The testing / exam period is under way and practicing questions can be such a tedious process, but it doesn't always have to be! With a little bit of digging around for some classic old games, you can introduce some some fun and engaging ways to practice test questions in your lessons!
All you will need are some old games of Jenga or Kerplunk! I'm sure you could dig around your basements, car boot sales or even ask around for some old games people might have lying around and are no longer using. Alternatively you can click the images below to get some brand spanking new ones if your school has the budget! They'll definitely be an investment for you.
You will need about 5-15 games depending on how many students in your class and what size groups you would like them working in. I've found groups of 4 or 5 work great, so a set of 5-6 games is usually more than enough.
You will need about 5-15 games depending on how many students in your class and what size groups you would like them working in. I've found groups of 4 or 5 work great, so a set of 5-6 games is usually more than enough.
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Here's how to play. Come up with a long list of questions related to the topic you are studying, or for extra challenge, you could even ask your students to create the questions themselves and give them to another group to answer.
Then you need to number the Jenga blocks and Kerplunk sticks (you could add a sticker to the ends of the sticks to make this easier).
The way it works is simple, students work in groups to play the game as normal, but every time they successfully withdraw a Jenga block or Kerplunk stick without causing the crash, they look at the number they have withdrawn and answer the correlating question on their list! Suddenly, answering those boring test questions has become fun?!
You can easily add your own rules and winners where they keep score of how many questions were answered successfully, or students miss a turn if marbles come down / the Jenga tower falls etc, the list is endless!
Believe me, your students will absolutely have a whale of a time in your lessons and they'll be having so much fun they won't even realize they are studying for a test!
So there you have it, testing prep for teens - made fun! If you have a go at this in your lessons, let me know how you got on in the comments below!
Then you need to number the Jenga blocks and Kerplunk sticks (you could add a sticker to the ends of the sticks to make this easier).
The way it works is simple, students work in groups to play the game as normal, but every time they successfully withdraw a Jenga block or Kerplunk stick without causing the crash, they look at the number they have withdrawn and answer the correlating question on their list! Suddenly, answering those boring test questions has become fun?!
You can easily add your own rules and winners where they keep score of how many questions were answered successfully, or students miss a turn if marbles come down / the Jenga tower falls etc, the list is endless!
Believe me, your students will absolutely have a whale of a time in your lessons and they'll be having so much fun they won't even realize they are studying for a test!
So there you have it, testing prep for teens - made fun! If you have a go at this in your lessons, let me know how you got on in the comments below!
