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CCSS ELA Standard: 6.SL.1.b

Follow rules for collegial discussions, set specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.

Introducing Order and Chaos
Introducing Order and Chaos
Introduce Order by exploring “written” vs “unwritten” rules.
Gr 1-8
Founding The Colonies
Founding The Colonies
13 colonies activities including a word search and task cards packed with facts. Plus, students will create their own colony with a name, story, and map!
Gr 1-8
Domesticated Animals Tournament
Domesticated Animals Tournament
Which domesticated animal will win the tournament?
Gr 1-8
Back to School: Rewriting The Beatles’ “Help!”
Back to School: Rewriting The Beatles’ “Help!”
Can your students come up with a one-syllable word to sum up their time away from school? And then rewrite The Beatles’ song Help!?
Gr 1-8
Microchess (Chess Variant)
Microchess (Chess Variant)
What if we played chess on a board that’s only 4×5?
Gr 1-8
Charge of the Light Brigade – Chess Variant
Charge of the Light Brigade – Chess Variant
What if one side played with THREE QUEENS and the other had SEVEN KNIGHTS!? What if?
Gr 2-8
Horde Chess Variant
Horde Chess Variant
What if one player had, say, 32 pawns?
Gr 2-8
Habitable Planets and Moons Tournament
Habitable Planets and Moons Tournament
Which object in the solar system is most habitable?
Gr 1-8
Tournament of Presidents
Tournament of Presidents
So who was the strangest of these eight presidents?
Gr 1-8
Anti-Checkers
Anti-Checkers
Sure, anyone can win at checkers… but can you lose!?
Gr 4-8
Four Player Chess
Four Player Chess
Tired of boring ol’ chess? Then you need to try FOUR PLAYER chess!
Gr 2-8
Cram
Cram
Try this a simple (but surprisingly strategic) grid-filling game!
Gr 1-8
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!
Gr 3-8
Game: Snakes
Game: Snakes
In this grid-based strategy game, who will be the last to add to the snake?
Gr 3-8
Math Game: Heaps
Math Game: Heaps
Try this a simple (but surprisingly strategic) subtraction game!
Gr 1-6
Game: Gomoku
Game: Gomoku
Want to take Tic-Tac-Toe to the next level!? Imagine a 15×15 board. You must get five-in-a-row. You cannot get six-in-a-row. That’s Gomoku!
Gr 1-8
Game: Order and Chaos
Game: Order and Chaos
Imagine Tic-Tac-Toe if both players could play as both Xs and Os!
Gr 1-8
Bulls and Cows
Bulls and Cows
How quickly can you break the numeric code?
Gr 1-8
Run On or Not? – What’s In My Brain
Run On or Not? – What’s In My Brain
Can your students spot the run-on sentences?
Gr 1-8
Chomp
Chomp
Chomp away at your opponent in this grid-based strategy game.
Gr 1-8
Col – A Strategy Game
Col – A Strategy Game
The first person to run out of regions loses in this strategy game.
Gr 1-8
Game: Notakto
Game: Notakto
What if you only played Tic-Tac-Toe with Xs and you could play on multiple boards?
Gr 1-8
Sprouts
Sprouts
Learn how to play the abstract, paper-and-pencil game Sprouts.
Gr 1-8
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.
Gr 1-8
Depth and Complexity: 🚦 Rules
Depth and Complexity: 🚦 Rules
Is there a consequence for not doing something? You may have found a rule!
Gr 1-8
Creating A Classroom Motto
Creating A Classroom Motto
Starting with specific examples of fantastic classroom behavior, your class will end up with one sentence summing up their expectations. It’s a classroom motto!
Gr 1-8