CHAPTER 2: General Fun Games For Any Subject

Teaching Classroom: Great Classroom Games

CHAPTER 2: General Fun Games For Any Subject

There are some of the fun games that can be played in the classrooms.

1.      Bolt to the End  

Teams collect points by answering questions and then use their points in a race to spin bolts along a rod.

·         Age Range: 9 to 12

·         Skills Used: factual knowledge, strategic thinking

·         Number of Players: 5 to 13

·         Noise Level: moderate to high

·         Activity Level: moderate

·         Materials: question-and-answer cards, stopwatch, threaded metal rods (2 feet each), thirty bolts, paint

For the how to play, variations, and tips you can read it in the book.

2.      Common Threads   

Players are challenged to figure out the common characteristic or category for lists of three related items.

·         Age Range: 4 to 12

·         Skills Used: factual knowledge, reasoning, listening

·         Number of Players: 3 to 8

·         Noise Level: moderate to high

·         Activity Level: low

·         Materials: cards with lists of three related items

For the how to play, variations, and tips you can read it in the book. 

3.      Fishy Facts   

Using poles and hooks, players collect fish and add to their catch if they can successfully answer a question that is written on the side of the fish.

·         Age Range: 5 to 7

·         Skill Used: factual knowledge

·         Number of Players: 2 to 4

·         Noise Level: moderate

·         Activity Level: low

·         Materials: shallow box, such as a soda case box, painted blue; cutouts of fi sh; short “fishing pole” stick; paper clips; string

For the how to play, variations, and tips you can read it in the book.

4.      Get in Line   

Players compete to put a set of cards in order, according to a characteristic, in the fastest time.

·         Age Range: 5 to 8

·         Skill Used: sequencing

·         Number of Players: 2 to 8

·         Noise Level: low to moderate

·         Activity Level: low

·         Materials: pack of cards for each player

For the how to play, variations, and tips you can read it in the book.

5.      Hide and Seeds   

Players shake and roll a jar in an effort to fi nd the items lurking in the seeds. Once spotted, the items are checked off a list.

·         Age Range: 4 to 12

·         Skills Used: visual discrimination, reading, record keeping

·         Number of Players: 2 to 6

·         Noise Level: moderate

·         Activity Level: low

·         Materials: clear plastic jar with a secure lid, small toys and objects, birdseed, timer, game sheet

For the how to play, variations, and tips you can read it in the book.

So, there are several general fun games for any subject that can be played in the classrooms. Actually, in this book, there are 10 types of the games so you can read the other at the book.