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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!
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Type: GRUDGEBALL
Origins of the Cold War GRUDGEBALL Game - No Prep World History Review Activity
Type: GRUDGEBALL
Origins of the Cold War GRUDGEBALL U.S. History Game - No Prep Review Activity
Type: TASK CARDS for SCOOT
Origins of the Cold War SCOOT TASK CARDS Game - No Prep World History Review
Type: TASK CARDS for SCOOT
Origins of the Cold War SCOOT TASK CARDS U.S. History Game - No Prep Review
Type: The TERRIBLE Game
Origins of the Cold War THE TERRIBLE GAME - No Prep World History Review
Type: The TERRIBLE Game
Origins of the Cold War THE TERRIBLE GAME - No Prep U.S. History Review Activity
Type: BUMP
Origins of the Cold War BUMP Game - No Prep World History Review Activity
Type: BUMP
Origins of the Cold War BUMP U.S. History Game - No Prep Review Activity
Type: FRAZZLED
Origins of the Cold War FRAZZLED Game - No Prep World History Review Activity
Type: FRAZZLED
Origins of the Cold War FRAZZLED U.S. History Game - No Prep Review Activity
Type: The BIG TERRIBLE Game
Origins of the Cold War BIG TERRIBLE GAME - No Prep World History Review
Type: The BIG TERRIBLE Game
Origins of the Cold War BIG TERRIBLE GAME - No Prep U.S. History Review Activity
Type: TRASHKETBALL
Origins of the Cold War TRASHKETBALL Game - No Prep World History Review
Type: TRASHKETBALL
Origins of the Cold War TRASHKETBALL U.S. History Game - No Prep Review Activity
Explore 14 Origins of the Cold War review games designed by a teacher to engage students and reinforce curriculum. When students are having fun, they forget they are reviewing, making games a great way to practice Social Studies.
- SCOOT combines review with movement as students rotate between desks and work their way through a set of topic-specific task cards.
- 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.
- TRASHKETBALL™ mixes fast-paced question review with a classroom shooting competition where correct answers earn shots for points.
- GRUDGEBALL turns review into a battle where correct answers earn cannon shots to sink opposing teams before they sink you.
- 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.
- 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.
- FRAZZLED keeps students guessing as correct answers reveal surprise points, wrong answers can reward the other team, and bombs can wipe out a score.
When it’s time to review, a little competition can go a long way toward getting students focused, participating, and having fun. The competition gets students paying attention to every question, communicating with their team, and getting genuinely excited when the answer is revealed. Play review games regularly and students start preparing for them, because just like sports, they know being ready gives them a better chance to win.
The excitement is great, but the research is even better—educational games have been linked to stronger achievement, retention, and motivation. See the research.