Games for the classroom: draw the teacher, 3D Tic-Tac-Toe and more

Get up, sit down, turn around

This is a great review game for shapes, angles, and more.

1) Draw the different shapes on the board.

2) Point to each shape and say its name.

3) Students repeat the name of the shape.

4) Say the wrong name of some shapes.

5) When I say the wrong name, students are to stand up, sit down and turn around at their desks as fast as they can.

6) The side that does this the fastest gets the point.

7) Play until the class feels confident about naming the shapes.

If you have a few slower kids, simply pick someone on each side to play rock-paper-scissors for point to avoid embarrassing a slow student who is always last. This is a great game to get kids moving around and reviewing terms.

draw the teacher

This is a fun game especially for younger students.

1) Draw two blank bodies on the board.

2) Have two students answer a question.

2) Students respond and go to the board to draw a body part.

3) The team with the craziest looking teacher wins the game.

4) I usually tell them which part of the body to draw.

If you want to extend the game, have students draw things like earrings, facial hair, hats, t-shirt logos, etc.

tic tac toe 3d model

This is a fun review game that gets everyone involved.

1) Draw three blank tic-tac-toe boards on the board.

2) Divide the class into two teams.

3) Choose two students and ask them both a question.

4) Students answer the questions and then go to the board.

5) With the help of their team, students choose where to place their X or O.

6) The team with the most lines at the end of the game wins.

If you want to expand the game, add more tic tac toe boards.