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Can anyone give me ideas for classroom games? Combined grades 1-6 class?

I teach an enrichment class for homeschool students in grades 1-6, I know that tomorrow I will have extra time at the end of class, and I would like to have some quick (quiet) games. We have played "Heads up Seven Up" many times, and would like something different. Any suggestions?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Two that I have used with a variety of ages:

    Silent Ball - students stand on chairs. They are absolutely silent. They throw the ball to each other. If someone drops it, they are out and sit down. If it is a bad throw, the thrower is out, not the catcher. If anyone talks or makes an intentional noise, they are out. Last one standing wins.

    You can play it without the chairs, but they are fun!

    Tomato sauce -

    One student stands up the front with his back to the class. The teacher points to another student who says "Tomato Sauce" in a funny voice. The person up the front guesses. If he guesses right, then someone else says "tomato sauce" in a funny voice. If they don't guess, the original "tomato saucer" says it again. After the 3rd time, the guesser can look at the class before the guess. If they are stumpted, the person who said tomato sauce becomes the new guesser.

    Also - fish and chips

    One person up the front - other students take it in turn to ask him a question. The person up the front has to answer "Fish and chips" to every question without smiling or laughing. If they smile, laugh, or say something other than fish and chip

  • 1 decade ago

    You can try Silent Ball. Students pass a koosh ball or nerf ball to each other, but the point of the game is they have to try to get the attention of the person with the ball silently (hints the name). Students cannot pass it to the same person twice, which makes sure everyone gets a chance. Heads up Seven Up is a classic, but I haven't played that game in my classroom because the same kids always get picked and it is not very equitable to everyone.

  • 1 decade ago

    well u can play like this game like u give me a math problem and after that they have to walk around the room until they figure it out if they figure it out then they pretend that they shot them like say "boom!) then if it correct the person that get a right then they stay and other leave then it next student then but if someone get it wrong they keep going until they get the answer right

    or u can buy a fluffy ball and they sit down on the ground like a group circle and then they have to toss the ball to a person and say there name quick and then if they don't say it quick or they don't catch it there out.

    then u guys can tick tak toe on the board or something or u can get some prize at the end of the day who ever the best student get to pick something out the prize box (put some school equipment and toys and something that students well like in the box) trust me i have 48 kids in my class room

    Source(s): same experience
  • 4 years ago

    nicely whilst i grow to be in first grade my type made a wreath, the place we've been given a discern to instruct a hanger right into a around shape then we tied products of attractive fabrics around it (pre-shrink at homestead) then we did it and introduced it homestead to attraction to % up. might look form of dumb, yet my mothers and fathers lvoes it and that i will work out it top now putting over my fire =) And this is been 8 years simply by fact that that, and that they nevertheless like it. additionally I forgot WHAT grade I did it, probably 4th... we made some kinda of cinammon dough and have been given stamps and shrink out adorns after permitting them to dry. I nevertheless have THAT too, lol. Wellthose are in uncomplicated terms some good ideas!!! good luck, i'm approximately to help my mom with some ideas, haha.

  • 1 decade ago

    try samson and delilah, or open the basket game... or word relay

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