I used to run our school's Peer Programs which entailed doing a bunch of ice breakers, team-building activities, group dynamic games, etc... This is one of the activities that the students enjoyed most.
On a side note: I refuse to be the teacher who shows movies as rewards for students. I ho...
For me, nothing breaks up a slow Friday like a challenging riddle.
It is really fun to watch students "wrestle" with these mental exercises and I believe it also does wonders for your rapport with them when you are willing to push the books aside for a few minutes and teach "outsi...
This plays like Trivial Pursuit. I made up question cards for Subject/verb agreement. You can make up questions for whatever you're currently studying.
These cards can be used to shape-code any activity that requires a one-sided card. They should work well for Concentration, cooperative fames or as name cards. I have included the directions for making similar cards under Computer = Other.
You can see sample of my students' work at http://www.quia.com/pages/videosyfotos.html
The first two pages are printed front/back for the students to work from. The last page is cut into thirds and distributed at the end as the grading rubric.
A custom version of Hollywood Squares that features characters like the Easter Bunny, Christopher Columbus, and many others. This one was shown to me by a friend.
A powerpoint version of "Wheel of Fortune". Each slide spins the wheel and picks a different number on the wheel. Numbers can match up with math problems, vocab words, etc...
This is a powerpoint template with a main slide that has links to the other 20 slides that contain the actual questions. Each question lets you jump back to the main screen to choose another question.
I got this idea from my methods teacher at Western. It's a cross between tic-tac-toe and bingo. It also gets the kids talking. Pick your category and questions, and then just scramble them up.
A cross between tic-tac-toe and bingo. Gets the kids talking and can be changed to deal with pretty much any topic. Names can be substituted as needed.