This one is quickly becoming a favorite (both of mine and my students!). I love that it can work for my virtual classes as well as when we’re face to face. Plus, it can work with basically any content.
To play, the teacher (or student) picks a word and students try to guess which word they’re thinking of. You can put a limit on it and have them guess in 3 tries or leave it unlimited.
Here are some examples:
–We played “guess what shape I’m hiding behind my back” with kindergarten
–2nd graders guessed where I was going on the school map
–We’re learning foods and food groups in 3rd grade so I picked a “secret food” and had students ask me “¿Qué comes?” to practice the question/answer process as well.
By playing up the secrecy and excitement, I get all the hands in the air! I also give the winners a ticket which works well for our PBIS system.
Participation = expected behavior!