Comments on: 3 Math Review Games to Get Students Moving

By: A.C.

A.C. — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 02:02:09 +0000

Heads Up (as in the Ellen D. show) is a great review game for vocabulary terms. I write or type terms on index cards. Kids are usually already in groups of 4 so I have them pair up. One holds the card on their forehead so the partner can see the term. The partner has to describe or define the term so that the other can guess the answer. If the person describing the term doesn’t know the definition they can use their interactive notebook or phone to look it up.

By: Noelle Pickering

Noelle Pickering — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 17:33:23 +0000

In reply to Becki. Great thoughts, Becki!

By: Becki

Becki — Fri, 21 Dec 2018 17:27:16 +0000

We love SCOOT as well as I Have, Who Has? games. These types of games can be fun for all subjects and we use them for a fun way to review before an assessment. The only downside I see to I Have, Who Has? is that once a student’s card has been called, and their turn is over, they sometimes feel they no longer have to pay attention.

By: Tyne Brack

Tyne Brack — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 17:16:07 +0000

In reply to Aleastrice. Almost. Here is a link to a post with a better explanation. Hope that helps!

By: Aleastrice

Aleastrice — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 20:06:50 +0000

Good afternoon. I know this is an old post but I was hoping you could clarify the scavenger hunt game for me. Am I correct in this interpretation of the game.You have different problems and answers posted around the room? And the students are to solve the problem and identify which answer goes to which problem? Thank you!

By: Amanda Baum

Amanda Baum — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 12:53:15 +0000

Speed Dating and Scavenger hunts are a big heck yes. I also just do straight up task cards without the loop, and I get pretty creative with how I hide them. Sometimes if my kids have been really awesome I hide them in our hallway and it becomes an Out in the World scavenger hunt. They love it!
Another favorite is Secret Word Vocab Review. Kind of like task cards or a scavenger hunt with vocab terms, and for each problem, I give them a clue to circle a particular letter in their answer. At the end, they unscramble the special letters for a secret word. They love it!
Last one… Quizlet Live. SO FUN.
I’m excited to try Challenge!!

By: Tracy Kaufman

Tracy Kaufman — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:18:51 +0000

We love scavenger hunts too! Another favorite is mad lib…each problem has four answer choices with a word next to each. Once they complete the problem, they find the word next to the correct answer and put it in their mad lib story. Some of our stories get a little crazy but the kids love it! And for the faster problems, I often use Kahoot! We do lots of activities and games in my math class to keep the kids interested.

By: Noelle Pickering

Noelle Pickering — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 19:45:38 +0000

In reply to Matt Miller. Oh yay! I am glad you had such a great experience with Speed Dating! It can get a little noisy! ;) And yes, perfect idea for the class to be working on scavenger hunts while you pull a small group.

By: Matt Miller

Matt Miller — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 03:11:43 +0000

I tried Speed Dating with my students once this past year and the kids loved it! It’s an activity that you need to give a bit of time to during class so that students have adequate time to become “experts” at their problem. But there is a lot of opportunity for differentiation and confidence building! Scavenger hunts are my favorite. Students really get into trying to figure out the correct order of all the cards. And it’s a great activity to have the class work on while you work with small groups!

By: Noelle Pickering

Noelle Pickering — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 19:42:20 +0000

In reply to Abigail.

Yes, great ideas Abigail! I will have to look up Whodunnit, that is a new one for me. Anything to keep students working, learning, and having fun! Makes for a much easier day.

By: Abigail

Abigail — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:29:33 +0000

We also love Scavenger Hunts! If you're careful not to duplicate answers, you can also have two or three "levels" of Scavenger Hunts going at the same time! I've also been creating games called Whodunnit based on a review game I tried once from Teachers Pay Teachers. We enjoy two twists on Jeopardy style games called Star Wars and a vocab-based game called Password. We also like to do stations.