Materials Needed:
Don’t Break the Ice Boards one per group (Five Below version link)
Worksheets one per student
Directions:
Divide students into teams (3-6 work best). Each student gets their own worksheet or task cards. Have each group set up their Ice Board. This game can be played in 2 versions.
Sabotage Version:
This is my personal favorite. Students work individually at their table. When they complete a problem they raise their hand to get it checked off. If they get one correct, they grab their ice pick, walk to a table, and tap out 1 ice chip from another team. They go sit back down and continue to play. This continues until teams get all their ice knocked out. Even if all their ice is out, they can continue to hit out on the other team’s ice as long as they are still answering problems. The last table left standing with ice wins. (If multiple teams are left whoever has the most ice pieces left wins.)
Group Version:
Students want to break all their ice first. They work on their own and you sign off problems. If they get one correct, they grab their ice pick, and then hit out a piece of ice at their table. This continues. The first group to knock out ALL ice pieces wins.
FAQs and Tips:
Be very specific with instructions. They can only hit one piece of ice. Sometimes more than 1 piece will fall… but they can still only hit at 1. They should never hit more than one piece. Along with this, clarify that they must hit with the “pick” side not the back end. Also, no hulk smashing. :)
Depending on the version of the actual game you buy they usually come with a penguin or yeti or something. We don’t use them for my class. Those fall too easily during the game, and you end up with a winner too quickly. I just leave those in the boxes and only use the board, ice pieces, and picks.
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