Hey everyone it is time for Through Time and Space Thursday!
This week we are focusing on Social Studies. I wanted to talk about
an activity that is a fun way to review and gets the students out of their
seats. This activity may seem a little crazy but my students loved it and it
really helped me see what social studies things they remembered and what they
did not.
My supervising teacher and I called this a Social Studies
Snow Ball Fight. The first thing we did was put the students into pairs and
give then a social studies term. It was a range of people, battles, and key
terms. The students had to use two scrap pieces of paper. One sheet had the
term on it and the other had a definition or explanation of that term. Once all
pairs were finished these pieces were taken up and then passed out to random
students. This way each student had a piece of a pair and then the students
were split in half and put on opposite sides of the room. The students were
then ready for the snow ball fight. They got to ball up their paper and throw
it at the other “team”. Each person only got to throw their “ball” once and
then they were to pick up a “snow ball” and their job was to find the other
person that had the snow ball that matched theirs. Students were helping each
other find their match and we played several rounds so that I was able to see
what terms gave students the most trouble. It was a fun activity and the
students enjoyed it so much I don’t even think they knew they were reviewing. I
think it is a great way to review a wide range of topics and keep the students
involved.
What kind of crazy review games have you tried?
~Manda
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