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Arizona ELA Standard: 4.SL.1.b

Follow agreed-upon rules for discussions and carry out assigned roles.

Introducing Order and Chaos
Introducing Order and Chaos
Introduce Order by exploring “written” vs “unwritten” rules.
Horde Chess Variant
Horde Chess Variant
What if one player had, say, 32 pawns?
Anti-Checkers
Anti-Checkers
Sure, anyone can win at checkers… but can you lose!?
Four Player Chess
Four Player Chess
Tired of boring ol’ chess? Then you need to try FOUR PLAYER chess!
Game: Wild Tic Tac Toe
Game: Wild Tic Tac Toe
Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe, but both players can both play as both X and O throughout the whole game!
The Pros and Cons of Producers and Consumers
The Pros and Cons of Producers and Consumers
Sure, students might know the difference between a producer and a consumer… but have they considered how they feel about each other? What, in a producer’s opinion, are the pros and cons of a consumer?
Game: Order and Chaos
Game: Order and Chaos
Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe if both players could play as both Xs and Os!
Chomp
Chomp
Chomp away at your opponent in this grid-based strategy game.
Col – A Strategy Game
Col – A Strategy Game
The first person to run out of regions loses in this strategy game.
Game: Notakto
Game: Notakto
What if you only played Tic-Tac-Toe with Xs and you could play on multiple boards?
Sprouts
Sprouts
Learn how to play the abstract, paper-and-pencil game Sprouts.
The Thinking Hats
The Thinking Hats
So… do your students moan when forced to work in a group? Part of the problem is that lack the structure to work well with peers. Edward de Bono’s Thinking Hats are a perfect tool to help with this problem.
Depth and Complexity: 🚦 Rules
Depth and Complexity: 🚦 Rules
Is there a consequence for not doing something? You may have found a rule!
Historic Social Media
Historic Social Media
How would people from history have interacted online? Students will develop a conversation online between people involved in the same event from history.
How to Play Go
How to Play Go
Ready to learn a 2,500-year-old Chinese board game? Let’s… Go!