Hi all, I'm new to the message board. I'm looking for any good review games for high schoolers. We are preparing for CST's and I want to give students as many options of reviewing as possoble. Any ideas are appreciated.
I use the contentgenerator.net games for review purposes in my classroom - the kids like them. Hot Potatoes is also really great for reviewing - especially since you can add feedback on the answers.
If you can open flash files (.swf) on your computer, here is the post I left on the contentgenerator.net forums when someone asked for review games for English - I listed quite a few games (but I teach 8th grade) if you want to see some examples.
http://www.contentgenerator.co.uk/forum/index.php?s=&showtopic=601&view=findpost&p=5247
The Hoop Shoot Game and Grade or No Grade are made with game engines you have to purchase. The others are all free. The format is very simple to use. Just type in the questions and the answers. Nothing to it. If you can't open the .swf files, just replace the .swf extention in the URL with .html - the game will just be a little smaller on the screen, that's all.
Go here: http://www.contentgenerator.net/ if you want to download the game engines.
Hot Potatoes is also free: http://hotpot.uvic.ca/
Here are some examples (again, 8th Grade English)
http://eclassroom.110mb.com/1st%209%20weeks%20web/1st_9_Weeks_Exam.htm
Hope this helps.
I teach in the elementary school and have found the BBC sites to have helpful games, videos, and other activities that are very helpful with elementary age students. I found this site within the BBC sites that appears to be designed for teachers of students ages 14 to 16. You may want to check it out to see if it supports the curriculum that you are teaching.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/teachers/
I have become very fond of Jeopardy, Millionaire, etc and this great site gives you the powerpoint templates and theme music you need to run them easily in your classroom....
http://www.murray.k12.ga.us/teacher/kara%20leonard/Mini%20T's/March%20Mini%20T-Games/Games.htm
A review game that my students and I really enjoy is one that I call "Clue." It's a whole class review, but only two students compete at a time. Two students come up to the board but face the class. I write a term such as a concept that's been taught or a vocabulary word, etc. on the board behind them. They then take turns calling on a student to give them a one-word clue to help them guess the word. They take turns calling on students until one of the two at the board is able to guess the word. The student in the "audience" that gave the final clue then gets to come up to the board and takes the place of the student who was not able to guess the answer. It's fun because the students in the audience really have to think about the concept to be able to give a good enough clue so that the student can guess it correctly, and the students at the board have to be able to process the different clues they are given so that they can give the right answer.
I am also looking for good games for reviewing, using the computer. Does anyone know of a powerpoint template for a Concentration game?
I am a big fan of Quia (www.quia.com). I have an account that costs $49 per year and it allows me to create games, quizzes, and surveys that my students take and the computer grades. The students enjoy the games very much--especially the ones like Jeopardy, Millionaire, Battleship, and Hangman. The other key feature of this site is the collaboration among teachers. You can share your games and "borrow" and edit from others. You can search by subject, topic, textbook publisher, etc. I teach Spanish and I always find games already created that match my curriculum that I can "borrow" to use with my students. Miss Pam NielsonSpanish/Language Arts Teacher and Yearbook AdviserBednarcik Junior High School, Aurora, IL
I am also looking for good games for reviewing, using the computer. Does anyone know of a powerpoint template for a Concentration game?
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