Games that work! by Neil JOHNSTONE https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg sharing and inspiring student choice en-us 2020-06-02 04:44:08 UTC 2021-03-23 12:54:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f637.png Hot seat nrjohnstone1 https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606109605 One kid sits at the front and answers 3 or 5 maths questions from classmates - kids can compete - tie break from teacher - easy in distancing]]> 2020-06-02 04:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606109605 Password nrjohnstone1 https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606110909 Student writes a word on the board, one student can't see that word, the students give that student 1 word clues till the person guesses the password eg ELEPHANT - grey, big, africa]]> 2020-06-02 04:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606110909 20 Questions nrjohnstone1 https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606111819 Student writes down an object, or something unit related - kids have 20 questions to work out what it is, the student can only answer yes or no]]> 2020-06-02 04:47:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606111819 Musical statues nrjohnstone1 https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606112644 Play some music...kids freeze - if you move you are out]]> 2020-06-02 04:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606112644 Relay races nrjohnstone1 https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606113197 hopping, hurdles - MAKE SURE YOU VIRTUAL TAG]]> 2020-06-02 04:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606113197 Maths run nrjohnstone1 https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606119252 Line the kids up, assign numbers - shout a sum - kids with the number as an answer run/hop jump between 2 lines - many variations]]> 2020-06-02 04:55:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606119252 Around the world nrjohnstone1 https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606120832 2 students stand - ask a maths sum - 1st one right stays standing, next kids stands - use of whiteboard optional]]> 2020-06-02 04:57:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606120832 Maths Champion nrjohnstone1 https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606121491 Like around the world 2 students stand, winner progresses, basically a knockout tournament - variation assign house points for this

]]> 2020-06-02 04:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606121491 Stop the bus (categories) nrjohnstone1 https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606122249 Have the students write some categories, eg a colour, a fruit, a vegetable, a city, a sport, a country - or link to your unit too.

Randomly select a letter - and then kids need to find answers - original answers 10pts, shared answers 5pts - first 1 finished shouts stop the bus - or use a time limit

]]> 2020-06-02 04:58:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606122249 Constantinople wspearson1 https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606180872 You could use this game for a range of things. The way I play it is to write 'CONSTANTINOPLE' vertically down the board. The students then have to suggest a country that starts with one of the letters. The word used, or the categories can be altered to suit the topic.

]]> 2020-06-02 05:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606180872 Word chain lemacpherson2 https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606266954 Students write words individually on the board - can do so in rows/columns and write on separate sections of the board.

First letter of next word must begin with last letter of previous word eg. ball, leg, green, nose, egg...]]> 2020-06-02 07:02:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606266954 Minute Mysteries vaastraycaneda https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606779776 Students are given a clue or prompt and must find the answer.
The teacher, who knows the answer, may answer any yes or no question to help students solve the mystery.

https://www.summercamppro.com/5-of-my-favorite-minute-mysteries/]]> 2020-06-02 12:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/606779776 Guessing game: Book/Film/Sport etc https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/612233033 On the board give the starting letters of a title or saying. E.g F.M.F (Roald Dahl)
Students have to guess the title of what this could be. The answer to the example being: Fantastic Mr Fox.

You can do other examples using numbers e.g. 50 S. O. A (Geography) = 50 States of America.
18 H.O.G (Sport) = 18 holes of golf. Etc...]]> 2020-06-05 02:51:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/612233033 Tabou/Taboo https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/618043483 Divide the class into two. Choose one person to sit in front of their team and stand behind the students and hold a piece of paper with a word on it or put it up on the screen.

The team has three minutes to get the one in front to say the word on the paper. They can’t say the actual word; they can only mention synonyms and descriptions of the word you’re holding.

]]> 2020-06-09 03:58:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/618043483 Hangman https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/618045512 First, think of a word and write the number of letters on the board using dashes to show how many letters there are. Then, ask students to suggest a letter. If it appears in the word, write in all of the correct spaces. If the letter does not appear in the word, write it off to the side and begin drawing the image of a hanging man.]]> 2020-06-09 04:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/618045512 Hot Seat https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/618047251 Characterisation: One student sits at the front and the classmates can ask him/her questions. The student in the hot seat can answer as if they are that character.

Words: Similar to taboo. The student in the hot seat can guess the word that is being described to them.]]> 2020-06-09 04:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/618047251 Categories https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/618048501 This game is a great way to fill up the last few minutes of the class or while waiting for other students to arrive in the morning. Ask the students to draw six columns on their paper and write a category at the top of each column. You can choose categories that fit your topic. You can include food, names, cities or countries, furniture, verbs and clothing.

Then, choose a random letter and write it on the board. Ask students to write down a word for each category that starts with that letter.
]]> 2020-06-09 04:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/618048501 Pictionary https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/618049823 Pictionary is like charades but students draw instead of acting the words out. Make your own cards.

Similar to charades, you also need to divide the class into two teams. One person from Team A comes up to the front and draws a card/word. The student must convey the word to his or her team using only drawings. There are certain rules such as students cannot use words, symbols or hand gestures. Each student should have a time limit of 3 minutes. The first team to get 10 points is the winning team.
]]> 2020-06-09 04:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/618049823 Splat nrjohnstone1 https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/621659016 Kids in a circle, person in the middle points to a kid, the kid has to duck before the 2 students on either shoot/splat then the slowest of the 3 is out - repeat]]> 2020-06-11 01:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/621659016 Dance ‘till You Drop https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/646621317   A group of people dances and the ones who stop moving their hands and feet loses and is disqualified. The last person dancing wins]]> 2020-07-03 06:22:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/646621317 Hide and Seek https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/646622211 Hiding a object around the school, then give the students(group vs group is better because you can train their teamwork)  a paper with clues and some maps and riddles. The first group who finds the object wins]]> 2020-07-03 06:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/nrjohnstone1/z2g7vex840jcg4tg/wish/646622211