| Title: The Rangel Game - Review Game for Testing Lesson: The Rangel Game (named after me.) 1. Students are divided into two teams randomly. What I do is have an imaginary line down the middle of the class - an aisle or a row of desks, and then I call names from my deck of index cards. The index cards have the students' names on them. Students will then move to the other side of the room or stay where they are. For example, I'll call the first card - "Mary stays." Then I pull the next card, "Joe moves." Students stay or move depending on what side of the room they are sitting and in what team the cards have put them. 2. Once the teams are set, I randomly choose a team captain. Team captains can have their notes out during the game. |
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| 3. After shuffling the cards, I pull one card from the top of each pile. Those students come up to the front of the class. I have set up at the front of the room a chair on which I have placed a small stuffed animal. Students stand back to back on either side of the chair with their hands to their sides. I then say, "Back to back, hand to the side, the question is.." 4. The main rule is that once I say, "...the question is...", the room has to be absolutely quiet. If one team is making noise, I will give a point to the other team. 5. I then ask a question about what is going to be on the test. The student who grabs the bear first gets the opportunity to answer the question. If they get it right, they get a point for their team and a candy. I normally have Rolos. I tell the kids that they are scientifically engineered to increase brain activity. Actually, I get more in a bag than other candies. 6. If the student gets it wrong, then the other student can answer for two points and two candies. This prevents students from just guessing. 7. If neither of the students can answer the question, then I ask the captains. I normally choose the captain whose team is losing. 8. We go through the pile of cards, calling up two students at a time and asking questions that they may find on the test. Students get an idea of what kind of questions they need to study for, and making it a competition is always a good way to get them engaged. Be careful that they don't fight over the stuffed animal. If they both get the toy at the same time, call a "tie" and re do the question. Don't let them try and pull the stuffed animal out of the other student's hand. My kids like playing this game. Grade Level: 8th Grade Subject: History Teacher: Sam Rangel School: Corona Fundamental Location: Corona, CA |
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