Jenga (Digital Accountability)

Welcome to Jenga with a focus on Foreign Languages!

Each game is created with Google Slides.

When playing the game be sure to use the links on the page/slide. DO NOT PRESS PLAY ON THE SLIDE OR USE THE DIRECTIONAL ARROWS ON THE KEYBOARD. Each slide is linked to specific items, so only click within the slide itself.

Game HINT: If students have pressed play or used the directional arrows on the keyboard, press the HOME button to reset the game board.

Why use the digital version?

Student Engagement: Students love technology. They tend to become more engaged when we add a tech-y twist.
Student Accountability: The digital board provides a way for students to self-check during station rotations. By providing the correct answer we are also fostering collaboration as students discuss why they may have gotten a wrong answer. These peer to peer conversations also deepen their understanding of their content.

How to Play:

Every student participates in every question (even if it is not their turn). (I have found that whiteboards are a great way to do this and easy to clean up.)
Set up your Jenga pieces. (Remember you can split a stack to have multiple games.)

HINT: Jenga pieces can be colored to match the colors of the game (yellow, blue, green, purple, pink, red). You can paint your pieces or use colored painter's tape or even markers.

A player will roll the colored dice and the numbered dice. (Don't have the colored dice let us know! We can get you one. If we're all out, just find circle dots with the same colors and stick them to the sides of the dice.)
The student that rolled will find the corresponding question on the Jenga board. (A 6 rolled can be roller's choice!)

REMEMBER: ALL students work out the problem and write it on their whiteboard or paper.

Once everyone has had a chance to answer, click the button that says, "Click to see answer." IF the player that rolled was able to correctly answer the question they get to pull a block from the tower. (If the Jenga blocks have colors they pull a color that matches what they rolled. If the Jenga blocks do not have colors than the player can just pull any block.)
On the Jenga Game Board click the button to go back to "HOME." The next player than rolls and follows the same steps.

HAVE FUN!!!

Spanish Jenga

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