Educational Games

Hula Hoop
(October 18, 2012)

Have the class make a circle. They should be shoulder to shoulder.
Rules:
  Everyone has to be touching at all times.
  Each hand has two fingers on the hoop.
  At the same time the class lowers the hoop to the ground.
  No one can push or pull it down.
This is a great class building exercise. Teachers will be able to assess everyone's attitudes. The class has to work as community. This exercise is harder than it looks. Trust me, I have already tried.

Rover Reporter
(October 4, 2012)

This game is surely entertaining. Divide the class by forming groups with equal number of participants. Each group will have a leader who will monitor the activities that each team member has been assigned with. Every participant will act as a reporter and the group will have to interview different people in school and working authorities to know their job details and responsibilities. You could have one group leader who generates the final report of all the interviews conducted. This way students will come to know the responsibilities and functions of each department of your school. Interacting will people will also improve their communication skills
Read more at Buzzle: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/educational-games-for-high-school-students.html

Game
(October 4, 2012)

To warm up the class, tape a piece of paper under a few chairs. When people walk through the door ask them to check their chairs. If they have the paper they have to answer the questions at the beginning of class. It is a great way to start the day.

Snowball Fight
(October 4, 2010)

Have everyone write on a piece of paper something that describes them, then ball it up, and wait until everyone is finished. When all are done, everyone throws their paper toward the middle of the room. All students pick up one piece of paper and take turns reading them. Each player tries to figure out who wrote it.

Paper Bridge is Falling Down?
(October 4, 2012)

Create a "building kit" with things like paper clips, paper towels, popsicle sticks, and string, and ask them to design a bridge, building, costume, etc… I've done the bridge and we judge them on creativity and strength. We used small stones and kept adding them to the bridge until it collapsed to determine its strength.

Silent Line-up Game
(September 25, 2012)

Silence. Silence is the name of the game. This game can be adapted very easily to fit most curriculums.

Overview:
Silently, players will have the task of organizing themselves in order of their birthdate from January to December.

Rules:
No talking is allowed.
Players may communicate in any way they choose.
In order for the class to "win" every person must be in the correct order from January to December.
When students feel like they are in the position…

Possibilities:
Order of birthdate
Order of fractions
Capitals- Make up name tags for each student, and then have them line up alphabetically. To make it more challenging, have them line up according to the state for each capital.
Order of height

Alpha-Gories
(September 13, 2012)

Overview:

Use a letter of the alphabet to find as many words possible for the predetermined category.  Come up with as many words as possible following the rules below.

Rules:

The first word will have the specified letter as the first letter of the word. 

The second word will have the specified letter as the second letter of the word.

The third word will have the specified letter as the third letter of the word.      

The pattern continues until no more words can be found.

You can repeat a word.

Example:

States using the letter I

1.     Indiana

2.     Virginia

3.     Ohio

4.     Illinois

5.     Mississippi

6.     Louisiana

7.     Virginia

8.     Mississippi

9.     California

The Empty Triangle Game

Ques­tion: What number belongs in the empty triangle?

ANSWER:  3  

SOLUTION:  The top number minus the bottom left-hand number is multiplied by the bottom right-hand number to give the number inside the triangle.

NIM
(September 4, 2012)

Nim is a two-person game of skill and math.

Setup: 
2 players
Player one decides how many piles and how many objects end up in each pile. In our class we played with different colored toothpicks.

SET
(August 30, 2012)

The first game we are playing in my Learning Theory class is SET. It is a game for people 5 years and older. The game develops visual perception and logic. It was named the MENSA game of the year. There is a card game and an online game. These games can be found at:

http://www.setgame.com/  

http://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle_frame.htm