GAMES
We believe that games are one of the most powerful tools for student engagement. That’s why we’ve created a collection of over 60 ready-to-use games designed for both elementary and secondary classrooms. Each games has step-by-step written instructions, easy-to-follow video tutorials, free printable templates, and bonus resources to make games easy to use. All games are flexible and can be seamlessly paired with any curriculum, worksheet, or set of task cards—making them perfect for review, practice, or enrichment.
Please note that games marked with an asterisk (*) are designed for relationship-building purposes and do not align with specific content.
Among Us is an engaging and thrilling social deduction game that keeps students on their toes as they work together to complete content tasks while trying to figure out who among them are the impostors.
In Avoid the Creeper, teams of students work together to tackle problems while clearing squares from a Minecraft board. But beware of the elusive creepers, as encountering them will destroy your hard-earned points and leave your team starting from scratch.
*Non-content* In Bad Plot Lines, students team up to decode twisted summaries of beloved Disney movies, fostering collaboration and creativity. This fun and engaging game is meant to strengthen classroom culture and student relationships through teamwork and shared interests.
In Battle Ship, students engage in a competitive and collaborative challenge where they solve problems to strategically locate and sink their partner's hidden ships on a grid.
In Behind the Box, students complete problems to earn opportunities to click behind random boxes that reveal point values. They accumulate these points to boost their team's score, striving to be the team with the highest total.
Blokus is a thrilling challenge where students pair up and unleash their competitive spirit while solving problems on their worksheets. With every completed problem, they get the chance to draw and strategically play a BLOKUS piece on the game board, racing against their partner by placing the most unique pieces and claiming victory.
In the exciting game of Bounce Off, students work individually to complete assignments while also competing to earn points for their team by bouncing ping pong balls into designated spots on a tray. This high-energy challenge tests both their precision and skill as they aim for victory.
Get ready for the fast-paced excitement of Box Off, where students tackle problems, roll dice, and flip pegs in a race against their group! Each round introduces fresh challenges and the excitement of flipping pegs up and down, as students strive to be the first to have all their pegs standing tall.
Dive into the sweet chaos of Candy Crush, where teams collaborate to solve problems and strategically erase chocolate pieces to unveil colorful candies! With every challenge conquered, the excitement builds as the team with the most of their colored candy pieces showing claims victory in this delicious classroom competition!
Get ready for a sweet showdown as you challenge your students to a thrilling competition in the nostalgic world of Candy Land! Teams will solve problems and propel their player along the colorful candy route trying to be the first one to cross the finish line. Keep an eye out for those sticky gum drops!
Experience the excitement of Capture the Flag, where students team up to solve problems and move their flag toward victory! But beware—other teams can attack to push your flag back, turning the game into a fun series of sabotage and competition.
In Castle Crashers, students design a castle on a whiteboard, engaging in a fun and creative challenge where they must answer questions correctly to gain the power to "destroy" rival castles.
In the Cheese Touch game inspired by "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," students team up to answer questions, racing to move their "cheese," represented by a Post-It note, to the opposing team's table. Amp up your assignment by pulling out your "stinky cheese" for a roaring fun time.
Chicken Flingers is a student favorite in the classroom where teams collaborate to answer questions correctly before taking turns launching stretchy chickens at designated targets on the board. This engaging and interactive game combines teamwork with laughter as students aim for points, making learning a fun and memorable experience!
These games are holiday-themed adaptations of our standard activities, designed to add a festive spirit into your classroom during the Christmas season.
In this engaging twist on the classic game "Clue," students solve a series of problems to uncover alibis and gather evidence about the crime, enhancing their critical thinking and analytical skills. As they decipher content problems, they determine who committed the crime, where it happened, and what weapon was used.
*Non-content* In Color Brain, students collaborate to remember the colors associated with specific logos or characters. This game is designed to foster classroom culture and strengthen relationships, rather than being tied to academic content.
In Colored Tower, students compete by answering questions while trying to remove pieces from other teams' towers, all with the goal of keeping their own tower standing the longest. This dynamic game promotes teamwork and critical thinking as players balance the challenge of dismantling rivals' structures while safeguarding their own.
Are you searching for an enjoyable compare/contrast game or a way to boost vocabulary? Look no further! In Code Names, students provide clever one-word hints to connect a random group of cards, challenging their partner to guess the correct ones.
In this thrilling ice-chipping showdown, students work to solve problems and earn the chance to tap out ice chips from opposing teams! The game continues until one table is the last one standing with ice intact, turning each correct answer into a strategic move in this exciting battle of content knowledge and teamwork!
In Dots and Lines, students engage in a race of strategy and wit as they individually tackle problems, moving lines across the screen to outsmart their opponents. The ultimate goal? Be the clever player who completes a box first and revels in the sweet victory of coloring the square
These are updated versions of our previous escape games, now with festive Easter overlays to add a seasonal touch. They’re perfect for celebrating the holiday while keeping students engaged and having fun!
Similar to the pong game you may already know ;) Engagement Pong encourages players answer questions to earn the chance to throw ping pong balls at their opponent's cups, aiming to knock them out of the game!
In the exciting game of Golden Token, students work to strategically place or even sabotage each other's tokens in a bucket. As the clock ticks down, tension builds with each player hoping their token will be the lucky one drawn by the teacher.
Grudge Ball is a rowdy game where students answer questions to earn the chance to shoot a basketball, strategically taking points away from their opponents instead of adding to their own score! Each successful shot intensifies the rivalry and calls for alliances to be built.
In the classroom version of Guess Who, students become detectives honing their content mastery through a series of clever yes or no questions. As they eliminate answers from their game boards, they transform learning into an engaging game of deduction. With every unturned card, they inch closer to uncovering their partner's secret identity.
*Non-content* This game is a high-energy twist on Never Have I Ever where students raise their hands instead of putting fingers down. Get ready for laughs, surprises, and a whole lot of “Wait… you did what?!” as everyone discovers hilarious and unexpected things about each other!
In Headbanz, players team up to test their clue-giving skills and quick thinking while wearing a headband that holds a secret card on their forehead! With just two minutes on the clock, players must skillfully describe what’s on their partner's forehead without using any part of the word. After a thrilling round of guesses, the teams switch roles, racking up points as they race against time to see who can decode the most cards.
*Non-content* Herd Mentality calls for students unleash their opinions as they compete to discover the class's consensus on a series of engaging hot topics. Everyone must think quietly, but when the countdown ends, the classroom erupts in a cacophony of answers, all aiming to align with the majority for points.
How much would it take for you to eat 10 pieces of candy corn everyday for the rest of your life? Let's find out! This is a get to know you game like you've never seen before!
Get ready for a wobbly challenge in this educational twist on Jenga, where students not only build the tallest tower but also flex their knowledge skills! As they carefully select and remove numbered pieces, everyone must answer the corresponding question on their worksheet before repositioning the block on top, leading to a thrilling blend of strategy and learning.
Dive into the excitement of Kerplunk, where suspense hangs in the air as players carefully pull sticks from a tube filled with marbles! With each cautious tug, the tension mounts—will you be the one to send the marbles tumbling down? With three different versions of the game available, there's a perfect setup for everyone, whether you prefer individual play or teaming up in your classroom.
Get ready for a thrilling game of strategy and smarts, where students compete in teams to rack up points by answering questions in silence! With each round, players must decide whether to stand confidently with their answer or bluff their way into the spotlight, forming alliances and rivalries in the quest for victory.
Welcome to the ultimate race against the clock, where students tackle as many problems as they can before time runs out! After recording their answers on lottery tickets, excitement brews as the teacher draws names at random, rewarding correct answers and turning learning into a thrilling game of chance!
In Minesweeper, teams work together to tackle their assignments while navigating a thrilling game of chance! As students earn points for each safe box they click on from the PowerPoint template, they must avoid bombs that could wipe their scores clean in a heartbeat.
Get ready for a colorful competition in this unique team-based game, where students tackle worksheets while racing to earn points for their assigned colors! As they verify answers with their neighbors and strategically mark their progress on the whiteboard, excitement builds with every correct response.
Mystery Bucket is a game full of surprises, where teams race to earn points while solving problems! As students tackle their assignments and draw slips from the mystery bucket, they must navigate the secretive world of positive and negative point values without revealing their treasures aloud.
This high-energy football game turns learning into a competitive sport! In both the lesson and assignment versions, students earn points by answering questions and flicking foam footballs through goalposts. With teamwork and strategy at play, students race to rack up the most points, making every answer a chance for victory on the classroom field!
Are you ready to transform your lesson from dull to dazzlingly entertaining? Get ready for a wild ride in this engaging partner game where students tackle tasks while facing hilarious "tortures"! As one partner solves problems, the other must keep entertained by performing goofy challenges from drawn torture cards.
Pass The _____ is a fast-paced, laughter-filled challenge with the rubber chicken game! Students race to answer questions while passing the chicken around their circle. It's a whirlwind of fun, teamwork, and quick thinking.
Are you ready for a comical twist on learning with the Pie Face game, where students tackle questions while facing the thrilling possibility of getting "pied"! Teams work together to decipher answers, with the added excitement of choosing to pie a teammate or sabotage another team if they're correct.
Random Number Generator turns regular classwork into a game of luck! As students complete their assignments, they earn the chance to claim a square on the 1–100 grid. Once the grid is full, it’s time for the big reveal—random numbers are drawn, and if your name’s on a winning square, you score a sweet prize!
*Non-content* In this fun and quirky classroom game, students race the clock to fill in unique answers—then find out who’s a trendsetter and who’s thinking like the crowd.
In this fast-paced classroom favorite, students “SCOOT!” from desk to desk, answering a new question at each stop before the timer runs out. It's a lively way to review, reflect, and see which questions really got everyone stumped!
Welcome to the ultimate survival showdown—Sinking Stones! In this high-stakes game, teams race to solve problems and hop their way across a field of disappearing stones. Stay sharp, move smart, and hope your team doesn't sink... but if you do, don’t worry—revenge is just one spacebar press away!
In Slap Jack, partners race to slap the correct answer from a shuffled stack of cards—only the quickest minds (and reflexes) score the point. It’s part trivia, part speed, and all-out fun as students compete to be the fastest slapper!
It’s cards, chaos, and quick grabs in this high-energy showdown! In a twist on the classic spoons game, students race to collect four matching concept cards—then dive for a spoon before they’re left empty-handed.
Steal Yo Pencil is a lively classroom game where students roll dice to fiercely compete for the coveted pencil and work on their worksheets first! It’s a fun, fast-paced way to turn a simple worksheet into a hilarious, noisy race to finish, with plenty of laughs and a little classroom chaos.
Table Basketball is an energetic classroom game where students earn shots at the hoop for participation or correct answers, turning lessons or assignments into a fun, competitive game of skill and strategy! Whether answering questions or completing problems, students rack up points with every basket, making learning both engaging and a slam dunk.
Table Race is an engaging team challenge where students race against the clock to match colored slips to the correct poster boards, encouraging discussion, teamwork, and quick thinking! As they race to place their slips on the sticky boards, teams work together to sort and categorize.
Taboo is a fast-paced, team-based word game where students race against each other to get their partner to guess a word without using any of the "black" forbidden words, all while avoiding buzzer-happy opponents! It’s a lively activity that boosts vocabulary, quick thinking, and team communication.
Teacher Payday is an interactive classroom game where students take turns acting as the teacher to correct peers’ work, earning raffle tickets at random intervals, making learning collaborative, competitive, and exciting! It’s a lively way to boost teamwork, understanding, and engagement, all while adding an element of surprise and fun with prize drawings.
*Non-content* This or That is an engaging classroom activity where students instantly choose sides based on a question, share their reasoning, and earn points for their team, turning simple choices into a fun, interactive game! It promotes respectful discussion and amps up your typical get to know you activities.
Ultimate Connect 4 is an exciting classroom game where students work on their assignments and then compete to form the most four-in-a-row on a giant, colorful board, combining academic progress with strategic teamwork!
In Ultimate Tic Tac Toe, students team up to solve math problems quickly, earning the chance to place their "X" or "O" on a giant class tic-tac-toe grid, blending academic work with strategic competition!
Virtual Stickers is an interactive classroom activity where students earn stickers for completed tasks, place them at random on a hidden point chart, and then reveal the point values to see which team scores the highest! It keeps students engaged, encourages collaboration, and adds an element of surprise and strategy to their work.
*Non-content* Who Am I? is a fun guessing game where students look at zoomed-in pictures of celebrities, classmates, or teachers, and try to identify who they are! It’s perfect for individual, partner, or whole-class play, with the chance to earn points and see who can guess the most correctly.
*Non-content* Who's Most Likely To? is a fun, interactive game where students answer "Who’s Most Likely To" questions, then compare their answers with their partner to see who matches most often. It’s a great brain break that sparks conversation and friendly competition.
In Worksheet Wars, students race against the clock to complete worksheets of varying difficulty levels, earn points, and work as a team! It encourages independent effort, quick thinking, and healthy competition, all while making review or practice sessions fun and engaging.
In 10 Treat Tasks, students are working in pairs and racing against the clock to level up as far as possible. The further they make it, the greater the reward. Students will be striving to work on harder problems with no complaints. What a treat!