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Snowball Fight

Posted on June 20, 2024August 16, 2024 by teachersgamebox

Materials Needed

- Scrap paper cut into little pieces (1 peace per round per student)
- Timer for 1 minute
- Box or container

How to play

1. Have students write their names on the pieces of paper.
2. Ask students a question.
3. Set a timer for 1 minute. Give students this time to write their answers on the paper.
4. When they are finished, they quickly ball it up and try to get it into the box. Answers must be in the box before the timer goes off.
5. When the time is up, check the answers together with the class and award points for correct answers.
6. After finishing the game, give the snowballs (pieces of paper) back to the students.
7. Set a timer for 1 minute and allow students to throw the snowballs at each other (They enjoy this part so much.)
8. Ensure that you explain to them at the start, that when the timer is up, they must clean up all the little pieces of papers off the floor together.

Teacher’s role

When the one minute timer is set, you need to walk around the class holding the box or container high as students try to get their answers in.

You can move around quickly or slowly, depending on the level of difficulty you want to make it for your students.

Who wins?

The team with the most points at the end of the rounds win.

What’s there to love?

This is a writing game that will get both you and your students moving around the classroom. The time you check your answers together, is great for spotting mistakes that are common and explaining them to students. You can make this game as long as as short as you want, meaning you get to choose how many rounds to play.

Adjusted Game

Run for your team: Additional material: an extra container.
Select one student from each team to carry the container for their team. Each team must have their own. These students run around the classroom while the students of the opposite team try to get their answers into the container.
Be sure to explain that they cannot throw out the container or hold it to the side.
Change the students who are running every round.

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Nian

Posted on February 16, 2023August 16, 2024 by teachersgamebox

Materials Needed

3 Tokens/playing cards for each student

How to play

Explain to students that they will play PSS with each other.
The winner asks the question or does the English practice if there is no question. The loser answers or repeats. Then the loser gives the winner 1 token.
They find another person to play with after.
Explain that you will give them some time to practice. When you turn off the lights, they need to fall asleep, because Nian the monster is coming.
They need to be as quiet as possible.
If they make a sound, they need to pay Nian 1 token so that he doesn’t take them out of the game. If they don’t have any cards, and they are not quiet, they sit out of the game.
When the lights come back on, students need to quickly find a new partner to play with.
At this time, students who don’t have cards can try to play with you to see if they can earn a card to stay in the game.

Teacher’s role

Monitor students as they practice. Make sure that students get to complete at least one round of practice before turning off the light.

When you go to them, walk around a little slowly and make some monster noise. Listen for students that move or make noise.

If they are really quiet, you can just quickly move on to the next round.

Who wins?

Game points are counted individually. Each person who has more than 4 cards can get 1 point. Then the team with the most points wins. You can break ties by having them play Paper, Scissors, Stone (Rock, Paper, Scissors).

What’s there to love?

This game takes ideas from traditional Chinese customs. It’s great for students to play, and the Nian monster adds an extra element of fun.

Adjusted Game

Older Students: Adjust the Nain part for older students by telling them that they need to rush and find a seat.
They can sit on any available chair in the class.
They don’t want to be the last person to sit, or they will pay Nain with a card.
Turn on the lights and continue playing.