Classroom review flash games

Typing your words in overcomes the terrible handwriting obstacle and if your writing looks anything like mine, the struggle is real. You can also copy-paste myriad pictures available online through image searches and clipart.

Using paper also allows you to make your flashcards any size you choose. You might even consider creating a template in your word processing program so you can easily plug in new material for different classes or lessons. I simply printed out labels with the words and definitions I wanted on the cards and stuck them to the faces of the playing cards.

If you only need your flashcards for one activity, try using sticky notes. For maximum efficiency, try an online flashcard creator. Some of them even allow you to paste pictures on the cards. Popular online flashcard creators include Flashcard Machine , kitzkikz and Study Blue. Here are some activities that your students will love.

This is where those index card flashcards come in handy. One player puts a card in one cup and does their cup switching as best they can. When they stop, their partner chooses a cup and looks underneath it. You can also play a different version of this game using flashcards that have fill-in-the-blank sentences or grammar rules on them.

The player who finds the card will just have to demonstrate that they know the material on the card in some way. Play for a certain amount of time 10 minutes usually works and the player with the most cards at the end of the game wins. There are many ways to play, and blogger The Star Spangled Planner sums it up nicely. Check out her pro tips here.

She uses it for history review, but you can use it for any subject you want. Source: Nurturing Learning. This is a simple idea from Nurturing Learning where you use soft-sided dice for curriculum review.

The plastic pockets make it easy to slip in different categories or questions. Source: The Learning Effect. Kahoot and Quizlet are a couple of our favorite online quiz websites, which this teacher writes about on her blog. Source: The Art of Education. Thank you to the brilliant art teacher Alecia for this creative idea for review.

You can definitely use it across curriculum areas. Source: Composition Classroom. You can put anything you want in these punch-and-learn cups. To make them, you just need cups and tissue paper.

Give each student one of the prepared grids. Ask each to select 25 words from the board and write them on his grid, placing one word in each box. Once students have populated their grids, begin to pull definition slips from the hat or basket. Read each definition and instruct the students to place an X across the box containing the word that pairs with the definition, if he has that word on his board. Offer your students a movement-based question-and-answer game to help them prepare for their upcoming test.

Print questions similar to those that will be on your test on separate sheets of paper. Crumple one of the question sheets tightly to create a ball. Wisc-Online Games Choose from templates for many different games. Students receive immediate feedback and can play the game as often as they wish. Kubbu 4 games in one. Flashcard under "Familiarize" and 3 other games under "Solve" - pick one to try it out and go back to link to try others. Device must be able to run flash!

Online Teaching: Kubbu www. Jeopardy Example Millionaire Example. Super Teacher Tools www. Jeopardy Example Flippity. Content Generator Great interactive games. Fling the Teacher Teacher Invaders Matchup. Downloading Games: Download game creator software to any desktop or laptop. Can not download to an iPad or Chromebook After downloading game file, you will need to run to install. An icon will be added to your desktop. Clicking on the icon will allow you to create your own game.

After creating game students will be able to play on any device that runs flash, like Chromebooks, laptops, and desktops. Download Fling the Teacher Click to access file. Download Teacher Invaders Click to access file. Download Matchup Click to access file. Pac-Man Quiz This quiz game allows students who get an answer correct to play a round of Pac-Man as a reward. Will not run on iPads.

ClassTools Pacman: www. Crossword Puzzle Game Create a crossword puzzle for students complete using key terms and definitions.