Children need time to socialize and have fun, even online. Games are a great way to do that…but how? In this on-going, drop-in class, the students will be playing games as a way to interact with each other and learn socializing skills.

I will lead the games, with the goal that the students will be the primary players and I will only be a resource to prepare and facilitate the games, as well as conduct classroom management.

The games will primarily be interactive (everyone can play or see the game on the screen,) or acted out like charades. The games will change weekly and will be repeated occasionally. 

- Unless there is a special game, there will be no printing required.
- No games will use internet access, usually I am sharing a PowerPoint that I have created and the children are participating by taking turns. 
- Learners may be required to bring dice or other items to class
- I will post the game and all required items in the classroom the Sunday prior to class. If there are many items required for a special game, I will usually give 2 weeks notice and again 1 week.
- Games are primarily self-created in PowerPoint and used only as a screen-share. The learners will no need to log in to play along.


Upcoming Games:

Feb 3: Zoomed In- Can you guess what what the picture is before it zooms out?

Feb 10: - Space Race- Play the space race and answer some trivia questions.

Feb 17:  I Spy- I Spy with my little eye...what will we find?

Feb 24: Mad Libs- We'll put on our silly Zoom filters, come up with some outrageous words, and create our own funny stories as a group.
Everything subject to change based on needs of the class and determination of the teacher.

A few of the other games we play include:

Scategories: We will choose age-appropriate themes to create words that start with a particular letter in a timed, competitive game (or as a group.)

Guess the Animal: I will share a close-up picture and the learners will guess what animal it is as I slowly zoom out.

Hangman style word guessing game: I have created an eye-catching hangman-style style word game. I will try to stump the class (or they will take turns trying to stump each other,) as the class goes one by one trying to guess the next letter.

Mystery Box: In this game the learners have to decide whether to keep or give the box to the other team. There might be + or - points in the box.

Scavenger Hunt: I will have a scavenger hunt list and send the kids off around the house to collect items in a certain amount of time. The items requested will be things that all children can find, such as, “find something fuzzy.”

Charades: The teacher and children will take turns acting out phrases while the children guess the phrase.

Secret Simon Says: We will take turns being the Secret Simon.

And many, many more...