Zero materials. Instant quiet. Total buy-in. 2. The Unfair Game (UNB: Unbelievably strategic) How to play: Split into teams. Ask a review question. If a team answers correctly, they get to choose a random point value from the board… but the values can be negative or positive (e.g., +2, -5, steal points from another team, +200, swap scores).
Add a timer and a rule: no shape names, no hand gestures, no letters/numbers. classroom games unb
Hilarious frustration. Incredible vocabulary depth. 7. Snowball Fight (UNB: Unmessy mayhem) How to play: Each student writes a review question or fact on a scrap paper, crumples it into a “snowball,” and on “Go!” they throw snowballs around the room for 10 seconds. Each student picks up one snowball and answers/explains what’s written. Zero materials
The class cannot use verbs or nouns directly related to the word. (Example: for “volcano” → no “mountain,” “lava,” or “erupt.”) If a team answers correctly, they get to
Call out a review question before each throw. The thrower must answer before passing.