforce curriculum.
- The TERRIBLE Game rewards correct answers with positive or negative points that students can strategically assign to their own team or their opponents.
- SCOOT combines review with movement as students rotate between desks and work their way through a set of topic-specific task cards.
- TRASHKETBALL™ gets teams racing to answer correctly, then rewards them with shots at the trash can to score points.
- Turn review into an unpredictable whole-class competition with The BIG TERRIBLE Game, where every answer can send a team’s score in the right or wrong direction.
- FRAZZLED turns review into an unpredictable competition where teams win points, lose points, steal points, and try to avoid the dreaded bomb.
- BUMP gets teams racing to answer correctly, then gives them a chance to score points by knocking other teams off the platform.
- Turn review into a classroom battle with GRUDGEBALL, where correct answers earn attacks and successful baskets give teams extra shots at their opponents.
Review doesn’t have to mean another worksheet, especially when a game can get the whole class involved. Students who normally sit back during review often jump into the action, working with their teammates and getting caught up in every question and result. The real change happens when students start looking ahead to the next game and realize that the more prepared they are, the better their chances of winning.
The excitement is great, but the research is even better—educational games have been linked to stronger achievement, retention, and motivation. See the research.