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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!
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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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The kids liked the randomness of the "unfair" part of the game. Well made and fun!
Type: GRUDGEBALL
Shortages & Surpluses GRUDGEBALL Socials Game - No Prep Grade 5 Review Activity
Type: TASK CARDS for SCOOT
Shortages & Surpluses SCOOT TASK CARDS Socials Game - No Prep Grade 5 Review
Type: The TERRIBLE Game
Shortages & Surpluses THE TERRIBLE GAME - No Prep Grade 5 Socials Review
Type: BUMP
Shortages & Surpluses BUMP Socials Game - No Prep Grade 5 Review Activity
Type: FRAZZLED
Shortages & Surpluses FRAZZLED Socials Game - No Prep Grade 5 Review Activity
Type: The BIG TERRIBLE Game
Shortages & Surpluses BIG TERRIBLE GAME - No Prep Grade 5 Socials Review
Type: TRASHKETBALL
Shortages & Surpluses TRASHKETBALL Socials Game - No Prep Grade 5 Review
Explore 7 Shortages & Surpluses review games designed by a teacher to engage students and reinforce curriculum. Turn Social Studies review into a game and give students a reason to get excited about showing what they know.
- The TERRIBLE Game adds strategy to review as correct answers uncover positive or negative points that can help your team or hurt your opponents.
- In GRUDGEBALL, teams answer questions to fire on their opponents’ ships, then make baskets to earn even more shots.
- In BUMP, correct answers earn students shots at the platform, where they can score even more points by bumping off opposing teams.
- FRAZZLED turns review into an unpredictable competition where teams win points, lose points, steal points, and try to avoid the dreaded bomb.
- The BIG TERRIBLE Game keeps the whole class involved as up to eight teams answer together and watch their scores swing above and below zero.
- TRASHKETBALL™ mixes fast-paced question review with a classroom shooting competition where correct answers earn shots for points.
- SCOOT combines review with movement as students rotate between desks and work their way through a set of topic-specific task cards.
Review doesn’t have to mean another worksheet, especially when a game can get the whole class involved. Before long, students are cheering, discussing answers, and asking to play again—even when their team didn’t win. 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.