Playing games in Classroomscreen to boost student engagement

Start math class with a brain-stretching challenge! Students use four given numbers and any operations (+, –, ×, ÷, parentheses) to reach the target number in the center of the screen. Includes a timer, a custom die for selecting the target, and an optional scoreboard for team play.

Benefits:

• Strengthens arithmetic and strategic thinking
• Encourages problem-solving under time pressure
• Great as a daily math warm-up or team challenge

A fun numerical fluency game that keeps students engaged while reinforcing basic operations. Generate a starting number using the randomizer. Use the second randomizer to give operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide) but only act if “Simon says” is included in the instruction.

Benefits:

• Reinforces number fluency
• Encourages listening skills and attention to detail
• Fun, interactive, no-prep activity for lower and upper elementary students

Students speak on a random topic for one minute without hesitation, repetition, or deviation. Includes a timer, topic generator, student selector, and scoreboard.

Benefits:

• Strengthens speaking and listening skills
• Builds confidence in oral fluency
• Encourages active listening and creativity

Students explore a 4x4 letter grid to uncover as many words as possible in 120 seconds, connecting adjacent letters horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

Benefits:

• Improves word recognition and vocabulary
• Encourages strategic thinking and observation
• Promotes friendly competition and collaboration

Students race against the clock to come up with words or phrases for given categories starting with a randomly selected letter.

Benefits:

• Enhances creativity and quick thinking
• Strengthens category knowledge and vocabulary
• Makes review and practice fun and engaging

A space-themed board game where students roll a dice to move across tiles and answer randomized space questions about planets, stars, astronauts, and missions.

Benefits:

• Builds STEM knowledge and space literacy
• Adds excitement to science review sessions
• Encourages friendly competition

A colorful, multi-screen memory game where students match items as difficulty gradually increases. Can be played whole-class or in small groups.

Benefits:

• Strengthens short-term memory and concentration
• Builds persistence through increasing challenge levels
• Adaptable for different ages and group sizes

A strategy game that combines the simplicity of Tic Tac Toe with the movement rules of chess. Students practice critical thinking, planning ahead, and learning chess basics in a fun, interactive way. Can be played in pairs or small groups.

Benefits:

• Introduces or reinforces chess movement rules
• Builds critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Encourages strategic planning and discussion