Game+ideas

What games do you play in class?

Jeopardy - questions revealed on an overhead or a power point. Students are in groups and all groups answer every question on their Jeoppardy grids. (This eliminates "I raised my hand first" arguments.) - Julie

I play a jeopardy type game as well- 4 students per team. The (old) BrainBusters buzzer system is set up in the front. The first group of students is (presumably) the most knowledgeable and gets the most difficult questions, followed by the remaining 3 groups. I call the 4th group "those that aren't as familiar with the content", and they get the easiest questions. They get 4 questions per group so that everyone gets a turn. The winning team gets bonus points.-Audrey

TRASHCAN BASKETBALL - this game can be used anytime you are correcting anything: homework, worksheets, etc. It works well with the really dry material (that is usually grammar for me). A students answers a question on the worksheet. If they get it right, they get one bonus point and a shot at throwing a ball in o the trashcan from across the room. If they make it they get an additional 2 points. All the bonus points are added together for the whole marking period at the end of the marking period and only kept if they have turned in ALL their assignments. The kids like to know who has the most points, because it makes it more of a competition. ~HILARY