Student engagement has always been a top priority when planning each of my lessons. I usually try to play some sort of game during the week with the concepts that we covered.
The games explained in my blog posts over the next four weeks are engaging ways to motivate your kids no matter what content you are teaching. All you need are Tiny Problems* and a few simple materials to make content review hands-on and loads of fun!
*Tiny Problems are content related questions written on small pieces of paper.
This week’s games are called Balloon Pop and Dig it Out.
Balloon Pop
Materials:
-Tiny Problems cut out.
-Tiny Problems recording sheet
-Good quality balloons
*A balloon inflator is optional but extremely helpful
Set up:
Put one question inside each balloon and tie it tightly. If you want certain teams going after certain colors take that into consideration when choosing your balloons. Inflate the balloons accordingly.
How to play:
Students need a Tiny Problems recording sheet (Optional: Dry erase boards to use as scratch paper.)
Split students into teams and assign each team a color balloon. Give them 15 seconds to establish an order of who is going first to last.
One person at a time will retrieve a balloon and pop it however they wish.
They grab the question that was in the balloon and head to their group where EVERYONE needs to answer it.
When the whole team has an answer, they write it in the recording sheet in the corresponding numbered box.
The next student is off to grab another balloon. This continues until all the balloons are gone.
You can go over the answers in class or collect the recording sheets. If you want to make it more competitive, set a timer and the group who completes the most questions correctly wins!
You can even write the questions on the outside of the balloon and put the answer on a piece of paper inside. They can ask the question to the class, see what some of their classmates respond and then get the answer out by popping the balloon to see who was correct.
Dig it Out
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| Add anything into the container you are using to make it a bit more challenging to grab those problems. |
Materials:
-Tiny Problems cut out. (One set per team. I make them in different colors.)
-Tiny Problems recording sheet
-A bag of plastic ball pit balls or a large amount of packing peanuts.
- Foldable laundry baskets or deep buckets. (One per team.)
Set up:
Put a set of Tiny Problems inside each laundry basket/ bucket. Dump ball pit balls, balloons or packing peanuts on top of all the problems. I even mixed in base ten blocks.
How to play:
Students need a Tiny Problems recording sheet (Optional: Dry erase boards to use as scratch paper.)
Split students into teams and assign each team a basket. Give them 15 seconds to establish an order of who is going first to last.
One person at a time will retrieve ONE problem from the bottom of the basket and race back to their group.
They will read the card aloud to the group and EVERYONE needs to answer the question.
When the whole team has an answer, they write it in the recording sheet in the corresponding numbered box.
The next student is then off to dig out another Tiny Problem. This continues until all the problems are completed.
You can also put other items in the baskets as distractors or decoys. For example, base ten blocks, unsharpened pencils, block erasers etc. Another option is to add little action cards the size of the Tiny Problems that the students will complete if they bring those back to the group. Some ideas might be jumping jacks, spins or other movements. The possibilities are endless!
That’s all for today, but come back next week for two new games in the series that will keep up student engagement in your classroom with minimal prep. Join my email list for more game ideas like this and an exclusive EDITABLE math freebie to get you started right away. Thanks for stopping by.
Happy Teaching!
Kelly
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